Catering Executive Chef 1 - Sodexo

Unit Description

Sodexo Corporate Services is searching for an Catering Executive Chef for USAA in San Antonito, Texas.

This experienced culinary professional will act as our Executive Chef focusing on catering and high-level event execution as well as executing Sodexo Brand Standards in our food service operation.

The best qualified candidate will have the ability to think outside the box with excellent culinary creativity. They will also have high-end catering and high-volume culinary experience.

Is this opportunity right for you?

Are you an experienced chef ready to take your career to the next level? 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.

We are looking for candidates who will:

• Focus on catering execution and quality
• Production and recipe management
• work directly with Client on special events
• collaborates with the Campus Chef, Area Support Manager, and Marketing Team.
• creates menus, guides, station diagrams, standard operating procedures for Sodexo concepts.
• develops culinary activities to educate the employee and client.
• engages in social media content with Marketing Team
• works in unison with culinary team to develop staff culinary skills
• Must have a valid Driver’s License

 The ideal candidate has:

• 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 implement company policies
• previous experience working in a restaurant
• strong management skills

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. 

This position offers a traditional Business and Industry, predominantly Monday through Friday, schedule plus evenings and weekends when needed.

 Accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation per year (first year pro-rated based on date of hire).  Medical Benefits beginning date of hire, and 401K with company match eligible.  

Sounds like the opportunity you've been searching for. Apply today to grow with Sodexo, a world leader in Quality-of-Life Services!

Working for Sodexo: How far will your ambition, talent and dedication take you?  Are you ready to start your Sodexo career? Apply now! 

Target Salary is 65K

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 experienceBasic Management Experience - 2 years Basic Functional Experience – 1 year 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.