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Sodexo

Executive Chef 1

Woodcliff Lake, NJ

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A passion for helping people and attention to detail are the hallmarks of your success. Join a team where your leadership can make a difference.

Sodexo is seeking a dynamic Executive Chef 1 to join our food services team at Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley Medical Center Westwood, New Jersey. This is an opportunity to excel in a highly visible role. Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley Medical Center is a world-class, 128-bed community hospital that offers all the resources of a large facility with more personalized care for each patient.

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The Executive Chef 1 will support a team of frontline culinary associates and be responsible for all back of the house operations in retail, catering and patient services.

If you have a strong culinary background and are experienced delivering consistent high-quality food, you are encouraged to apply now!

The successful candidate will:

  • have oversight of daily food operations and deliver a high-quality product;
  • has culinary production experience and a strong background in safety and sanitation compliance;
  • has the ability to manage multiple priorities, demonstrate professional communication skills, and a passion for a high level of customer service;
  • can demonstrate the ability to prioritize tasks and exhibit flexibility to take on additional responsibilities as needed; and
  • can demonstrate working knowledge of Sodexo Food Management Systems (FMS) and Market Connections (MSC), and is proficient in computer skills and report management experience.

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.

Employees who work in healthcare are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a term and condition of employment, absent a legally required exception, and are required to report their vaccination status as required by applicable law and/or client requirements.

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 - 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.

Client-provided location(s): Westwood, NJ 07675, USA
Job ID: Sodexo-28237362
Employment Type: Other