Executive Chef 2

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Sodexo is seeking an Executive Chef 2 for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Catering Department. RPI is a private university focused on business and located in Troy, New York. The Executive Catering Chef needs to be a talented culinarian with exceptional organizational and leadership skills. The selected individual will be expected to produce both large volume and high-end menu items and be comfortable with campus community members and customer interaction as well as receptive to client feedback. This position will manage the culinary operations for all on and off campus catering productions. The Catering Executive Chef will be very hands on, and an integral department leader involved in the menu planning process, labor schedules, production, marketing plan, and much more.

The successful candidate will:

• VIP level guest service experience & ability to produce high-volume gourmet cuisine is a must.
• Ability to design custom menus with flare and precision.
• Responsible for purchasing, menu compliance, inventory, food cost analysis and food production forecasting.
• Ensure Sodexo Culinary standards including recipe compliance and food quality.
• Have high expectations for customer service and quality of food.
• Have the ability and willingness to develop and train frontline employees.
• Have a passion for food and innovation.
• Have the ability and willingness to develop and motivate team members to embrace culinary innovations.
• Ensure food safety, sanitation, and workplace safety standard compliance.
• Have working knowledge of automated food inventory, ordering, production, and management systems.

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 culinary standards.
• Strong coaching and employee development skills; and/or have a passion for food and innovation.

Careers in Universities:

Working for Sodexo in Universities allows you to support students on their path to adulthood and academic success. Located on college and university campuses across the country, Sodexo creates clean, safe living and learning environments that inspire and drive success. Student success depends upon so many conditions – when they are well fed, safe, comfortable and learning in a clean, well maintained environment they are more likely to succeed.

Working for Sodexo:

How far will your ambition, talent and dedication take you? Sodexo fosters a culture committed to the growth of individuals through continuous learning, mentoring and other career growth opportunities, along with the performance of organizations. We believe it is important for our work to be meaningful to all who contribute to it, and we remain faithful to our mission, our core values and the ethical principles that have guided us since 1966. We support these values and help them thrive in each employee.

We strive to make working for Sodexo a genuinely great experience with benefits to promote your professional, personal and financial well-being, and to improve your Quality of Life now and into the future. Our experiences with our over 50 million customers each and every day enable us to develop Quality of Life services that reinforce the well-being of individuals, improving their effectiveness and helping companies and organizations to improve performance … every day.

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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 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.