Executive Chef 3_
Webster
**Unit Description**
**We believe in quality ingredients – and not just for our food. Our most valuable ingredient – the heart of our business – is you.**
Sodexo is seeking an experienced and high-level **Executive Chef 3** at **HCA** **Clear Lake** , a 500-bed hospital located minutes from the Texas coast line and entry to NASA with Galveston beaches only 30 minutes away!
The Executive Chef is responsible for maintaining high-volume kitchen operations, directing the preparation of meals, purchasing, inventory management as well as hiring and development of employees while ensuring food safety. **The ideal candidate will be a culinary leader with experience managing high-volume food operations in a healthcare setting and/or contract management services.**
_Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), the largest for-profit healthcare provider in the US, offers a unique career opportunity for you to partner within and join our growing nationwide HCA portfolio of business. We are looking for individuals with the ability to manage labor efficiently and a proven track record of driving patient satisfaction._
**The successful candidate will:**
+ implement and standardize all culinary systems and procedures for hospital
+ manage, direct, and mentor frontline staff
+ procurement and purchasing
+ create menus based on client needs
+ implement innovative and fresh ideas in retail, catering, and patient services
+ create interpersonal relationships with client
**We are looking for candidates who have:**
+ a strong culinary background in a high-volume environment
+ strong management skills and experience
+ menu planning experience and a strong understanding of current culinary trends
+ proficient computer skills, highly organized, and detail-focused
+ a proven ability to set up processes, create efficiencies, and solve problems with little to no direction
+ ServSafe Certified with proven working knowledge of HAACP;
+ C.E.C. (Certified Executive Chef) 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, Campus, Government and Agencies, Healthcare, Senior Living and Sports and Leisure locations across the United States.
**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 - Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
Basic Management Experience - 3 years
Basic Functional Experience - 3 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-TX-WEBSTER_
**System ID** _974457_
**Category** _Culinary_
**Relocation Type** _No_
**Employment Status** _Full-Time_
**Posted Range** _$67300 to $101640_
**Company : Segment Desc** _HOSPITALS_
_On-Site_