Chef

Package Description

• On site discounted meals.
• On site discounted gym membership.
• Sodexo Reward hub where you would have access to member discounts and be able to earn points on everyday purchases and fitness and wellness programs.
• Yu Life is a wellness app where you can earn money and discounts while looking after your physical and mental health.
• Station events, you will be able to attend station events such as;

              -Brize fest
              -Family days
              -Bowling alley
              -Bonfire night and many more themed events.

Job Introduction

About the Role

Here at Sodexo, our talented Chefs use their passion to create beautiful dishes using the finest ingredients, whilst being sensitive to nutritional needs and environmental impact.

We put our dedication to fabulous food in the spotlight to showcase what our talented team can do! We are looking for Chef to join our amazing team!

This is a great opportunity to support our Armed Forces and improve the quality of their daily life, as the site is not only their workplace but also a home to many of them!

A few things about you

We want you to bring your passion for food, great communication skills your innovation when you join us!

Being part of a busy team will allow you to demonstrate your excellent service standards, as well as give you opportunities to prepare, cook and present delicious, fresh dishes for our students and staff.

You’ll need to have:

·       Food and Hygiene and Health and Safety Certificates

Sodexo embeds a strong Safety culture in everything we do. There will be company procedures to follow so good knowledge of HACCP, COSHH procedures and Food Hygiene Regulation is vital. 

Main Responsibilities

• To manage all day to day aspects of preparation and presentation of the food service offer to the Company's standards
• Prepare food to the highest standard of quality at all times
• Manage food ordering to the required company standard.
• Follow recipes and instruction, as directed by line manager and in accordance to the required food offer
• To provide an efficient and friendly service to customers in all areas of the catering department
• To ensure that food is presented and served in a clean, hygienic environment
• Driving sales and promoting service excellence
• Ensure all necessary documentation is completed to comply with company and industry standards
• To communicate well with customers and demonstrate a helpful attitude at all times
• To undertake cleaning and ensure all aspects of equipment and production area cleaning is completed: walls up to 6ft, floors, fixtures, fittings, pots, pans, cutlery, crockery, glassware etc., to the Companys standard according to the cleaning rota or as directed
• To attend/receive any job-related training as required
• Report all accidents and near misses in accordance to the health & safety documentation
• Wear the correct uniform at all times
• Meet the demands of customers by providing the correct catering services within the agreed SLA contract agreement
• Ensure financial documentation and accountancy of the unit (and those from suppliers) is accurate and within agreed budgeted levels as directed by line manager
• Manage the quality and hygiene of the food cycle from delivery through to service; checking deliveries and taking and recording all temperatures, as required.
• Actively enforce relevant statutory, company and site H&S compliance together with the monitoring of related equipment
• Motivate and lead the kitchen production team to perform their roles to a high standard and in alignment to Sodexo policies and procedures.
• Actively seek and identify opportunities for business growth within the contract.
• Ensure expenditure is within the budget levels agreed between the Client and Sodexo. Monitor all costs such as labour, disposables and cash purchases as directed by line manager.
• Ensure tariff prices are correct and all catering services are costed and charged according to the terms of the contract using company tools and precedures as directed by line manager.
• Maintain levels of stock and carry out stock takes.
• Ensure that methods of preparation, production and presentation comply with Sodexos standards and procedures.
• Comply with all Company & Client policies, site rules and statutory regulations relating to Health & Safety, safe working practices, hygiene, cleanliness, fire and COSHH. This will include your awareness of any specific hazards in your work place.
• Ensure that all equipment used, is in safe working order and report any faults to line manager, ensuring the equipment is not used until safe.

The Ideal Candidate

• Experienced in working in a busy kitchen environment
• Passionate for producing fresh food to a high standard
• Customer focused
• A strong communicator
• Experienced at working with a team
• Complying to health, safety and hygiene standards

About The Company

Why choose Sodexo?

You don’t just join Sodexo, you belong.   

What do we mean when we say belong?  

It’s simple. You create a company where everyone is respected and feels that their ideas count. You take care of the quality of life of your people. You make your workplace inclusive, encouraging people to bring their whole self to work every day. That’s our philosophy in a nutshell.   

A career at Sodexo won’t tie you down, it actively encourages your progress. The diverse range of roles we offer is truly infinite. Whatever your skills, experience or passion, you’ll be encouraged and supported to have a fulfilling career.  
 

We are committed to being an inclusive employer; we welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Working Parents, Sodexo Disability, So together, generations and origins.  We have also launched Be Heard which is an employee network designed to bring black colleagues together (virtually) to bring about positive change.
 

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.   
 

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process.

Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.

Our benefits:   

As part of our commitment to improving the quality of life, health and wellbeing for our employees we provide discounts and benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs. In addition to the essentials like 20 days holidays (plus bank holidays) and pension contribution, we can help you take advantage of being part of Sodexo with benefits such as;    

• Sodexo Discounts - discounts from over 1,200 top retailers with you earning WOW Points (cashback) as you shop   
• Talk – a free wellbeing support helpline for you and your family   
• Up to three paid days each year to volunteer
• Your Lucky Number Employee Lottery (this also supports the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation)
• Cycle to work    
• Life assurance