Area Executive Chef

Full Time
Newark, NJ 07114
Posted
Job description
Unit Description:

Bring your Creative Talents to New Heights with the Sodexo Airport Lounge Team!

Sodexo's Airport Lounge Segment has an exciting new Area Executive Chef to support our Lufthansa Lounges in Newark, Boston, and Dulles. This Executive Chef will travel 15% - 20% to oversee our culinary operations across these 3 locations, being home based at one and travelling to the other two 1-2 times a month.

In this role, you will provide oversight and support of the culinary operations for the AMEX Centurion airport club/lounges. You will be responsible for culinary training, roll outs, menu development/writing, adherence to culinary standards, unit manager culinary training/mentoring and HACCP compliance for these clubs which feature hot and cold buffet-style food service offerings to elite guests. We are seeking a talented individual who will commit to the challenges of creating and delivering a culinary-driven, fine-dining experience within a thoughtfully designed travel oasis. The ideal Chef will have a culinary degree as well as eclectic menu knowledge and fine-dining ala carte experience. This is a hands-on Chef role requiring previous experience managing upscale food production.

The ideal candidate will have experience with:
  • multi-unit culinary training experience;
  • training and mentoring kitchen staff;
  • working in small/limited kitchen spaces/equipment, as well as full kitchens;
  • culinary management experience within hotels or upscale restaurants;
  • culinary systems knowledge and expertise;
  • high-level client interaction and reporting; and/or
  • recipe compliance, menu writing, culinary standards and a will possess a wide culinary range.
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
  • a passion for food and innovations.

BENEFITS: 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. 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.


Learn more about our Airline Lounges:
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Away from the hustle and bustle of the airport, the airport lounges are dedicated spaces for elite passengers to relax, rejuvenate and enjoy chef created dishes or order from the full-service bar which serves premium wine and spirits.
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:
This position provides culinary support to unit (s) in terms of cross unit culinary expertise, sales presentation support, bench strength to District/Area. Position supports a large area, as well as large culinary needs – i.e. large catering functions; This job also supports training - training and development of frontline and new culinary exempt hires, menu development, culinary development of the programs/platforms. Financial plate costing; food management systems – FMS training and management; compliance product and vendor compliance.
Travel capabilities, setting up systems, assist in recruitment – frontline and management; maintain and set standards; financial knowledge – plate cost, cost of sales, product management, P&L, Inventories.
Key Duties
  • Menu development; Culinary planning; Culinary production; Recipe development;
  • Plate costing; Inventory management, FMS (implementation and training)
  • Training – food safety / FMS / Standards
  • Staffing support – recruiting, selection of chefs, development
-Computer capabilities – culinary systems knowledge and expertise - FMS
  • Representing company in presentations – sales, new programs, retention, etc.

Qualifications & Requirements:
Basic Education Requirement - Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
Basic Management Experience - 3 years
Basic Functional Experience - 3 years


Sodexo is an EEO/AA/Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran employer.

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