Executive Chef 3

Sodexo hiring for Executive Chef 3 jobs in Newport Beach, CA, US

Unit Description:

Sodexo is seeking an Executive Chef for a high-profile client in the Newport Beach area of California 

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. 

Our ideal candidate will be innovative and driven to create memorable culinary experiences. The successful candidate will have direct impact on all culinary operations with oversight of hourly cooks for recipe execution, safety, and sanitation. The Chef will need to have strong hands-on and be accessible to staff while being on the floor during services times, showing strong leadership ability.    

The Ideal Candidate will have the following in your culinary “tool kit”:

• Can you “throw down” in very high-profile account - have experience with corporate catering with ability and knowledge to develop menus within a contract, meeting food costs and dietary requests.
• A strong culinary flair– can you impress the client and lead the culinary department to provide new trending ideas/menus.
• Knowledge of current culinary trends
• Possess the ability to 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 

Success in this role will inspire you to:

• Be innovative every day
• A strong focus in customer service

Why Sodexo?

• Vacation, Personal and Sick Time
• Medical Benefits beginning date of hire
• 401K and Roth IRA with company match eligible

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 - Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

Basic Management Experience - 3 years   

Basic Functional Experience - 3 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.