Executive Head Chef

Job Introduction

If you’re a commercial focused Executive Head Chef and want to show your innovation and skills then this could be the role for you.

Based at a high profile financial head office in Dublin Ireland this role will see you take accountability for the delivery of high quality of food across the site, actively contribute towards the development

of new food offers and ensure that the kitchen brigade develop their skills and knowledge.

Role Responsibility

• Plan and organise effectively the day to day service whilst looking strategically forward.  To co-ordinate, control, motivate and train the kitchen brigade to achieve the business objectives of the unit.
• Work with the Account Manager to ensure a strong, robust business offer exists across the catering unit.
• Maximise profitable sales by the introduction and maintenance of food offers across the site
• Monitor and maintain consistent methods of food preparation, production, presentation and service for all services and ensure they comply with Sodexo Food Safety standards, meeting the specifications within the contract.
• Ensure that Sodexo allergen policy is enforced and communicated within the catering team.
• Control costs such as labour, expenses, food in line with budget. Review rota’s regularly to ensure efficiency is in place across the catering operation.
• Conduct regular reviews of current operating costs, margins, controls and menu costs to ensure that Sodexo is achieving optimum profit.
• Comply with all company health and safety procedures, site rules and statutory regulations including Health and Safety, Food Hygiene, Safe working Practices, COSHH, Fire.
• Ensure that equipment used is in safe working order and that the necessary procedures are in place should this not be the case.
• To report and take positive action regarding customer comments or complaints, liaising with Catering Manager to ensure these are kept to a minimum and rectified in a short space of time.
• To take action for any incidents of unfit food, damage, theft, loss or fire, reporting to relevant personnel within organisation.

The Ideal Candidate

• Previous Head Chef of a medium to large catering site
• Experience in Sodexo policies, procedures and systems is desirable though not essential as full training will be given
• Demonstrate experience of managing teams of staff – communication, HR, values, ethos, and interpersonal skills
• Experience in managing difficult situations either team or client led
• Good organisational skills, and time management essential due to size of operation on site
• Flexible approach to role
• Self-motivated with the proven ability to work well under pressure
• The ability to set and achieve standards and operate to performance criteria (KPI’s)

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