Are you motivated to make a difference? Are you energized by providing great customer service?

Sodexo Government has an exciting opportunity for a Sous Chef for a high profile government agency located in Fort George Meade, MD. Platforms include hot entree & salad bar, Fornu Pizza station, Grill, Pressed sandwiches, and Chicken Shack. Kitchen also has a commissary providing hot, cold and baked food items for units on and off-site. Ideal candidate must have a passion for food and a desire to grow with the organization.

Must be a US Citizen, and be able to pass a comprehensive Federal Special Background

The ideal candidate will have knowledge and experience in the following areas:

• Must have detailed experience and knowledge of the culinary process. To include inventory control, ordering, recipe compliance HACCP and the ability of ensuring food quality at the highest level.
• Ability to manage standards/systems in a café / retail operation. The ability to hold employees accountable and the ability to create an engaged productive work force.
• Previous Retail operations experience and a passion for providing quality food options to enhance and elevate the dining experience.
• 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; and/or
• have the ability and willingness to develop and motivate team members to embrace culinary innovations;

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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.

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.

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.

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.

Leads food preparation at one station of a foodservice operation (i.e., salads, soups). May supervise less than two full time employees.

Basic Education Requirement - High School Diploma, GED or equivalent

Sodexo is an EEO/AA/Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran employer.