Chef Manager

Job Introduction

We are currently recruiting a Chef Manager to join our clients prestigious site in Swindon.

As Chef Manager you will have full accountability for the catering operation on site, delivering to a high standard.  You will also have ownership of developing a team and monitoring financial performance.

Role Responsibility

• To organise and lead the preparation and presentation of all meals at the required times and to the required high standard.
• To ensure that all food is prepared with due care and attention, particularly in regard to customers’ special dietary requirements
• To organise any special function as required, some of which may occur outside of normal working hours
• To ensure that the Company and Statutory Regulations pertaining to the safe and hygienic operation of the kitchen and ancillary areas are adhered to by all members of staff and visitors in the absence of management.
• To manage menu planning, rotas, orders, and receiving, checking and storing deliveries as requested.
• To complete the menu purchase planner and recipe cards for all main meals.
• Constant site monitoring, ensuring the service is running efficiently, on budget and as per contract
• To be responsible for all aspects of Health and Safety and the Environment on work activities to ensure actions comply in accordance with statutory and contractual requirements. Completion to the standards of; Risk Assessments, COSHH Assessments, Vehicle Audit/Inspection and other H&S compliance and safety expected activities.
• To comply at all times with the Company's Quality Assurance and Health and Safety Procedures and to ensure that all work is undertaken in accordance with the Industry's best practices.
• To ensure that all areas in which work is undertaken are kept in a clean and tidy condition to ensure minimum disruption to the building occupants.
• Maintain unit level stocks, reporting on inventory as managed assets.
• Undertake any other duties that may be required for the effective operation of the catering services.
   

The Ideal Candidate

• Food safety Level 3 (or equivalent)
• Experience of working in a similar Chef/ Manager combined role
• Have a pro-active attitude
• Good organisational skills and able to work effectively without close supervision
• Experience of delivering financial targets
• IT & systems literate, use of IT systems to provide/monitor data within the Quality Assurance and other management reporting systems
• Excellent customer service skills and the ability to commuicate clearly
• Experience of working in contract catering would be desirable
   

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