Executive Chef 3
About The Position
Sodexo is seeking an Executive Chef for a high-profile new client in Plano, Texas. The Executive Chef will have total culinary responsibilities at the Café and Catering. Our ideal candidate will be innovative and driven to create memorable café experiences. We are looking for an Executive Chef with great communication and training skills. This is a high-level catering and culinary management role but will also be hands-on as needed to support all operations at the account. The Executive Chef will manage a team of 15 employees and will be responsible for menu planning, ordering, inventory, hands on about 80% of the time.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
- 3 years Minimum Management Experience
- 3 years work experience in food or culinary services including restaurants, fast food, vending, catering services, institutional services, mall food courts, etc.
- Experience in scratch cooking
Nice To Haves
- Strong all-round culinary ability and strong craft skills in all areas of professional cookery, including main courses; salads; sauce work; and pastry and baking
- Strong artistic culinary flair
Responsibilities
- Ensure all food always looks and tastes great and is visually appetizing when served
- Have a strong knowledge of food and authentic cuisine
- Recognizing and reacting to contemporary trends
- Use of correct food terminology and cooking methods
- Constantly looking for new recipes and new ideas and initiatives that will improve both the quality of food and catering service as a whole
- Play a key role and enthusiastically mentors’ culinary personnel
- Be responsible for purchasing, menu compliance, inventory, food cost analysis, and food production forecasting
- Develop menus within a contract, meeting food costs
- Lead the culinary department to provide new trending ideas/menus
- Compete with food trends and top chefs
- Develop sustainable and healthful daily menus
- Inspire a kitchen staff
- Be a strong trainer/mentor to the culinary staff – elevating their skills, overseeing daily production to high standards of quality/presentation and on trend menus, and ensuring safety/sanitation
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision Care and Wellness Programs
- 401(k) Plan with Matching Contributions
- Paid Time Off and Company Holidays
- Career Growth Opportunities and Tuition Reimbursement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
