Full Time40 hours per weekMonday - Friday£15.00 per hourSite Specific Benefits (Free meal on shift & parking)Opportunities for career developmentPlus our Sodexo employee benefits packageAssistant Chef Manager, Leek, ST13 5SPA recipe for success; Serve incredible food, enjoy incredible perks.At Sodexo, you'll belong in a team and thrive in service.We know that our talented chefs are the key to delivering exceptional service and tasteful experiences for our clients, customers, and employees.Build a name with big-brand businesses and corporate clients, delivering high-quality nutritious meals for boardroom lunches, executive events, and daily workplace dining. This role calls for a chef who can blend maintaining excellent standards, while working efficiently in a fast-paced, trend-setting, client-focused environment.What you'll do:Working as part of the kitchen team under the Chef Manager.Deputise for chef manager in their absenceMonitor portion control and minimise waste to support cost targets.Assist in menu planning and continuous improvement of food offer.Work collaboratively with the wider team to deliver a smooth and efficient service.Working in a busy corporate catering environment with varying demand.Maintaining food quality and consistency during peak service times.Supporting ordering and stock management to avoid shortages or waste.Ensuring full compliance with food safety and Sodexo standardsContribute to a positive and innovative kitchen cultureWhat you'll bring:Essential:Level 2 Food HygienePrevious experience as a Chef or Cook in a similar environment.Strong knowledge of food safety and hygiene standards.Ability to work independently and as part of a team.Good organisational and time management skills.Knowledge of stock ordering and cost control.Desirable:Experience in contract catering or corporate environments.Level 3 Food HygieneWhy Sodexo?:Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it's a chance to be part of something greater.Belong in a company and team that values you for you. Act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions.Thrive in your own way.We also offer a range of perks, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:Unlimited access to an online platform offering wellbeing supportAn 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 wellbeingAccess to a 24hr virtual GP ServiceSodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 across popular big-brand retailersSave for your future by becoming a member of the Pension PlanOpportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development toolsBike to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fitSodexo UK and Irelands enhanced benefits and leave policiesA 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 100million 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 are a forces friendly employer.We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of 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.We're committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.Ready to be part of something greater?Feed our customers and we'll fuel your career.Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications