Executive Chef 2

Sodexo•Olney, MD

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Sodexo is seeking an experienced Executive Chef 2 at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center in Olney, MD. MedStar Montgomery Medical Center is a138 bed hospital, providing acute care services and serves as a community health resource with specialized areas like their Emergency Department which includes pediatric and crisis evaluation beds. The Executive Chef is responsible for maintaining high-volume kitchen operations, directing the preparation of meals in accordance with corporate programs and guidelines. This is a high impact, high visibility position that is responsible for enhancing our patient satisfaction and retail customer dining experience through culinary creativity, food presentation and overall leadership presence at this outstanding account.

Requirements

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 standards and implements company policies
strong management skills and previous experience working in a high-volume facility
high end catering and dining experience and a passion for culinary arts
a strong production culinary background, ideally in an up-scale restaurant/retail/catering environment
demonstrated experience leading and engaging a culinary team and exceptional human resource and supervisory/management skillset
menu planning experience and a strong understanding of current culinary trends
the ability to effectively communicate to multiple audiences and develop strong relationships with customers
the ability to multitask and proven effectiveness in a high-standards driven environment
a strong understanding of forecasting, food cost management, purchasing, inventory and labor management concepts
the ability to successfully lead, develop and train a team
proficient computer skills as well as exceptional organizational and customer services skills
Servsafe certified as well as working knowledge of HACCP and experience with Health and Safety audits
Minimum Education Requirement - Associate's Degree or equivalent experienceMinimum Management Experience - 2 yearsMinimum Functional Experience - 2 years work experience in food or culinary services including restaurants, fast food, vending, catering services, institutional services, mall food courts, etc.

Responsibilities

directly manage retail, patient feeding, catering chefs as well as purchasing and catering manager
maintain chef/manager schedules; cover chefs/manager schedule as needed
be responsible for yearly evaluation and goals for chefs and managers through the use of Ingenium
implement and standardize all culinary systems and procedures for hospital: Catering, Retail menus, LTO’s, STG, Mindful, garnishing, panning charts, production, puree standardization, FMS sheets, inventory control, HACCP, cleaning schedules, staffing plans, presentation and quality of food, kitchen cleanliness, safety, etc. Sodexo standards will be the benchmark
monitor, audit, implement and standardize new menus
be responsible for Food and Physical Safety and annual training for all hourly associates
conduct audits, create action plans based on audit findings and be responsible for keeping and updating GC audit books
work with vendors on procurement items; be responsible for purchasing manager and purchasing financial audits
conduct yearly culinary foundations training to all cooks
create interpersonal relationships with clients in hospital