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Head Chef

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Job Introduction

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Head Chef at Hammersmith Hospital. You will be responsible for the delivery of high quality customer focussed catering service across the site to meet the needs of the visitors and staff.

If you have proven experience of leading a team within a comparable service environment, have experience of managing to budget requirements within a catering service and have City & Guilds 706 Levels 1&2 or NVQ equivalent qualification this is a great opportunity for you.

Sodexo Healthcare is a leading provider of services to the NHS and private healthcare organisations in England. We provide quality of life services that improve patient and staff experience, raise standards and deliver financial benefits to our clients. We help to enhance the patient environment (including patient dining, cleaning/housekeeping, retail services), provide clinical support (equipment sterilisation) and manage technical estates teams (estates management, asset management, land maintenance and energy management).

Role Responsibility

  • Manage the kitchen team to achieve the desire results driving forward service excellence and delivering quality.
  • Order all provisions in line with Sodexo ordering policy, to the agreed stock holding level to meet the restaurant needs.
  • Co-ordinate the production of all meals for the restaurant.
  • Ensure that all areas of the kitchen and food service areas are kept clean and well maintained.
  • Responsible for compliance on food and H&S legislation, ensuring effective communications with the local EHO and taking all necessary actions within area of responsibility.
  • Responsible for visual audits and ensuring maintenance takes place of all equipment associated with all aspects of the Catering Services.
  • Ensure that all mandatory training for staff in Catering areas is adhered to and training plan is followed.
  • Support with recruitment, training, disciplinary, performance monitoring, grievances and absence/sickness.

 

The Ideal Candidate

  • City & Guilds 706 Levels 1&2 or NVQ equivalent qualification
  • Proven experience of leading a team within a comparable service environment
  • Proven experience of managing to budget requirements within a catering service
  • Ability to communicate effectively with patients, visitors, colleagues, clients
  • Ability to work independently, flexibly and professionally  – dealing with changeable situations
  • Experience of delivering relevant training, using company guidelines
  • Financial/budget awareness
  • Understanding of relevant Health and Safety, Employment and other legislative requirements
  • Strong attention to detail and adherence to standards
  • Proven IT skills, ability to demonstrate working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel and Outlook)
  • Ability to deal with challenging situations with a flexible approach to the role
  • IOSH qualification

Package Description

As part of our commitment to improving the quality of life for our employees, Sodexo offers a Flexible Benefits Scheme, allowing you to tailor a reward package to suit your needs but includes a technology scheme, private dental insurance, travel insurance, gym membership, Gourmet card, private medical insurance and the ability to purchase or sell annual leave. We also have a Sodexo Discount scheme, which offers employees and their friends and family the opportunity to benefit from over 1,200 discounts from top retailers both online and in-store.

40 hours per week, flexibility is a must due to the nature of the business.

 

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.

Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults within a regulated activity. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and/ or Disclosure Scotland.

Salary Negotiable depending on experience
Frequency Annual
Job Reference SDX/TP/RF1207/KS
Contract Type Permanent – Full Time
Closing Date 06 September, 2018
Job Category Chefs
Business Unit UK Healthcare
Location Hammersmith Hospital, London, England
Posted on 16 August, 2018

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