Executive Chef 3

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Sodexo is seeking a Executive Chef 3 for Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, NC.  Cape Fear Valley Medical Center is a trauma level III acute care hospital and has 733 licensed beds with 78 rehabilitation beds.  This hospital is part of the Cape Fear Valley Health System and is the 8th largest health system in the state with 916 patient beds, serving a six-county region of Southeastern North Carolina and more than 935,000 patients annually 

The Executive Chef will come with an energetic and results-driven personality, be a self-starter who can run with things with little direction, and have a proven ability to maintain organization and safety in a high-volume kitchen. This position will be responsible for tray line and retail production as well as direct oversight of both salaried and frontline associates.

If you have experience managing a culinary environment with retail and/or patient services background, you are encouraged to apply now! 

The successful candidate will:

• directly manage all culinary operations relating to retail, patient feeding, and catering;
• maintain schedules; cover schedule as needed;
• implement and standardize all culinary systems and procedures for hospital;
• monitor, audit, implement and standardize new menus;
• be responsible for Food and Physical Safety and annual training for 15 frontline staff;
• conduct audits, create action plans based on audit findings and be responsible for keeping and updating GC audit books;
• work with vendors on procurement items; be responsible for purchasing manager and purchasing financial audits;
• conduct yearly culinary foundations training to all cooks; 
• improve and standardize catering 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.

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.

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 - Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

Basic Management Experience - 3 years   

Basic Functional Experience - 3 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.