Chef

Job Introduction

We currently have an opportunity for a Chef to join our 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.

The Ideal Candidate

Purpose of the role, to Assist and support Chef Manager and Sous Chef to:

1. Deliver the food strategy in order to achieve budgeted commercial returns.

2. Drive consistent standards and profit performance through effective selection of resource, inspiration and development of catering teams.

3. This role is all about driving quality and value that ensures great client experiences, by being obsessed about standards and hospitality, then leading and challenging team members to achieve the highest levels of service.

4. Your role also includes taking ownership of a specific kitchen section, ensuring that all food outputs are of a consistently high standard.

5. Ensure that company standards and statutory obligations are met.

Key Accountabilities:

1. Strategy: • Ensure that all aspects of kitchen activity are co-ordinated to create a professional, safe, hygienic and cost effective working environment.

• Deliver a smooth flow of work in the kitchen, controlling portion size and examining temperature, quality and appearance overall.

• Assist other chefs in their section when required.

• Establish and use clear lines of communication within the kitchen operations and with kitchen, front of house and hospitality staff.

• Report all faults or damage to equipment in accordance with company procedures.

• Maintain operations standards to the highest possible level in respect of service, hygiene, health and safety and ensure there is minimal wastage

2. Brand Delivery

• Monitor and role model brand standards to deliver consistently using appropriate training resources tools and audit measures

• Ensure that Food items are delivered in appropriate packaging and all items are checked and temperature at time of delivery is recorded

. • Ensure that Food items are handled, cooked and served to company specification in accordance with company procedure.

• Assist Chef Manager to Control and deliver consistent standards to ensure that the workload rate is sufficient to ensure the efficient running of the kitchen.

3. Product Knowledge

• Ensure all team members have tasted and been tested on their knowledge for each menu prior to launch date.

• Foster a culture of passion for food e knowledge by utilising and conducting tastings in order to maximise sales.

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. • Comply with the Food Safety and Health and Safety procedures as specified by internal audits and achieve a minimum of Green

 This list is not exhaustive and the company reserves the right to make reasonable changes to your role from time to time. 

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.