Job Description
Healthy outcomes start with positive patient experiences.
* 37.5 Hours per week / 5 days in 7
* £15.50 per hour + Sodexo Benefits
* Free Parking on Site / Free Meal on Shift
* Location: Priory Hospital Llanarth
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As a Senior Chef at Sodexo in Priory Hospital Llanarth, you’ll take charge of planning, preparing, and delivering high-quality meals on a daily basis. You'll also support internal and external Sodexo catering events, ensuring everything meets the highest standards in line with client expectations and service level agreements. This is a role where your leadership, creativity, and passion for food truly make an impact.
What you’ll do:
* Plan and cost menus using Recipe Online and Chef’s Work, ensuring meals meet contract requirements while staying within fixed food costs
* Manage ordering and stock control, strictly using Sodexo-approved suppliers
* Contribute to daily food preparation and bring innovation to the kitchen with creative concepts, healthy eating options, and sustainable menu ideas
* Ensure full compliance with all health and safety, hygiene, fire safety, and COSHH regulations — and train your team accordingly
* Monitor and record fridge, freezer, and hot holding temperatures in line with company policy and HACCP guidelines
* Support occasional ad hoc or special functions, which may fall outside normal working hours
What you bring:
* A genuine passion for food and exceptional customer service
* 706/1 & 706/2 or equivalent culinary qualifications, plus RIPHH and IOSH certificates
* Sound knowledge of:
o Cook Chill Catering
o HACCP principles
o Level 2 Food Safety practices
* Strong communication skills, both written and spoken
* A professional, respectful attitude and a positive approach to teamwork
* High personal standards for hygiene, appearance, and conduct
What we offer:
* Mental health and wellbeing resources
* Employee Assistance Programme (including financial/legal advice & personal support)
* Free health & wellbeing app with 24/7 virtual GP access
* Discounts on high street brands for you and your family
* Salary finance tools and financial wellbeing resources
* Retirement savings plan and life insurance
* Full training and protective uniform provided.
* Opportunities to gain experience through learning and development.
* Cycle to Work scheme & volunteering opportunities.
* Flexible working and a dynamic team environment
* Competitive pay
Ready to be part of something greater? Apply now and bring your energy, purpose, and passion to Sodexo.
We are committed to being an inclusive 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, So Together, 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.
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