Assistant Development Chef

Job Introduction

Are you a chef with professional experience in the Food industry and a keen eye for detail?

Are you creative and innovative with your recipes and have a passion for developing and testing recipes in all sorts of cuisines?

Do you take great pride in ensuring a job is completed to the highest standards and on time?

Are you ready for the next step on your career journey?

We have an excellent opportunity for a food focused candidate to join our Culinary Team. As an Assistant Development Chef, you will be integral in supporting the culinary development team with tasks in conjunction with recipe creation, recipe testing, service/ brand development and deployment to the wider Sodexo business. 

You will be a creative development chef who is passionate about food and looking to grow within the culinary development role.

It is essential that you are an open-minded team player with a good eye for detail, enthusiastic, self motivated and should have good awareness of current food and dining trends. You should be creative, innovative and ambitious.

Role Responsibility

• Liaise with line manager to agree workload targets and timelines
• Work alongside culinary creation and testing team for recipe formation, amendments and corrections
• Update the content of recipes including, quantities, titles and methods, following a consistent format in our online management tool
• Review and cleanse recipe content and cross reference service lines as required
• Share and distribute information as agreed
• Support the process for managing expectations to support segments
• Work to specific recipe and menu development protocols and processes
• Ensure all work is fully aligned to Sodexo food management and internal Drive systems
• Working closely with central culinary team to support the deployment of Service line and Brands
• Work out in the field with central and segment culinary leads supporting and delivering new and refreshed service lines and Brands
• Introduce and communicate new menu concepts and ideas to meet the ever-changing market needs and trends.

The Ideal Candidate

• Good computer skills – able to demonstrate the use of Excel/Office programmes and recipe management programmes
• Understanding of food techniques, following processes, methodologies and recipe formats
• Experience in food/hospitality industry including recipe and menu creation, ingredient knowledge
• Highly motivated and able to demonstrate good level time management
• Flexibility to travel and staying away from home within UK & Ireland
• Demonstrate a good understanding of current health & safety legislation
• Clean driving licence

Desirable

• Qualified experienced chef /strong culinary background 
• Previous recipe/product development and testing 
• Culinary presentation skills / presenting to others
• Demonstrate good management skills
• Experience in the food retail Sector in dish and menu development.

Package Description

£30,000 to £38,000 depending on experience and bonus.

To be based in Stevenage/South East area

We also offer Sodexo Discounts site promoting discounted mobile phone tariffs, savings across restaurant chains and days out, where you and your family can save money on everything from your weekly food shop to the latest cinema blockbuster and much more

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 35,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, Defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults within a regulated activity. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and/ or Disclosure Scotland.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to further engage ex-forces personnel and reservists.  Those applying for roles with us who meet the essential criteria advertised under the ‘ideal candidate’ on the vacancy advertised are guaranteed to progress within the selection process.