Executive Chef 2

Executive Chef 2

Unit Description:

Are you looking for an opportunity to raise the bar and take a culinary program to the next level?

Sodexo School Servicesprovides essential food management solutions to school districts across the region. We are seeking anExecutive Chef 2 for K-12 Schools for an account in the Western Suburbs of Chicago. The Exec Chef will be responsible for all culinary operations on campus.

The selected candidate will provide operational over-site to ?these schools, while also having a direct impact on culinary operations as he or she will be responsible for culinary training and food quality across the entire district. Our ideal candidate will be a self-motivated individual, bi-lingual person that is able to create culinary promotions to further increase student meal purchases. This is a key leadership role in establishing and maintaining an exceptionally high level of culinary standards. A valid driver's license is required.

The successful candidate will:

• Culinary Management Experience withinK-12 NSLPaccount.
• High Expectation for customer service.
• Understanding of financials, cost controls of food and labor.
• Ability and willingness to train front-line employees.
• Leadership: ability to effectively manage and communicate with all frontline staff, management team, students, administrative staff and clients.
• Must have a passion and dedication to be one of the best.
• Candidate must be highly engaged and hands-on in day to day operations.
• Training: Must be able to articulate and demonstrate a wide range of culinary techniques and skills for the frontline staff as well as educational programs for students.
• Safety-HACCP: Ability to train and hold staff accountable for unit safety-HACCP practices. Conduct all unit employee training in these areas.

Is this opportunity right for you? We are looking for candidates who have:

• a strong culinary background, with the demonstrated ability to stay current with new culinary trends;
• excellent leadership and communication skills with the ability to maintain the highest of culinary standards;
• strong coaching and employee development skills
• have a passion for food and innovation.

Sodexo offers a full array of benefits including paid time off, holidays, medical, dental, vision, 401K and access to ongoing training and development programs, tuition reimbursement, plus health and wellness programs.

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Sodexo:

At Sodexo, you will find the ingredients for a great career in food service management. With benefits including schedules that encourage work-life balance and continuing education opportunities, youll enjoy an improved quality of life thats unique in the hospitality industry.

What We Offer:

Sodexo offers fair and equitable compensation, partially determined by a candidate's education level or years of relevant experience. While the budgeted range for the position is posted, Sodexo salary offers are based on a candidate's specific criteria, like experience, skills, education and training.

Qualifications & Requirements:

Basic Education Requirement -Associate's Degreeor equivalent experience
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.