**Unit Description** **Calling all passionate, food-focused culinary experts! We have an exhilarating opportunity waiting for you in Campus Dining. We are seeking a Catering Executive Chef to lead our Catering kitchen and take our Catering experiences to new heights!** _*Relocation Assistance Available*_ Sodexo is seeking an engaged and innovative **Catering Executive Chef 2** for **The University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB)** located in **Birmingham, Al.** UAB is an urban college campus that cares about its students, faculty, and community. UAB is an internationally renowned and the first Health Promoting University in the United States. UAB has an enrollment of over 20,000 students gaining education and personal development. Our campus dining program includes multiple retail outlets, high-end catering, and residential dining. UAB has an ambitious client with incredible vision, engagement, innovation, and creativity. Reporting to the Campus Executive Chef, The **_Catering_** **_Executive Chef 2_** will be involved in all culinary aspects of the catering operation. The ideal candidate will be an energetic, polished culinary professional with fine dining experience. Our **Catering Executive Chef 2** will manage menu planning, ordering, inventory and follow recipe adherence to maintain culinary standards and manage food safety. The ability to flex throughout the day between hands-on cooking and mentoring frontline team members' sense of ownership in the business and developing their skills to create a talent pipeline will be a primary responsibility for this leader. Our successful leader will implement sustainability practices and work with clients to create customized menus. Seeking candidates with a proven track record for developing, leading, and engaging culinary teams. **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 culinary standards; + strong coaching and employee development skills; and/or + have a passion for food and innovation. + Bilingual (a plus) 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. **Not the job for you?** 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. Continue your search for Culinary jobs (http://bit.ly/SdxCulinaryjobs) . **Working for Sodexo:** At Sodexo, you will find the ingredients for a great culinary career. With benefits including schedules that encourage work-life balance, reimbursement of association dues and continuing education opportunities, you’ll enjoy an improved quality **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. **Location** _US-AL-BIRMINGHAM_ **System ID** _976359_ **Category** _Culinary_ **Relocation Type** _Yes - According to Grade_ **Employment Status** _Full-Time_ **Posted Range** _$53000 to $80300_ **Company : Segment Desc** _UNIVERSITIES_ _On-Site_