Sous Chef

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Lead with purpose. Deliver excellence. Eleve healthcare dining.

Sodexo is seeking an experienced and motived Sous Chef to support culinary and retail operions Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton. This is a high-visibility leadership role responsible for driving quality, safety, and operional excellence across pient and retail food services.

Why Join Sodexo as a Sous Chef Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton?

Joining Sodexo as a Sous Chef Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton means bringing your culinary leadership into a role where your work directly supports pient healing and comfort. In healthcare, food is more than a meal — it’s part of the care experience.

With Sodexo, you’ll gain the stability of a global organizion combined with the impact of serving a close-knit community hospital. You’ll lead a frontline culinary team, influence quality and service standards, and support both pient and retail dining operions — all while building your leadership skills in a dynamic healthcare environment.

Lead Culinary Operions

• Supervise daily kitchen operions and ensure high-quality food production
• Direct food preparion across multiple stions, maintaining consistency, freshness, and presention
• Support both pient dining and retail food service operions

Manage & Develop the Team

• Provide leadership oversight for a team of frontline culinary employees
• Train, mentor, and schedule staff to meet operional demands
• Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork, and service excellence
• Support performance management and staff development

Retail & Customer Experience Oversight

• Ensure seamless retail execution, menu consistency, and service standards
• Support digital menu boards, POS systems, and merchandising efforts
• Enhance the overall customer experience within the hospital retail space

Financial & Operional Partnership

• Collabore with the General Manager on menu planning, inventory management, and cost control
• Support labor management and operional efficiency initiives
• Maintain 7a–7p availability based on business needs (typical shifts 9a–5p or 10a–6p)

Food Safety & Compliance

• Ensure strict adherence to HACCP, sanition, and regulory standards
• Maintain a clean, organized, and compliant kitchen environment

Compension is fair and equitable, partially determined by a candide's educion level or years of relevant experience. Salary offers are based on a candide's specific criteria, like experience, skills, educion, and training. Sodexo offers a comprehensive benefits package th may include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision Care and Wellness Programs
• 401(k) Plan with Mching Contributions
• Paid Time Off and Company Holidays
• Career Growth Opportunities and Tuition Reimbursement

More extensive informion is provided to new employees upon hire.

• Proven hands-on culinary production experience

• Prior experience leading and developing culinary teams

• Strong knowledge of HACCP and healthcare food safety standards

• Retail food service experience a plus

• Comfortable with POS systems and digital tools

• Self-motived, organized, and adaptable in a fast-paced healthcare setting

• Strong leadership presence and communicion skills

At Sodexo, our purpose is to cree a better everyday for everyone and build a better life for all. We believe in improving the quality of life for those we serve and contributing to the economic, social, and environmental progress in the communities where we opere. Sodexo partners with clients to provide a truly memorable experience for both customers and employees alike. We do this by providing food service, cering, facilities management, and other integred solutions worldwide.

Our company values you for you; you will be treed fairly and with respect, and you can be yourself. You will have your ideas count and your opinions heard because we can be a stronger team when you’re happy work. This is why we embrace diversity and inclusion as core values, fostering an environment where all employees are valued and respected. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to individuals regardless of race, color, religion, nional origin, age, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, disability, sexual oriention, military stus, protected veteran stus, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, ste, or local law. If you need assistance with the applicion process, please complete this form.

Minimum Educion Requirement - High School Diploma, GED or equivalent experience

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