Executive Chef 2 - University Dining

Unit Description

You are inspired by great ingredients and creative cooking. At Sodexo, we bring these together for culinary innovation.

Relocation assistance is available

Sodexo is seeking an Executive Chef - Campus Dining for University of Missouri - Kansas City located in Kansas City, MO. Located at the heart of a thriving urban area - the city's life and energy influence everything that happens here! Our ties to the community are essential to who we are as a university, and those relationships make us stronger every day.

Our successful candidate will have proven culinary leadership experience, excellent customer service and proven employee retention, financial acumen and computer skills. Knowledge of creative vegan and vegetarian dining, culinary innovation, and the ability to execute high-profile trends using local, fresh, and flavorful options for students preferred. A proactive hands-on approach that can set standards and follow through on meeting those expectations is preferred.

The successful candidate will:

• be responsible for purchasing, menu compliance, inventory, food cost analysis and food production forecasting;

• ensure Sodexo Culinary standards including recipe compliance and food quality are implemented;

• have the ability and willingness to develop and motivate team members to embrace culinary innovations;

• ensure food safety, sanitation and workplace safety standard compliance; and/or

• 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.

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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.

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Working for Sodexo:

At Sodexo, you will find the ingredients for a great career in food service management specializing in Catering. With benefits including schedules that encourage work-life balance and continuing education opportunities, you'll enjoy an improved quality of life that's unique in the hospitality industry.

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 - 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.

Location US-MO-KANSAS CITY

System ID 973142

Category Culinary

Relocation Type Yes - According to Grade

Employment Status Full-Time

Posted Range $53000 to $80300

Company : Segment Desc UNIVERSITIES

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