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Sodexo Corporate Services is seeking an Executive Chef for a high-profile client in Bridgewater, NJ. The role involves culinary oversight of retail and catering services, including menu design, recipe development, and management of the catering program. The position requires a blend of culinary expertise, financial management, and customer satisfaction, with a Monday to Friday work schedule.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for Culinary menu design, recipe development, and recipe audits
- Support Procurement team in raw material sourcing as needed
- Implements & coordinates the culinary function
- Conduct training sessions to review recipe execution with Kitchen staff including Senior Cooks, prep cooks & utility workers
- Ensures food preparation & production meets operational standards
- Manages Catering program including menu development, food cost, recipe vetting, etc.
- Manage Customer & Client satisfaction, feedback and relay information to Culinary leadership
- Financial management to include food cost & menu management
- Supports in managing food & physical safety programs
- Support with Culinary Operational Production as needed
Qualifications
Required
- Associate's Degree or equivalent experience
- 2 years of basic management experience
- 2 years of work experience in food or culinary services including restaurants, fast food, vending, catering services, institutional services, mall food courts, etc.
Full Job Description
**Unit Description**
**Fast-Paced. Never Boring. You thrive on the variety that each day brings.**
**Monday - Friday Work Schedule!**
**Sodexo Corporate Services** is looking for an **Executive Chef** for a high profile client in **Bridgewater, NJ.** The Executive Chef will have culinary oversight of retail and catering services provided at the location.
**We are looking for candidates who will:**
+ Responsible for Culinary menu design, recipe development, and recipe audits
+ Support Procurement team in raw material sourcing as needed
+ Implements & coordinates the culinary function
+ Conduct training sessions to review recipe execution withKitchen staff including Senior Cooks, prep cooks & utility workers
+ Ensures food preparation & production meets operational standards
+ Manages Catering program including menu development, food cost, recipe vetting, etc.
+ Manage Customer & Client satisfaction, feedback and relay information to Culinary leadership
+ Financial management to include food cost & menu management
+ Supports in managing food & physical safety programs
+ Support with Culinary Operational Production as needed
+ Additional support will be provided across production and fulfillment planning teams and additional support as the Culinary Ops Leader communicates
**Why Sodexo?**
+ **Vacation, Personal and Sick Time**
+ **Medical Benefits beginning date of hire**
+ **401K and Roth IRA with company match eligible**
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.
**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-NJ-BRIDGEWATER_
**System ID** _976101_
**Category** _Culinary_
**Employment Status** _Full-Time_
**Posted Range** _$63700 to $96470_
**Company : Segment Desc** _CORPORATE SERVICES SEGMENT (US)_
_On-Site_