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Let your passion for people be the driver of your success at Sodexo. Through your leadership, your team will make a real impact every day.

Sodexo is seeking an experienced Executive Chef 2 to join our team at Annie Penn Memorial Hospital located in Reidsville, NC. Annie Penn Hospital (APH) is a 110-bed facility. Annie Penn received the Guardian of Excellence Award, a national award for employee engagement, by Press Ganey. Annie Penn Hospital is a division of Cone Health, a not-for-profit, community-based, six-hospital system with over 1200 inpatient beds.

The Executive Chef will come with an energetic and results-driven personality, be a self-starter who can run with things with little direction, and have a proven ability to maintain organization and safety in a high-volume kitchen. This position will be responsible for tray line and retail production as well as direct oversight of 25 frontline associates.

** TYPICAL SCHEDULE: Monday through Friday **

(3rd weekend rotation).

If you have experience managing a culinary environment with retail and/or patient services background, you are encouraged to apply now!


The successful candidate will:

  • directly manage all culinary operations relating to retail, patient feeding, and catering;
  • maintain schedules; cover schedule as needed;
  • implement and standardize all culinary systems and procedures for hospital;
  • monitor, audit, implement and standardize new menus;
  • be responsible for Food and Physical Safety and annual training for 15 frontline staff;
  • conduct audits, create action plans based on audit findings and be responsible for keeping and updating GC audit books;
  • work with vendors on procurement items; be responsible for purchasing manager and purchasing financial audits;
  • conduct yearly culinary foundations training to all cooks;
  • improve and standardize catering services, create menus based on client needs;
  • implement innovative and fresh ideas in retail, catering and patient services; and/or
  • create interpersonal relationships with clients in hospital.

Learn more about Cone Health Annie Penn Hospital at Click Here!

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 - 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.

Application Instructions

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