Chef Manager

Job Introduction

• Full time
• Monday - Friday with responsibility to cover weekends when required
• £32,000k - £35,000k per annum
• Free parking
• Opportunities for professional development
• Plus our Sodexo employee benefits package

Chef Manager 

Dalston, Carlisle - Full time

At Sodexo, we’re passionate about our people. We know that our teams are the key to delivering exceptional service and creating meaningful experiences for our clients, customers, and employees. 

We are currently seeking a dedicated and dynamic Chef Manager to join our team and play a key role in driving excellence and innovation.

As a CHEF MANAGER you'll: 

• Ensure prompt and efficient preparation and service of all meals and hospitality to agreed standards
• Lead the catering team, ensuring training, performance management and staff development
• Manage financial performance of catering services, including purchasing, stock control, GP, and labour costs
• Maintain statutory and company standards of hygiene, health and safety across the catering unit
• Support the Site Manager with site-wide compliance, facilities management, audits, and reporting
• Act as Deputy Site Manager, assuming responsibility in the Site Manager’s absence
• Develop and implement 4-week menu cycles, promotions, and initiatives in line with Sodexo standards
• Respond to customer feedback, enquiries and complaints with professionalism and solutions focus
• Build strong working relationships with client representatives, site teams, and suppliers
• Contribute to continuous improvement, innovation, and service development both within catering and across the wider site

What we're looking for:

• Achievement of financial targets for catering services.
• Compliance with all food safety, allergen, health & safety and statutory regulations
• Delivery of consistently high standards of service and client satisfaction
• Effective leadership and motivation of catering team and contribution to site-wide engagement
• Deputising effectively for Site Manager and ensuring continuity of site operations
• Protecting and enhancing the Sodexo brand and reputation

Why 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 support 
• An 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 wellbeing
• Access to a 24hr virtual GP Service
• Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 across popular high street retailers (also open to friends and family)
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Pension Plan
• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools
• Bike to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit
• Sodexo UK and Irelands enhanced benefits and leave policies

A 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? 

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