Chef Manager

Job Introduction

We are actively seeking a passionate Chef Manager in Londonderry who has a strong culinary background working with fresh produce, excellent leadership & management skills with a focus on high standards and attention to detail. The contract has been recently built offering modern facilities. Services offered to our consumers include breakfast, lunch Barista Coffee offer and hospitality when restrictions allow.

Role Responsibility

• Efficient management of the staff restaurant including the preparation of food
• Day to day management of catering service, ensuring the effective service delivery of the catering operation on behalf of Sodexo.
• Control and monitor the financial performance
• Managing the catering team to ensuring the highest standard of service delivery at all times.
• Ensure all food is prepared to a high standard as per service level agreement, Company policy and current legislation.
• Establish and maintain satisfactory relationships with individuals at all levels within the Company and the Client organisation.
• Implement and maintain the Statutory and Company standards of hygiene, health and safety and take any action as is necessary.

The Ideal Candidate

• Qualified Chef with full current Food safety Qualification  
• Effective and experienced People manager  
• Experience in managing a P&L.
• Familiar with all current H&S requirements for role.
• Self-motivated, passionate and genuine desire to work with and develop a small team
• Potential to progress into a management role

Package Description

Salary -  £25,000

We Offer:

• Meals
• Company pension scheme
• Bike to Work Scheme
• Access to On-line training portal
• Parking

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 36,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the energy, 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.

At Sodexo we are committed to a leading role in promoting equality opportunities and valuing diversity and inclusion. We seek to create a work environment based on mutual respect for all individuals, building a culture that appreciates and values the experiences and skills brought by each person to benefit our organisation and work hard to ensure that all people, whatever their race, colour, sex, gender identity  disability, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religion or belief, marital/partnership or family status, sexual orientation, age, social class, educational background, employment status, working pattern, are welcome to and included within our organisation. 

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 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.