Overview
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* Monday - Thursday 06:30 - 14:30, Friday 07:00 - 12:30
* Up to £30.000 per annum DOE
* Free parking
* Meals whilst on shift
* Opportunities for professional development
* Plus our Sodexo employee benefits package
Location: Erith, DA8 2AD - Full time
Responsibilities
* Lead and manage kitchen operations, ensuring food is prepared and presented to the highest standards
* Design and deliver menus that cater to a variety of dietary requirements and client expectations
* Oversee catering and cleaning teams, ensuring effective performance, engagement, and training
* Maintain compliance with health, safety, hygiene, and food safety standards at all times
* Control budgets, manage stock, and monitor costs to ensure profitability
* Plan and deliver special functions and events, occasionally outside standard working hours
* Build positive relationships with clients, acting as the on-site Sodexo representative for catering services
* Drive continuous improvement in food quality, service delivery, and team development
What We're Looking For (Qualifications)
* Previous experience as a Head Chef or Senior Chef in a similar contract or large-scale catering environment
* City & Guilds 706 1&2 or equivalent culinary qualification desirable
* Strong leadership skills with experience managing and developing teams
* Excellent culinary knowledge with a focus on quality, nutrition, and customer satisfaction
* Strong financial awareness, with the ability to manage budgets, stock, and costs effectively
* Excellent communication and organisational skills
* Knowledge of health, safety, and food hygiene regulations
* Self-motivated, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Why Sodexo?
Sodexo offers a range of perks, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families.
Benefits
* Unlimited access to an online platform offering wellbeing support
* An extensive Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or life’s larger problems, including legal and financial advice, support with work or personal issues impacting your wellbeing
* Access to a 24hr virtual GP Service
* Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 across popular high street retailers (also open to friends and family)
* Save for your future by becoming a member of the Pension Plan
* Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools
* Bike to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit
* Sodexo UK and Ireland’s enhanced benefits and leave policies
A Little More About Sodexo
At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services. We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with diverse experiences, backgrounds and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, SoTogether, Generations and Origins. We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer and run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.
Ready to be part of something greater?
Legal and Additional
Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications
Attached documents
* HR-5933_Benefits UK Brochure V9.pdf
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