Chef Manager

Chef Manager

You believe in an open, inclusive culture where everyone can thrive. Lead a team where engagement, productivity and innovation are born in this environment.

Sodexo is seeking an experienced Chef Manager to join the Food and Nutrition team at Westerly Hospital, a 60 bed community hospital, part of Yale New Haven, located in Westerly, RI. The Chef Manager at this location will report to the Area GM, managing a team of approximately 20 union employees. This role will also be responsible for day to day operations, procurement, regulatory readiness, and food production in the hospital.

The successful candidate will:

• have oversight of day-to-day operations;
• successfully coordinate all required tasks through subordinate managers, supervisors and front-linestaff;
• deliver high quality food services including retail, catering and patient meal management operations;
• achieve company and client financial targets and goals;
• develop and maintain client and customer relationships (i.e., comfortable in c-suite settings where communication skills are imperative when serving as top level site management)
• develop strategic plans;
• ensure HACCP, regulatory and standards compliance;
• have daily interaction with patients, their families and clinical team to ensure patient satisfaction;
• create a positive environment; and/or
• ensure Sodexo standards are met.

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

• have a work history demonstrating strong employee engagement leadership skills, as well as previous supervisory experience and the ability to work collaboratively;
• have culinary production experience and a strong background in safety and sanitation compliance;
• can manage multiple priorities, demonstrate professional communication skills, and a passion for a high level of customer service;
• are enthusiastic and confident;
• ability to drive employee success to enhance the value of the food and nutrition team;
• prioritize tasks and exhibit flexibility to take on additional responsibilities as needed;and/or
• demonstrate working knowledge of Sodexo Food Management System (FMS), The Market Connection (TMC), Sodexo Menu Graphics (SMG), Catertrax and is proficient in computer skills and report management experience. This does not apply to external candidates.

Click here to learn more about Westerly Hospital

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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Working for 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.

Employees who work at this location are required to befully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a term and condition ofemployment, absent a legally required exception, and arerequired to report their vaccination status and provide proofof vaccination.

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.

Basic Education Requirement -High School Diploma or GED or equivalent
Basic Management Experience - 1 year

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