Chef Manager

Job Introduction

We currently have an opportunity for a Chef Manager to join our team. This is a great opportunity for a customer focused individual to join a world leading food and facilities management company, which can offer unrivalled opportunities for career progression. The successful candidate will be working within a small team in a friendly relaxed atmosphere, delivering a top-class service.

 You will be provided with full Sodexo training, support and all the tools to help you do your best in this role.

We will hold interviews for the shortlisted candidates on 29th May 2019 in Crewe.

Role Responsibility

• Work in the kitchen assisting in the daily preparation of food, being innovative and creating sustainable food concepts, promotions and healthy eating.
• Comply with all company and client policies and statutory regulations relating to Health and Safety, Safe Working Practices, Hygiene, Cleanliness, Fire and COSHH. This will include awareness of any specific hazards in the workplace and training of staff in these.
• Support Line manager in all training ensuring compliance with Health & Safety and Food Safety, and craft training to improve production skills within the unit with emphasis on healthy eating, presentation and promotions.
• Plan and cost menus, to meet the food service offer specified in the contract using Recipe Online and Chef's Work to ensure compliance with fixed food cost. Ordering and stock control procedures — ordering from Sodexo nominated suppliers.
• Ensure all costs and expenditure is within the budgeted levels agreed between the client and Sodexo. Control all costs such as labour, expenses, cash purchases and stock as agreed with your Line Manager.
• Ensure that the areas under your control are left clean and tidy at all times and ensure cleaning rotas are in place.
• Ensure high standards of personal performance, hygiene, appearance and cleanliness at all times.
• Ensure that the temperature of fridges, freezers and hot cupboards / serveries are monitored and recorded in line with company regulations and the Food Safety Act, ensure all areas comply with HACCP.
• Initiate a process of continuous improvement by undertaking company promotions and merchandising initiatives to ensure the profitable growth of the contract.

The Ideal Candidate

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 35,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process.

Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults within a regulated activity. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and/ or Disclosure Scotland.