Unit Description:
Artisan Restaurant Collection has a great Executive Chef 4 (resource lasting up-to 6 months)opportunity in the Los Angeles area of California for a new piece of business. The Artisan Restaurant Collection was imagined and created in California by a market need for local sustainable, chef driven, farm to fork food created with love.
The Executive Chef 4 will have total culinary responsibilities including the supervision of hourly staff with a focus on amazing fresh food for this location.
The Ideal candidate must have
- A strong culinary background, innovative with the demonstrated ability to stay current with new culinary trends.
- Ability to create diverse menus and standards for a unique environment.
- Excellent leadership and communication skills with the ability to maintain the highest of standards and implements company policies.
- Extensive culinary experience to include cuisine styles that are diverse and international to include: (Vietnamese, Taiwanese, Korean and Chinese)
Accrue paid vacation per year (first year pro-rated based on date of hire). Medical Benefits beginning date of hire, and 401K with company match eligible.
Position Summary:
Directs daily operations of food production, including menu planning, purchasing, ordering, inventory food preparation, post meal analysis and record keeping. Ensure employees have appropriate equipment, inventory, and resources to perform their jobs and meet goals and deadlines.
Establishes operating standards, implements and maintains Sodexo and branded concepts standards, creates quality improvements and communicates them to employees.
Ensures compliance with all federal, state and local regulations as well as Sodexo/client policies and procedures (e.g. HACCP, quality assurance, safety, operations, personnel, SoSafe and EcoSure).
Trains other chefs/staff on culinary skills through day to day trainings as well the use of Culinary Foundations trainings and standards, and serves as technical expert.
Maintains and develops client relationships and client satisfaction for all aspects of food production to ensure account retention.
Qualifications & Requirements:
Basic Education Requirement – Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
Basic Management Experience – 5 years
Basic Functional Experience – 3 years
Sodexo is an EEO/AA/Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran employer.