Chef Manager
Job Introduction
Sodexo have a fantastic job opportunity for a Chef Manager on a high profile client site in Tralee County Kerry, are you a foodie that loves to drive current food trends and innovation? We are looking for an innovative individual with previous experience in a Catering Manager role within a hotel or restaurant environment.
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, performance, qualitative and financial targets.
Role Responsibility
- 'Walk the floor' during service periods to ensure that excellent levels of service are being delivered to the customers.
- Ensure that all goods are quickly and correctly stored away on rotation system following the rule 'first in, first out' and comply with health and safety regulations
- Prepare and implement varied costed menu's to meet the service offer specification and cater for special functions
- Ensure the prompt provision and efficient service of all meals and catering requirements at the specified time to the standards laid down in the KPI's.
- Initiate a process of continuous improvement by undertaking company promotions and extraordinary merchandising initiatives to ensure the profitable growth of the contract.
- Attend to and take all necessary action, statutory or otherwise, in the event of incidents or accident, fire, theft, loss, damage, unfit food, or other irregularities and take such action as may be appropriate.
- To manage the quality and hygiene of the food cycle from preparation through to delivery
- Maintain excellent client relationships and communicate with the day to day client at every opportunity - holding at least a weekly review meeting
- Actively seek and identify opportunities for business growth both within the contract and the external market.
- Maximise profitable sales by the introduction and maintenance of food service brands to the standard required by the Company.
The Ideal Candidate
- Qualified Chef with full current Food safety Qualification with an appropriate level of experience
- Proven experience in a Catering Manager or Head Chef role from a hotel or restaurant background.
- Evidence of being an effective and experienced People manager.
- Experience in managing a P&L.
- Familiar with all current H&S requirements for role.
- Self-motivated and innovative ways of working
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
