Patient Services Executive Chef 2 - Sodexo

Are you seeking a rewarding and challenging career that allows you to make a difference?

Are you a talented chef with a passion for both culinary excellence and leading a team? Sodexo is seeking a Patient Services Executive Chef 2 for Cedars-Sinai Medical Center located in Los Angeles, CA. 

Join our dedicated team at Cedars-Sinai, where you’ll have the unique opportunity to manage and inspire a diverse kitchen staff while creating nourishing, flavorful meals for patients at one of the nation’s top hospitals. In addition to overseeing patient meals, you will also manage our VIP kitchen, where upscale, fine dining offerings are prepared to delight our most discerning guests. If you’re ready to bring your culinary talent and leadership skills to a world-class healthcare environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you! 

The successful candidate will:

• implement and standardize all culinary systems and procedures for hospital;
• FMS: monitoring, Audits, implementation and standardization for new menus;
• be responsible for Food and Physical Safety and annual training for all hourly associates;
• improve and standardize catering and banquet services, create menus based on client needs;
• implement innovative and fresh ideas in retail, catering and patient services; and/or
• create interpersonal relationships with clients in hospital. 
  
  

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

• a strong culinary background, with the demonstrated ability to stay current with new culinary trends;
• excellent leadership and communication skills with the ability to maintain the highest of standards and implements company policies;
• strong management skills and previous experience working in a high-volume facility;
• 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;
• experience leading and engaging a culinary team, with exceptional human resource and supervisory/management skillset.
  
  

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

Not the job for you?
At Sodexo, we offer Culinary positions in a variety of business segments, including Corporate, Schools, Campus, Government and Agencies, Healthcare, Senior Living and Sports and Leisure locations across the United States. Continue your search for Culinary jobs.

Working for Sodexo:
At Sodexo, you will find the ingredients for a great culinary career. With benefits including schedules that encourage work-life balance, reimbursement of association dues and continuing education opportunities, you’ll enjoy an improved quality of life that’s unique in the hospitality industry.

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.

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.