Executive Chef 2 - Sodexo

Unit Description

Great ingredients, culinary innovation and nourishing inspiration provide meaning to your life’s work.

Sodexo is seeking a culinary leader to lead our team as an Executive Chef 2 at Corpus Christi Medical Center Bay Area, a full-service, 152-bed acute care hospital located in Corpus Christi, TX. 

The Executive Chef 2 will provide culinary leadership through menu planning and program execution while overseeing kitchen operations, inventory management, managing food costs and budgets, labor management and productivity, and ensuring food safety by conducting audits and following HACCP guidelines. The ideal candidate will have kitchen management experience with a focus on sanitation while enhancing the patient dining experience.

Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), the largest for-profit healthcare provider in the US, offers a unique career opportunity for you to partner within and join our growing nationwide HCA portfolio of business. We are looking for individuals with the ability to manage labor efficiently and a proven track record of driving patient satisfaction.

The successful candidate will:

• help implement and standardize all culinary systems and procedures for hospital;
• supervise, develop, and mentor frontline staff;
• procurement and purchasing;
• help create menus based on client needs;
• help create interpersonal relationships with clients.

We are looking for candidates who have:

• a strong culinary background in a high-volume environment;
• strong leadership skills and experience;
• menu planning experience and a strong understanding of current culinary trends;
• proficient computer skills, highly organized, and detail-focused.

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.

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.