Executive Chef 3 at Sodexo Commerce, TX

Sodexo; Commerce (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Care

401(k) Plan with Matching Contributions

Paid Time Off

Career Growth Opportunities

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Itlearn360 is seeking an Executive Chef 3 to lead culinary operations at East Texas A&M University in Commerce, Texas. The role involves managing resident dining, retail food outlets, and catering services, ensuring excellence in food quality and safety.

You will train culinary teams and develop innovative dining experiences while overseeing purchasing and cost controls. A Bachelor's Degree and 3 years of relevant management experience are required. Relocation assistance is offered.

Qualifications

• Experience leading culinary teams in hospitality environments.
• Ability to oversee multiple venues including dining and catering.
• Strong focus on mentoring staff and developing culinary skills.

Responsibilities

• Direct culinary operations for resident dining and catering.
• Collaborate with stakeholders for culinary experiences.
• Ensure food quality, safety, and sanitation.
• Manage purchasing and inventory systems.
• Partner with chefs for catering services.

Skills

Leadership

Culinary skills

Business acumen

Team training

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Role Overview

Sodexo’s Campus Dining Segment is seeking a skilled and passionate Executive Chef 3 to lead culinary operations at East Texas A&M University in Commerce, Texas. This is a high-impact role overseeing all dining facets—from daily resident meals to signature, high-profile catered events—on a vibrant and growing campus.

Sodexo provides college campuses with food, nutrition, environmental, and facilities management solutions. Joining us at one of our campus sites enables you to positively influence college students' well-being and create a healthy learning environment.

Incentives

Relocation assistance is offered for this role.

What You’ll Do

• Direct culinary operations across resident dining, retail food outlets, and catering, managing chefs, purchasing, and catering leaders.

• Collaborate with university stakeholders to create customized and innovative culinary experiences.

• Ensure excellence in food quality, safety, sanitation, and visual presentation.

• Oversee purchasing, cost controls, inventory systems, and vendor partnerships.

• Partner with the Catering Executive Chef to deliver memorable catering services.

• Develop your team through training, ACF certifications, and foundational culinary skill building.

• Drive sustainability, wellness initiatives, and culinary innovation in alignment with Sodexo’s standards.

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, such as 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.

What You Bring

• Experience leading culinary teams in campus dining, healthcare, government, or high-volume hospitality environments.

• Comfortable overseeing multiple venues, including dining hall, a multi-station food court, and large-scale catering.

• Leadership style that is collaborative, calm, and hands‑on, with a strong focus on mentoring (approx. 5% active cooking).

• Strong business acumen with a proven ability to manage food budgets and control food and labor costs.

Qualifications & Requirements

Minimum Education Requirement - Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

Minimum Management Experience - 3 years

Minimum Functional Experience - 3 years work experience in food or culinary services including restaurants, fast food, vending, catering services, institutional services, mall food courts, etc.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to individuals regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, military status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.