Regional Executive Chef

Vancouver, BC

Your Contribution:

Grow your career with a company that shares your passion.   Our Healthcare Division is seeking a dynamic individual to fill the role of Regional Executive Chef for our Corporate office in Vancouver, BC.

In your new role you will share your passion of food, people, mentorship and growth with our healthcare team.  You have a passion to share best practices and teach. You are a natural people person who is excited to offer fresh ideas to clients and work with sales.  

At Sodexo we care and serving others is our purpose. This generates an authentic sense of pride for us. Improving the Quality of life for everyone we come into contact with is our North Star. If you want to catch the Sodexo Spirit then we have the position you are searching for.

Accountabilities:
As the Regional Executive Chef for our Healthcare accounts in BC, you will work to create standardized recipes for core menus that incorporate cultural and local preferences with the goal of increasing customer satisfaction.  You will also develop standardized resources that support core menus (production processes, plating guides, menu implementation kits). This role will also use your skills to develop and implement innovative culinary solutions that drive menu efficiency, consistency, cost reduction and improved quality.  You will provide training and support to ensure menus are executed to the expected standards as well as collaborate with Supply Management and Nutrition Support Manager on product selection for the core menus for all acute care patients. 

Responsibilities: 

Ongoing development, evaluation of core menus and recipes. Ability to scale recipes to correct volumes required.

Planning, implementation and communication of regional menu updates.

Development of Retail and Catering menus and concepts.

Collaboration with Supply Management on ingredient procurement.

Regional training on production standards, equipment and food safety.

Cooking demos in cafeterias, residential care homes, client offices.

Client liaison, relationship management. Participation in sales presentations.  

Growth and Development:

Red Seal Certified Chef 
5  years’ experience in food service management and operations. Health care preferred not required
Experience with high volume cooking and or branded concept restaurant cooking
Recipe and menu development
Strong communication and presentation skills
Strong financial skills, food cost management and control, inventory control, supply management
Training of kitchen teams
Waste management and finding cost savings efficiencies 
 
Value Behaviours:

Serving Clients and Customers
Integrity
Flexibility
Analysis and Decision Making
Quality Assurance and Safety
Diversity Awareness
Drive and Dependability
Interpersonal Relations
Communication

Who We Are:

Recognized as a strategic partner, Sodexo is the global leader in services that improve Quality of Life, an essential factor in individual and organizational performance. Operating in 80 countries, Sodexo serves 75 million consumers each day through its unique combination of On-site Services, Benefits and Rewards Services and Personal and Home Services. Through its more than 100 services, Sodexo provides clients an integrated offering developed over 50 years of experience.  Sodexo’s success and performance are founded on its independence, its sustainable business model and its ability to continuously develop and engage its 420,000 employees throughout the world.

Our Advantages :

*A wide array of interesting jobs *Nationwide locations *Tremendous growth possibilities *Continuous learning opportunities *Incentive Plans *Rewards & Recognition *Employee Benefits *Flexible Time *Discounts *Committed to People Development *Promoting Individual and Collective Achievements *Diversity and Inclusion *Corporate Citizenship *Hunger Fighting Initiatives *Environmentally Conscious………… To find out more, come visit us at: www.sodexo.ca

Sodexo is committed to Employment Equity and Diversity. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of national origin, race, religion, ethnic group, age, disability, gender, sexual preference, sexual or gender identity, status as a veteran or any other federal, provincial or local protected class.

“We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities.  Accommodation is available on request from candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.”

Interested Candidates can apply to:

Michele Matheson, CCDP, CMP
Senior Recruiter, Western Canada
Sodexo Canada
Cell#: 604-345-4391

Michele.matheson@sodexo.com

*Only those candidates under consideration will be contacted. *