Head Chef
Job Introduction
Essential
Proven experience in managing and leading a kitchen team
Catering qualifications at 706 1/2 or equivalent as a minimum
Industry acumen and knowledge of external catering developments & innovations
Strong financial understanding and demonstrate budgeting management
Experience in adhering to and driving company initiatives
Personal innovation and passion
Demonstrate customer focus and service skills
Strong communication and negotiation skills
Experience of working in a standards/compliance environment
IT literate
Ensure catering services delivered to required company standards
Take responsibility for food production to include craft team management/ordering commodities/assisting with stock takes/updating stats and completion of recipe on line planning. Responsibility for menu cycle and dish development.
Role Responsibility
- Meet the demands of customers by providing the right catering services within the agreed SLA and contract agreement
- Assist the teams under your control to manage the quality and hygiene of the food cycle from preparation through to delivery.
- Actively enforce relevant statutory, company and site OH&S compliance through out the unit
- Motivate and lead the team to perform their roles to a high standard and in alignment with Sodexo policies and procedures
- Actively seek and identify opportunities for business growth within the contract and external market
- Manage menu development, including providing tasting sessions if required to the client catering committee.
The Ideal Candidate
- Proven experience in managing and leading a kitchen team
- Industry acumen and knowledge catering developments & innovations
- Understanding of budgeting
- Experienced in adhering to and driving company initiatives
- Personal innovation and passion
- Demonstrative customer focus and service skills
- Strong communication and negotiation skills
- Experience working in a standards /compliance environment
- IT literate
Package Description
Position is of Head Chef/Kitchen Manager
Working 40 hours per week to include weekends
Salary £10-£11 per hour depending upon experience
Free car parking
Free use of on-site gym
About the Company
Sodexo and our clients are committed safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young persons and vulnerable adults. Certain roles require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS and/or Disclosure Scotland.
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, Sodexo provides everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business,.
