Senior Manager Culinary Executive Chef
Phoenix AZ
Must be a US Citizen or Green Card holder.
Do you speakMandarinwe are looking for you.
Sodexo is seeking a talentedSenior Manager Culinary Executive Chefspecializing in Chinese and Taiwanese cuisine to join our Corporate Services team in North Phoenix Arizona.
This Executive Chef will join the onsite team to support the culinary operations team at our clients growing U.S. HQ campus. The primary focus of this role will be to deliver exceptional food through authentic and contemporary Cantonese and Taiwanese cuisine.This Executive Chef will need to communicate in Mandarin.
Responsibilities:
- Culinary Operations: Manage the culinary operations for the Taiwanese Cantonese cuisine station including menu development recipe and maintaining high standards of safety and sanitation
- Team Supervision: Lead and mentor a team of hourly cooks providing training to elevate their skills and overseeing daily production to ensure quality and presentation
- Menu Development: Develop menus that reflect current Taiwanese and Cantonese culinary trends ensuring the authenticity and appeal of the cuisine
- Communication: Fluent in Mandarin to effectively communicate with staff and clients
Qualifications:
- Experience: Strong handson cooking experience with Cantonese and Taiwanese cuisine
- Culinary Skills: Creating healthful daily menus with a flair for new and contemporary Taiwanese and Cantonese cuisine
- Leadership: Ability to inspire and lead a kitchen staff ensuring high standards of quality and safety
This position offers Monday Friday scheduling
- Sodexo fosters a culture committed to the growth of individuals through continuous learning mentoring and other career growth opportunities along with the performance of organizations. We believe it is important for our work to be meaningful to all who contribute to it and we remain faithful to our mission our core values and the ethical principles that have guided us since 1966. We support these values and help them thrive in each employee.
Position Summary:
- Culinary Creativity: Follows culinary trends and innovates is able to translate ideas into unique menu and recipe programs that advance the culinary experience for the client/customers
- Compliance: Ensures compliance with industry standards and accredited organizations of local state and federal standards and other regulatory requirements as well as with Sodexos templates and standards for customer service. Provide expert advice and guidance relating to standards and practices for food production delivery inventory management and culinary services. Provide operational support to existing and prospective client accounts. Conduct unit operational assessments and financial analyses. Visit and inspect current accounts providing objective feedback based on operational standards and ensure contractual and regulatory compliance.
- Training: Must be able to articulate and demonstrate a wide range variety of cooking techniques and skills for the management and hourly staff (presentation quality safety proper culinary techniques Communicate the Divisions retail strategy and provide input to area leadership on its implementation within a region. Recommends changes in operations based on standards identify appropriate resources and assist in implementation plans. Conduct inspection tours of facilities to provide information needed to develop a proposal for prospective clients.
- Financial/Growth: Ability to manage and demonstrate proven results with food costs labor and controllable expenses. Supports the sales process by assisting with operations and costing analyses and by providing technical support in the development of service proposals. Ensure that area meets specific targets for reduction of food cost through implementation of food production systems and purchasing compliance. Ensure that area meets specific targets for implementation of purchasing/product compliance and product rationalization.
- Leadership: Ability to effectively manage and communicate with Culinary Staff key staff and stakeholders management teams
Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities: (Hiring Companies ATS Questions):
1. Do you have a Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience.
2. Do you have cooking experience with Cantonese and Taiwanese cuisine
3. Do you have experience in managing the culinary operations for the Taiwanese Cantonese cuisine station including menu development recipe and maintaining high standards of safety and sanitation.
4. Do you have experience in developing menus that reflect current Taiwanese and Cantonese culinary trends ensuring the authenticity and appeal of the cuisine.
5. Are you fluent in Mandarin to effectively communicate with staff and clients
6. Do you have 3 years of Functional Experience.
7. Must be a US Citizen or Green Card holder.