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Catering Manager

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Job Introduction

Sodexo are currently recruiting for a number of brand new opportunities due to growth in our Corporate Services segment. Sodexo is the 19th largest employer worldwide, operating in 80 countries and employing 427,000 employees worldwide, we are the leader in Quality of Life services. Sodexo is not only a growth company; it is also a people-oriented company that places quality of life of its 100 million consumers at the center of its mission. Join our teams and experience their passion and the unique Sodexo spirit!

Are you interested in providing a fantastic service, do you have experience in a Chef role with a formal qualification? Sodexo are recruiting for a Catering Manager to be responsible for managing the delivery of Catering Services at our client site in Girvan. The Catering manager will ensure outstanding service delivery at all times and exceed all Sodexo targets whilst maintaining compliance. You will be the single point of contact for all Catering activities on the sites.     

The Catering Manager will have full responsibility for a large turnover; your contracts will deliver consistent exceptional catering and customer service across all units. This is a fantastic role for someone with great leadership behaviours, strength in building client relationships, influencing skills as well as development of commercially viable solutions. 

If you would like more information to understand what it is like to work for Sodexo and a career in Corporate Services, please follow the link below;

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Role Responsibility

  • To order prepare and produce menu dishes in line with the Chef Works service offer for the Customers and staff of the company
  • To control and monitor the financial performance of the unit and to maintain costs within pre-budgeted targets.
  • To ensure that the Company's accountancy, documentation and administration procedures are carried out to the laid down standard and that the necessary weekly returns are completed accurately and sent to the appointed office on time.  This may be electronically, paper-based, or both, as instructed.
  • To ensure the prompt and efficient preparation and service of all meals and hospitality at the required time, being provided to the standard laid down in the Service Level Agreement and to the Client's, Customer's and Sodexo’s satisfaction.
  • To understand and maintain the standards and integrity of the service offer and Service Level Agreement at all times. To carry out a daily service audit and perform activities detailed in the service offer manual under Key Performance Indicators to the frequency and level required
  • To establish and maintain satisfactory relationships with individuals at all levels within the Company and the Client organisation.
  • To implement and maintain the Statutory and Company standards of hygiene, health and safety and take any action as is necessary.
  • To implement and maintain all Statutory and Company policies and procedures, communicating it to all staff and ensuring full compliance.
  • To ensure that all food is prepared with due care and attention, particularly in regard to customers’ special dietary requirements: for example, nut, dairy or wheat allergies.
  • To ensure statutory, company and development training for all staff which maximises

The Ideal Candidate

Essential

  • Craft Skills at Chef Level
  • Previous catering and support services experience
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively with customers, clients and staff at all levels
  • Good standard of literacy and numeracy
  • Good time management and organisational skills
  • Ability to work well under pressure
  • Ability to achieve and set standards and operate to performance criteria, with particular regard to hygiene
  • Positive approach to learning in role and identifying own training needs as appropriate
  • Self-motivated
  • Sense of own initiative
  • Ability to work effectively as part of a team 
  • Flexible approach to role

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.

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

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