Head Chef

Job Introduction

Are you a Head Chef passionate about delivering a high level of service?

Are you looking for a role where you can truly demonstrate your flair and innovation in food service?

We are currently recruiting a Head Chef to join our client site in Smethwick.

Role Responsibility

As Head Chef, your responsibilities will include (not limited to):

• To organise and assist in the preparation and presentation of all meals service (participating as necessary) at the required time, being provided to the standard laid down in the Service Level Agreement and to the Client's, Customer's and Sodexo’s satisfaction.
• To implement a food offer innovation & growth which is in tune with requirements for new trends whilst keeping the main meal service alive, to drive out additional revenue in all areas of the food offer provision.
• Carry out customer survey’s and profiling to ensure that our food offer remains applicable to the customer base, and where not, offer ideas for menu enhancement, development and change where necessary.
• To ensure that all food is prepared with due care and attention, particularly concerning customers’ special dietary requirements: for example, nut, dairy, improved choice for ethnic minority customers or wheat allergies.
• To organise any special functions as required, some of which may occur outside of normal working hours.
• To establish and maintain satisfactory relationships with individuals at all levels within the Company and the Client organisation.
• To control and monitor the financial performance and ensure that all financial targets are achieved in terms of margins and wastage control.
• To maintain the standards and integrity of the food offer and Service Level Agreement at all times. To carry out a daily food audit and perform activities detailed in the service offer manual under Key Performance Indicators to the frequency and level required.

The Ideal Candidate

Essential

• CIEH Level 3 Food Safety qualification
• IOSH Managing Safety qualification
• Experience of developing an innovative food offer to meet client and customer needs
• Good standard of literacy and numeracy
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively with customers, clients and staff at all levels
• Good time management and organisational skills
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Ability to achieve and set standards and operate to performance criteria, with particular regard to hygiene
• Positive approach to learning in role and identifying own training needs as appropriate
• Self-motivated
• Sense of own initiative
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team 
• Flexible approach to role

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