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Chef (Defence)

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

Job Introduction

We currently have an excellent opportunity for a Chef to join our busy team. This is a great opportunity for a customer focused individual to join a world leading food and facilities management company, which can offer unrivalled opportunities for career progression.

Role Responsibility

As a Chef you will be responsible for:

  • Preparation and cooking of food
  • Ensuring the kitchen areas are clean and tidy
  • Health and safety regulations, ensuring they are followed at all times
  • Delivering a world class customer experience to our customers and staff
  • Assisting in all areas of the kitchen for breakfast, lunch and hospitality
  • Assisting the Head Chef or Chef Manager with paperwork including stock ordering
  • Menu planning
  • Menu costings

The Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate for this role will have:

  • Excellent craft skills
  • Previous chef experience and good communication skills
  • Basic Food Hygiene certificate (advantageous but not essential)
  • Basic Health and Safety certificate (advantageous but not essential)
  • Good customer service skills

Package Description

Chef de Partie

-Opportunity to participate in the Pension Scheme
-Competitive Salary
-20 days holiday plus bank holidays
-Colleague Incentive Scheme (earn extra holiday days)
-Flexible working hours will be considered
-Company Sick Pay after 6 months continuous employment
-Discount Scheme
-Full uniform provided and laundry service
-5 out of 7 working week, typical working day 0600-2100 working an 8 hour shift
-Potential enhanced over time earnings for additional events
-Work, Life, Balance is important to Sodexo, there are no split shifts
-Full support for Career progression with great opportunities available
-Full training packages available; Food Safety, NVQ's, Health and Safety and other work related courses
-Working environment - fully maintained modern kitchens
-All our food outlets are maintained and operate to very high local authority approved standards
-Support and active encouragement with Culinary competition work
-Working in an environment where we are making a difference to the quality of life of soldiers and partnering with military chefs.

About the Company

Sodexo is 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 (Scotland).

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.

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