Chef Manager

Sodexo is seeking a Chef Manager for its operations at Monarch Villa at Stockbridge, a memory support retirement community in Stockbridge, Georgia. As a part of the Willow River Senior Living family, Monarch Villa at Stockbridge serves residents with mild, moderate, and advanced memory loss in a warm inviting setting. The Chef Manager is charged with efficiently and effectively running the daily dining services with a focus on providing nutritious, home-cooked meals featuring comfort foods and local favorites.

The successful candidate will:

• have complete oversight of the residential dining services, including the front of the house staff as well catered and special events;

• be responsible for full financial oversight of the account, including budgeting and reporting;

• provide technical training and expertise, coaching and leadership to the production team and waitstaff, while working side by side in the operation as needed;

• create a positive, compassionate, customer service driven environment, drives employee engagement and customer satisfaction through strong leadership skills;

• strive to obtain optimum client and customer satisfaction;

• integrate fully within our client’s organization becoming a trusted advisor with a customer service focus.

Is this opportunity right for you? We are looking for candidates who have:

• a passion for culinary arts with a desire for creativity, a strong production culinary background, ideally in a healthcare setting but will welcome any culinarian who has a passion for working with Seniors;

• experience supervising a culinary team and exceptional human resource and supervisory/management skillset;

• commercial acumen and a good level of computer literacy;

• are enthusiasm for working with Seniors, are confident and warm;

• a positive approach to tasks with a can-do attitude and impeccable attention to detail.

Learn more about Villa at Riverstone at willowriverseniorliving.com

Employees in Healthcare and Seniors are required to be fully vaccinated as a term and condition of employment at Sodexo no later than February 28, 2022, absent a legally required exception, and are required to report their vaccination status and upload proof of vaccination via an online portal. 

• After February 28, you must be fully vaccinated before you can start work. Fully vaccinated by February 28 means:

• Obtain the first dose of a two-dose vaccine no later than January 27, 2022; and the second dose no later than February 28, 2022; or

• Obtain one dose of a single-dose vaccine no later than January 27, 2022

Position Summary

Responsible for the day to day execution of the menus & culinary deliverables.  May be responsible for smaller units within a multi-location.

Key Duties

– Executes the culinary function.

– Customer & Client satisfaction.

– Handles administrative functions.

Qualifications & Requirements

Basic Education Requirement – High School Diploma or GED or equivalent

Basic Management Experience – 1 year