Executive Chef 2

Unit Description

Sodexo Senior Living is seeking an Executive Chef 2 for Pickersgill Retirement Community, a 270 resident upscale continuing care retirement community located in Towson, Maryland. The Executive Chef will report to the General Manager and manage a staff of 40 FT and PT hourly employees. Typical shift will be 9:30am - 6:30pm M-F, may vary with every other weekend coverage (12-8pm on Saturday and 6:30am - 3:30pm on Sunday).

Is this opportunity right for you?

Are you an experienced chef ready to take your career to the next level? At Sodexo, you will find the ingredients for a great culinary career. With benefits including schedules that encourage work-life balance, reimbursement of association dues and continuing education opportunities, youll enjoy an improved quality of life thats unique in the hospitality industry.

We are looking for candidates who will:

• manage the daily food production including production planning and controls;

• ensure Sodexo Culinary Standards including recipe compliance and food quality;

• manage food costing, controls and compliance;

• develop menus and manage inventory;

• have high expectations for customer service and quality of food;

• have the ability and willingness to develop and train front-line employees;

• have a passion for food and innovation;

• have knowledge of special diets and allergens; and

• knowledge of Sodexo Food Management System (FMS) is preferred.

The ideal candidate has:

• a strong culinary background (culinary degree preferred) with the demonstrated ability to stay current with new culinary trends;

• excellent leadership and communication skills with the ability to maintain the highest of standards and implements company policies;

• ability to oversee multiple dining venues; and

• strong management skills.

Careers in Senior Living:

Working for Sodexo in Senior Living allows you to influence the well-being of seniors in specialized facilities, or in their homes, with customized services, and attentive and compassionate care. Your work has a direct impact on the quality of care provided to residents as well as resident satisfaction at our client sites, helping to create a place that feels like home.

Working for Sodexo:

How far will your ambition, talent and dedication take you? Sodexo fosters a culture committed to the growth of individuals through continuous learning, mentoring and other career growth opportunities, along with the performance of organizations. We believe it is important for our work to be meaningful to all who contribute to it, and we remain faithful to our mission, our core values and the ethical principles that have guided us since 1966. We support these values and help them thrive in each employee.

We strive to make working for Sodexo a genuinely great experience with benefits to promote your professional, personal and financial well-being, and to improve your Quality of Life now and into the future. Our experiences with our over 50 million customers each and every day enable us to develop Quality of Life services that reinforce the well-being of individuals, improving their effectiveness and helping companies and organizations to improve performance every day.

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Are you ready to start your Sodexo career? Apply now!

Not the job for you?

At Sodexo, we offer Culinary positions in a variety of business segments, including Corporate, Schools, Universities, Government and Agencies, Healthcare, Senior Living and Sports and Leisure locations across the United States. .

Position Summary

Provides culinary leadership within a medium sized unit including menu planning, program execution and staff management & training. Works directly with internal and external clients managing the catering process from beginning through execution.

Key Duties

• Implements & coordinates the culinary function.

• Directs & trains cooks & utility workers.

• Ensures food preparation & production meets operational standards.

• Manages catering & retail areas.

• Customer & Client satisfaction.

• Financial management to include food cost & labor management.

• Manages food & physical safety programs.

Qualifications & Requirements

Basic Education Requirement - Associate's Degree

Basic Management Experience - 2 years

Basic Functional Experience - 2 years work experience in food or culinary services including restaurants, fast food, vending, catering services, institutional services, mall food courts, etc.

Sodexo is an EEO/AA/Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran employer.

Location US-MD-TOWSON

System ID 66918

Relocation No

Category Culinary

Type Full-Time