Executive Chef 2

Great ingredients, culinary innovation and nourishing inspiration

provide meaning to your life’s work!  Are you ready to put your mark on a culinary program?

Sodexo is hiring an Executive Chef  2 for Campus Dining at our Western Wyoming Community College location.  Our Resident Dining Hall wows our students with dining options with our live action station and multiple platform options. A separate Retail operation features made to order food, grab and go items and a Starbucks kiosk. The growing catering operation hosts conferences during the summer in this beautiful and family friendly community. Enjoy some quality of life options during campus breaks in the heart of great outdoor activities with the Flaming Gorge National Park just 45 minutes away and Yellowstone National Park and Grand Tetons within a few hours drive!

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY!  

Are You the One?  We are looking for candidates who will:

• Manage the daily food production including production planning and controls
• Ensure Sodexo Culinary Standards including recipe compliance and food quality
• Manage food costing, controls and compliance
• Develop menus and manage inventory
• 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 knowledge of special diets and allergens
• Knowledge of Sodexo Food Management System DRIVE is preferred

Is this the job you are looking for?  The ideal candidate has:

• Two Years Executive Chef Experience
• 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 implements company policies
• Previous experience working in a high-volume facility
• Strong management skills

Are you an innovative experienced culinarian with the following skills?   

• Previous success managing high-volume food production (Large Campus Resident Dining account or large Business Dining program)
• Experience creating innovative menus with demonstrated best practices for increasing the student/customer experience
• Proven Culinary knowledge: purchasing, inventory, production schedules and Food & Beverage Cost controls
• Enjoy interacting with clients, students, faculty; being the face of the Sodexo Culinary Team on campus and in the dining hall
• Demonstrate culinary finesse at head Action Station, sharing passion for food, cooking, sustainability with the students  
• Successful experience partnering with a client in championing sustainable initiatives and involvement and commitment to the campus and surrounding community

The University is in small rural community, the university brings a lot of diversity and opportunity to the area.  Family Friendly community.  Schedule varies according to business needs.  

Sound like the opportunity you have been seeking?  APPLY TODAY and join the Sodexo Campus Dining Team!

Why Sodexo:

Enjoy the flow of the college calendar, better work life balance, and an opportunity to effect students healthy options.

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.

Working for Sodexo:
At Sodexo, you will find the ingredients for a great career in food service management. 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.

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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.

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.