**Unit Description** **This position offers a Monday through Friday schedule.** **This is a Temporary Full-Time position.** **Sodexo Corporate Services** has a great opportunity for an **Executive Chef with our high profile client in Cambridge, MA** **.** The successful candidate will have direct impact on all culinary operations including café and catering with oversight of hourly cooks for recipe execution, safety and sanitation. The best qualified **Executive Chef** will have strong, hands-on, kitchen experience and will be accessible to staff while being on the floor during services times, showing strong leadership ability. The **Executive Chef** helps create elegant and sophisticated culinary experiences, exceeding culinary and service expectations while enhancing client program objectives. This position supervises all aspects of back of the house catering operations; including ordering, inventory, staff training and development. This position will also be responsible for all catering events on site. **The successful candidate will:** + be responsible for purchasing, menu compliance, inventory, food cost analysis and food production forecasting + ensure Sodexo Culinary standards including recipe compliance and food quality are implemented + have the ability and willingness to develop and motivate team members to embrace culinary innovations + ensure food safety, sanitation and workplace safety standard compliance; and/or + have working knowledge of automated food inventory, ordering, production and management systems **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 standards and implements company policies + strong management skills and previous experience working in a high-volume facility + high end catering and dining experience and a passion for culinary arts + a strong production culinary background, ideally in an up-scale restaurant/retail/catering environment + experience leading and engaging a culinary team, with exceptional human resource and supervisory/management skillset + menu planning experience and a strong understanding of current culinary trends + proven to effectively communicate to multiple audiences and develop strong relationships with customers + the ability to multitask and proven effectiveness in a high-standards driven environment + a strong understanding of forecasting, food cost management, purchasing, inventory and labor management concepts + the ability to successfully lead, develop and train a team **Why Sodexo?** + **Vacation, Personal and Sick Time** + **Medical Benefits beginning date of hire** + **401K and Roth IRA with company match eligible** 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. **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 – 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. **Location** _US-MA-CAMBRIDGE_ **System ID** _976100_ **Category** _Culinary_ **Employment Status** _Full-Time_ **Posted Range** _$55500 to $83820_ **Company : Segment Desc** _CORPORATE SERVICES SEGMENT (US)_ _On-Site_