Executive Chef 3 - Sodexo

Role Overview:

Sodexo is seeking an Executive Chef 3 for Orlando Health Melbourne, a 120 bed Acute Care Hospital located in Melbourne Florida.

 

The Executive Chef 3 is a highly visible culinary role. The Executive Chef 2 will direct and participate in all of the retail, catering, patient meals, and food production processes at the unit. The successful candidate will have exceptional culinary management experience, a proven track record with creative and current culinary trends, high end catering experience as well as excellent leadership, communication and customer service skills.

 

Sodexo offers a range of services to healthcare facilities, including food, nutrition, environmental, facilities management, healthcare technology management, retail, and patient experience services. Employees at our healthcare sites play a crucial role in enhancing patient experience and well-being.

Incentives:Typical Schedule: Monday - Fridays *No Weekends included*What You'll Do:

• Directly manage retail, patient services and catering cooks. Maintains all staff schedules. Covers schedules on an as needed basis.
• Responsible for yearly evaluation and goals for cooks.
• Implementation and standardization of all culinary systems and procedures for unit through the direction of system wide initiatives.
• Manages all aspects of the retails and catering menu.
• Conducts walk through of all areas.
• Maintains the Food Management System.

What We Offer:

Compensation is fair and equitable, partially determined by a candidate's education level or years of relevant experience. Salary offers are based on a candidate's specific criteria, like experience, skills, education, and training. Sodexo offers a comprehensive benefits package that may include:

• 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

More extensive information is provided to new employees upon hire.

What You Bring:

• Energetic, polished culinary professional with 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.
• Ability to effectively communicate to multiple audiences and develop strong relationships with customers.
• Strong understanding of forecasting, food cost management, purchasing, inventory and labor management concepts

Who We Are:

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better everyday for everyone and build a better life for all. We believe in improving the quality of life for those we serve and contributing to the economic, social, and environmental progress in the communities where we operate. Sodexo partners with clients to provide a truly memorable experience for both customers and employees alike. We do this by providing food service, catering, facilities management, and other integrated solutions worldwide.

 

Our company values you for you; you will be treated fairly and with respect, and you can be yourself. You will have your ideas count and your opinions heard because we can be a stronger team when you’re happy at work. This is why we embrace diversity and inclusion as core values, fostering an environment where all employees are valued and respected. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to individuals regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, military status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. If you need assistance with the application process, please complete this form.

Qualifications & Requirements:

Minimum Education Requirement - Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
Minimum Management Experience - 3 years   
Minimum Functional Experience - 3 years work experience in food or culinary services including restaurants, fast food, vending, catering services, institutional services, mall food courts, etc.