Head Chef
Location: Cambridge
Salary: £45,000 & a range of excellent employee benefits
Onsite – Monday-Friday
Sodexo has a great opportunity for an experienced Head Chef to join our established team working with our prestigious clients based in Cambridge.
Joining our team at their large site, you will manage the catering operation on behalf of Sodexo for the client and customers, working as part of a team to ensure high standards of cleaning service, customer satisfaction and contract retention, complying with Sodexo procedures, Health & safety and all legislative requirements.
The Head Chef will organise and lead the preparation & presentation of all meals service at the required times and to the required high standard, ensuring that all food is prepared with due care and attention, particularly in regard to customers’ special dietary requirements as well as managing menu planning, rotas, orders and receiving, checking and storing deliveries as requested to complete the menu purchase planner and recipe cards for all main meals.
You will be responsible for all aspects of Health & Safety and the Environment on work activities to ensure actions comply in accordance with statutory and contractual requirements. Completion to the standards of; Risk Assessments, COSHH Assessments, Vehicle Audit/Inspection and other H&S compliance and safety expected activities, complying with the Company's Quality Assurance and Health & Safety Procedures at all times and ensure that all work is undertaken in accordance with the industry’s best practices.
About You
Experience and knowledge requirement for this role:
• Previous catering management experience, ideally in a car manufacturing/production establishment
• Excellent interpersonal skills; able to communicate effectively with customers, clients & staff at all levels
• Ability to achieve & set standards and operate to performance criteria, with particular regard to hygiene
• strong organisational & planning skills with the ability to prioritise and manage their time effectively
• Must be able to work effectively as part of a team without close supervision
• Experience of customer service and in particular customer relationship management
• Self-motivated with a sense of own initiative Ability to develop increasing individual effectiveness through leadership, motivation, communication, coaching and training
• Good standard of financial acumen with experience of delivering financial targets
• IT & systems literate, use of IT systems to provide/monitor data within the Quality Assurance and other management reporting systems
• Pro-active attitude and flexible in relation to duties and working hours
• Ability to work well under pressure
Qualifications required:
• City & Guilds or NVQ equivalent
• Food Safety Qualification
• NEBOSH HSE Certificate
What we offer
Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater. You’ll belong in a company and team that values you for you.
In addition, we offer:
• Flexible and dynamic work environment
• Competitive compensation
• Wide range of employee benefits including Life Assurance
• Access to ongoing training and development programs
• Countless opportunities to grow within the company
This position will require the successful candidate to undergo a standard DBS check. Therefore, eligibility is a must.
About Sodexo
At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all.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 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, So Together, Generations and Origins.
We are 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.
Ready to be part of something greater?
Apply today!
