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Chef 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 looking for an opportunity that will enable you to utilise your skill set to the max? 
Are you an experienced Chef manager used to maximising customer satisfaction and helping maintain a good working relationship with the site clients and customers? If so this role is for you!
 

 

Role Responsibility

As a Chef manager your responsibilities will be:
    To manage the catering operation on behalf of Sodexo
    To work as part of a team ensuring high standards of cleaning service, customer satisfaction and contract retention. 
    To effectively manage and develop, undertake appropriate training and staff development.
    To initiate, cleaning policies, processes and procedures and ensure that all staff reporting to the function understand these, are trained in them and apply these procedures at all times.
    To control and monitor the financial performance of the unit and to maintain costs within pre-budgeted targets. To be responsible for ordering materials, managing invoices, effective stock control mechanisms and collection of income in accordance with agreed policy
    To establish and maintain satisfactory relationships with individuals at all levels within the business and the Client organisation
    To ensure all current legislative requirements are met and appropriate systems are in place.
    To ensure service standards and deliver as customer focussed service as per the KPI. To also be responsible for determining and delivering remedial action where the satisfaction level has not achieved target.
    To recruit appropriate staff as required and ensure that contracts offered and deployment of staff meets operational needs. The post holder also ensures that all staff receives an appropriate induction and is responsible for all elements of their training including coaching.
    To ensure that cleaning and hygiene standards are, written understood by team members and implemented at all times.
    To ensure that proper care is exercised in handling, operating, safeguarding and maintaining equipment and appliances under the control of the cleaning services and maintain inventory records. 
    To ensure all necessary steps are taken to ensure the security of accommodation, equipment, stock and monies within area of authority. 

The Ideal Candidate

    The candidate must be able to work effectively without close supervision and must possess good organisational skills.
    Good communication skills are a must
    Experience of delivering financial targets
    Experience of customer service and in particular customer relationship management 
    IT & systems literate
    Food safety Level 3
 

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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