Catering Lead

Job Introduction

As a Catering Lead Sodexo in Doncaster Royal Infirmary, You will lead team members. This role includes overseeing the preparation and serving of our vibrant menu and ensuring all working areas are kept clean and tidy. Your cheerful customer service puts a smile on our patients and visitors faces and makes an impact in their everyday lives. Join Sodexo and be part of something greater. You belong in a team where you can act with purpose and thrive in your own way.  

What you’ll do: 

• Lead and coordinate activities regarding dining service ensuring all target production and service times are achieved
• Ensure a safe working environment throughout for your staff, patients, visitors within the work area, adhering to company Health & Safety policies and procedures at all times.
• Ensure completion of all requested/contracted tasks and motivate your team to effectively ensure these are completed in a timely and thorough manner.
• Oversee all areas of the kitchen/catering area/or ward (liaising with your peers), to ensure areas are kept clean and hygienic.
• Oversee the ordering of stock and consumables, also keeping up to date accounts and support the higher management with end of month financing
• Ensure staff rotas are available within expected time frame for your team
• Motivate your team, ensuring they are all providing great 5 star customer service, understand Sodexo's core values and implementing them into their everyday work
• Be a champion of health and safety practices - spot a near miss?    Report it to keep your colleagues safe!
• Ensure regular safety walks are completed, to pick up any hazards.
• Frequent feedback sessions with your team, to ensure they are confident and happy in their roles.
• Follow any requests given in line with your job role from any member of the Management team.

What you bring: 

• Previous supervisory experience  

• Highly professional manner and an understanding that honesty and ethics are essential  

• Positive attitude and the ability to communicate with co-workers and other departments with professional and respect   

• Adaptability

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; you’ll act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions; and you’ll be able to thrive in your own way.

In addition, we also offer a range of resources, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:   

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering mental health and wellbeing support.
• Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or larger problems where you may need additional support, including legal and financial advice, support with work related issues or personal issues such as bereavement.
• Access to a free health and wellbeing app that provides rewards for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and includes access to a 24hr virtual GP and various other services.
• The Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 (also open to friends and family) and/or the prepayment cashback card.
• Money Insights and financial benefits via the Salary Finance Platform.
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Sodexo Retirement Plan
• A death in Service benefit for colleagues who pass away whilst employed by Sodexo
• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including apprenticeships and a variety of learning and development tools.
• Cycle to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit.
• Volunteering Opportunities to enable all colleagues to help support worthwhile causes in our communities.
• Flexible and dynamic work environment  
• Competitive compensation  
• Full training and full protective uniform supplied  

Ready to be part of something greater? Apply today!  

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications

Package Description

A great opportunity has arisen for the right person to join our team here at Doncaster Royal Infirmary as a Catering Lead!!  If you think this could be for you, then please keep on reading!

• 37.5 hours per week
• £14.00 per hour
• Free park and ride from Doncaster Racecourse shuttle bus every 20 mins with a 5 min ride to site
• Health and wellness support, Such as eyecare and 24hr GP 
• Cycle to work scheme available post probation (3 months)
• Company pension scheme by Legal and General
• Employee assistance program with counselling and life advice supports
• Family leave options
• Full protective uniform supplied
• Training, development, and progression opportunities
• Refer a friend scheme 
• Online Recognition Scheme and 100's of discounted online/High Street retailers (Reward Hub)

About the Company

About Sodexo 

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better everyday 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 a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Working Parents, Sodexo Disability, So together, generations and origins.  We have also launched Be Heard which is an employee network designed to bring black colleagues together (virtually) to bring about positive change.

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.

Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.