Executive Chef 2

Unit Description

Sodexo is seeking an Executive Chef 2 for St Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction, CO. The Executive Chef will manage all culinary operations for this medical center including patient feeding, retail areas, and catering. The Executive Chef will be a dynamic team player with a strong background in safety, sanitation, and managing frontline staff and developing teams in a culinary environment.

The successful candidate will:

implement and standardize all culinary systems and procedures for hospital

manage, direct, and mentor frontline staff

procurement and purchasing

create menus based on client needs

implement innovative and fresh ideas in retail, catering, and patient services

create interpersonal relationships with client

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

a strong culinary background in a high-volume environment

strong management skills and experience

menu planning experience and a strong understanding of current culinary trends

proficient computer skills, highly organized, and detail-focused

a proven ability to set up processes, create efficiencies, and solve problems with little to no direction

ServSafe Certified with proven working knowledge of HAACP

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

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 Degree or 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.

Full-Time