Job Description:
Job information Hospitality Sous Chef from the Company Sodexo, this latest Hospitality Sous Chef job vacancy is located in the city London SE located in the country United Kingdom.
Job Responsibility:
As a Hospitality Sous Chef at Sodexo in London Waterloo, you're also a team player and food waste saver. Your passion for food and organizational excellence will lead an entire food and beverage production. This is a chance to make a positive impact, all while getting an opportunity to advance your career with a global leader in services! Join Sodexo and be part of something greater.
We are currently looking to recruit an excellent and experienced hands-on Hospitality Sous Chef to join a key client of ours in their global corporate headquarters. This is an exciting opportunity within the hospitality kitchen. As a Sous Chef you will join our dedicated catering team, who produce outstanding food using the finest and freshest ingredients in this highly innovative corporate environment. The food offer can range from canapes, working lunches, buffets, and bowl food events.
The Ideal candidate will have proven experience in a similar environment, be customer facing, and have a passion for innovation, who is skilled in fresh food delivery and passionate about food.
The role includes:
* 2 x busy business centre (80/150)
* Floor deliveries (sandwiches/ cold buffets) 200
* Canapes events 50/350
* Bowl food & Seasonal events
Main Responsibilities
What you'll do:
* Deliver required executive buffets, business centre dining, canapes & events to a high standard.
* Deliver innovative and creative menus, keeping a focus on ingredient seasonality and food trends.
* Train and develop skills of junior staff and encourage teamwork and cooperation of the brigade.
* To lead a high performing team of chefs within a busy brigade, ensuring that all areas of the operation are working effectively across a five-day operation.
* Provide strategy and innovation in line with commercial food and menu planning that improve the Company's reputation for food quality and enhances client and customer experience.
* Responsible for driving compliance of Health, Safety, Food Hygiene and COSHH regulations.
* Drive sales through centrally driven menu plans and promotions and ensure compliance through preferred suppliers
* Provide high quality service to customers and client in line with a food service offer that is applicable to sector and client.
* Provide Costings for new menus and promotions.
* Provide seasonal changing menus & product tastings as and when required.
The Ideal Candidate
What you bring:
* Proven experience in managing and leading a kitchen team within a hotel environment.
* Industry acumen and knowledge of external catering developments & innovation
* Strong front of house presence with ability to engage with senior clients.
* Strong financial understanding and demonstrable budgeting management
* Experienced in adhering to and driving company initiative.
* Personal innovation and passion
* Demonstrative customer focus and service skills
* Strong communication, and negotiation skills
* Experience working in a standards /compliance environment.
* City & Guilds 706/1, 2 or NVQ Level 3 or similar qualification
* Food Hygiene Certificate Level 3
* IT literate
What we offer:
We offer a salary of between £40,000pa to £41,000pa + a range of excellent benefits.
We offer:
* Free First Class GYM onsite
* Flexible and dynamic work environment
* Competitive compensation
* Access to ongoing training and development programs
* Countless opportunities to grow within the company.
* Full training
We also offer Sodexo Discounts site promoting discounted mobile phone tariffs, savings across restaurant chains and days out, where you and your family can save money on everything from your weekly food shop to the latest cinema blockbuster and much more!
Ready to be part of something greater? Apply today!
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