Executive Chef 2

Unit Description:

Do you have a passion to take raw ingredients and re-imaginethem into something someone appreciates and finds delicious?

Sodexo is seeking an Executive Chef for our prestigious client, Villa Marin, in San Rafael, CA. Villa Marin is a premier Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) in San Rafael, that offers age 60+ residents an active and vibrant lifestyle. The community is located on a picturesque verdant campus, where residents enjoy a host of educational, cultural and wellness activities, along with a strong sense of friendships with fellow residents. We are seeking a highly motivated, and experienced Executive Chef or Kitchen Manager that will bring culinary creations to life. In this hands on role, you'll use your innovation, creativity and skill to develop menus for all dining experiences. We are open to chefs with seniors, healthcare, and/or restaurant leadership backgrounds.

This is an excellent quality of life opportunity with Sodexo, a great company to grow with as well! No late nights, Friday and Saturday off, 3 weeks paid vacation to start, 401k, great benefits, and more!

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

• have a passion for culinary arts, with a desire for creativity a strong production culinary background, ideally in a healthcare or retail setting.
• a strong, proven background in Kosher ingredients and preparation.
• are able to develop trust and build strong client relationships while meeting the expectation of the client as well as Sodexo.
• demonstrate experience supervising a culinary team and exceptional human resource and supervisory/management skillset.
• have exceptional professional communication skills.
• possess a hands-on, innovative leadership approach to management.
• have a passion for a high-level customer service and relationship oriented.
• are able to work independently and make sound business decisions within company guidelines.
• have the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• have strong financial acumen and experience managing a food service operations budget.
• are knowledgeable in compliance to food safety, sanitation, and overall workplace safety standards.

Employees who work in Healthcare and Seniors are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a term and condition of employment, absent a legally required exception, and are required to report their vaccination status and upload proof of vaccination via an online portal.

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.

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.

Provides culinary leadership within a medium sized unit including menu planning, program execution and staff management & training. Works directly with internal and external clients managing the catering process from beginning through execution.
Key Duties
- Implements & coordinates the culinary function.
- Directs & trains cooks & utility workers.
- Ensures food preparation & production meets operational standards.
- Manages catering & retail areas.
- Customer & Client satisfaction.
- Financial management to include food cost & labor management.
- Manages food & physical safety programs.

Basic Education Requirement -Associate's Degreeor 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.

• Contact: Recruitment Team
• Reference: CatererGlobal/6162_891322
• Job ID: 99644455