**Unit Description**


**Sodexo Corporate Services** is seeking an **Executive Chef 3** to join our team at one of our high profile accounts in **Nashua, New Hampshire** !


This is a **hands on, high impact, high visibility position** that is responsible for enhancing our client satisfaction, and dining experience through culinary creativity, food presentation and overall leadership presence at this outstanding account. Your skills to support the focus of driving elevated food quality, flavor, food presentation and culinary innovation in all aspects of the process and to enhance and maintain a high level of satisfaction for our client will be of most importance.


The food operation at our locations consists of 1 corporate cafe and extensive catering operations. This location has a building population of 900 where we have a cafe that serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and catering operations. The best qualified candidate will have strong culinary skills and have an understanding of production at a similar level volume, also understand that this is a hands on working chef position. **The Executive Chef 3** will have excellent organization and communication skills.


**This position offers a predominantly Monday through Friday schedule!**


**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 front-line employees;

+ have a passion for food and innovation;

+ have a strong catering background

+ have knowledge of special diets and allergens; and

+ knowledge of Sodexo Food Management System (FMS) is preferred.

+ is an independent self-starter who can work in a high-paced environment with a very demanding client who can multi-task while managing 10 associates.


**The ideal candidate has:**


+ 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 standards and implements company policies;

+ previous experience working in a high-volume facility; and

+ strong management skills.

+ to maintain extremely high standards.

+ great customer service and networking skills.


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.


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**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, youll enjoy an improved quality of life thats unique in the hospitality industry.


**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.


**Position Summary**


Provides culinary leadership within a large 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

- Implements & coordinates the culinary function.

- Directs & trains cooks & utility workers.

- Ensures food preparation & production meets operational standards.

- Manages catering & retail areas.

- Customer & Client satisfaction.

- Financial management to include food cost & labor management.

- Manages food & physical safety programs.


**Qualifications & Requirements**


Basic Education Requirement - Bachelors 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.


**Location** _US-NH-NASHUA_


**System ID** _906837_


**Category** _Culinary_


**Relocation Type** _No_


**Employment Status** _Full-Time_


**Posted Range** _$65300 to $98670_