You’re excited by the latest culinary trends. You’re a modern, cutting-edge culinarian.

Bring your culinary know-how to where you will have the power to influence lives through the power of food.

Sodexo is seeking an Executive Chef 2 - Athletic Performance for the Atlanta Braves Spring Training Facility in Venice, FL. The Executive Chef for Athletic Performance supervises and supports all aspects of food production including menu planning, recipe design, and food preparation at site locations to ensure client, customer, athletic satisfaction and site retention. Serves as culinary technical expert and trainer for other chefs. Implements business practices to uphold Company mission and values. Contributes to account revenue and operating profit contribution through the implementation of services and creation of opportunities for growth.

Responsibilities:

• Maintains and develops client relationships and client satisfaction for all aspects of food production to ensure account retention.
• Fulfills contractual obligations to the client.
• Plans menus including methods, timetables and costs to support client and Sodexo strategic plan.
• Accountable for the execution of service quality by maintaining highest level of delivery.
• Promotes and supports workplace diversity initiatives.
• Provides personalized meal and snack plans to promote achieving short- and long-term goals for athletic performance and good health.
• Helps develop and support educational efforts.
• Educates in food selection (grocery store tours, food storage) and food preparation (cooking classes).

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 frontline employees.
• Have a passion for food and innovation.
• Have knowledge of special diets and allergens.
• Knowledge of Sodexo Food Management System (FMS) is preferred.

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.

Working for Sodexo:

How far will your ambition, talent and dedication take you? 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.

We strive to make working for Sodexo a genuinely great experience with benefits to promote your professional, personal and financial well-being, and to improve your Quality of Life now and into the future. Our experiences with our over 50 million customers each and every day enable us to develop Quality of Life services that reinforce the well-being of individuals, improving their effectiveness and helping companies and organizations to improve performance … every day.

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At Sodexo, we offer Culinary positions in a variety of business segments, including Corporate, Schools, Universities, Government and Agencies, Healthcare, Senior Living and Sports and Leisure locations across the United States. See more Culinary jobs here.

What We Offer

Compensation is fair and equitable, partially determined by a candidate's education level or years of relevant experience. Salary offers are based on a candidate's specific criteria, like experience, skills, education, and training. Sodexo offers a comprehensive benefits package that may include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision Care and Wellness Programs.
• 401(k) Plan with Matching Contributions.
• Paid Time Off and Company Holidays.
• Career Growth Opportunities and Tuition Reimbursement.

More extensive information is provided to new employees upon hire.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Basic Education Requirement - Associate's Degree or equivalent experience.
• Basic Management Experience - 2 years.
• Basic Functional Experience - 2 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.

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Care.
• Wellness Programs.
• 401(k) Plan with Matching Contributions.
• Paid Time Off and Company Holidays.
• Career Growth Opportunities and Tuition Reimbursement.

• Strong culinary background with knowledge of culinary trends.
• Ability to manage daily food production and controls.
• Experience in menu planning and recipe compliance.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.
• High expectations for customer service and food quality.
• Knowledge of special diets and allergens.
• Familiarity with Sodexo Food Management System (FMS) preferred.
• 2 years of management experience.
• 2 years of food or culinary services experience.