Executive Chef
Sodexo

Job Info

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Unit Description:

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE!!

You are inspired by great ingredients and creative cooking. At Sodexo, we bring these together for culinary innovation.

Sodexo is seeking an Executive Chef for Liberty University located in Lynchburg, VA. Liberty University, located in Lynchburg, a city located near the geographic center of the state, is bordered by the eastern edge of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. Liberty University is one of the largest Christian Universities in the world and the largest private non-profit university with 15,000 on campus students and 94,000 on-line students. Lynchburg's campus serves about 9,000 residential students, 6,000 commuter students and 2000+ faculty/staff. This Executive Chef will be responsible for day-to-day operation of it's culinary program to include either Retail Dining with 23 campus locations with a mixture of Sodexo and National brands, plus Concessions, or Residential Dining program with 22 platforms serving around 10,000 meals each day.

Sodexo manages resident dining, retail and catering.

The successful candidate will:

• be responsible for purchasing, menu compliance, inventory, food cost analysis and food production forecasting;
• ensure Sodexo Culinary standards including recipe compliance and food quality are implemented;
• have the ability and willingness to develop and motivate team members to embrace culinary innovations;
• ensure food safety, sanitation and workplace safety standard compliance; and/or
• have working knowledge of automated food inventory, ordering, production and management systems.

Is this opportunity right for you? We are looking for candidates who have:

• 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 culinary standards;
• strong coaching and employee development skills; and/or

• have a passion for food and innovation.

Learn more about Liberty University at https://www.liberty.edu/

Learn more about Sodexo's Benefits

Not the job for you?

At Sodexo, we offer Culinary positions in a variety of business segments, including Corporate, Schools, Universities, Government and Agencies, Health Care, Senior Living and Sports and Leisure locations across the United States. Continue your search for Culinary jobs.

Working for Sodexo:

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.

Position Summary:

Provides culinary leadership within a small sized unit including menu planning, program execution and staff management & training. Works directly with internal and external clients managing the catering process from beginning through execution
Key Duties
-Executes the culinary function
-Customer & Client satisfaction
-Manages food & physical safety program.

Qualifications & Requirements:

Basic Education Requirement - Associate's Degree or equivalent experience
Basic 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.

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