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Culinary Director

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

Job Introduction

§  Improve consistency in food service levels across Irish business portfolio

§  Manage and develop training and development initiatives to our unit-based chefs

§  Mobilisation of new business with in location or where required

§  Improve FS/HS standards across the region in line with Safe guard, local authorities and client specific legislation

§  Manage monthly regional culinary forum are delivered consistently, focus on food quality, our brands & FS/HS standards

§  Support Local sales team with new business or retention across the region

§  Improve on sales targets, labour efficiencies and customer satisfaction

 

 

Role Responsibility

 

  • Responsible for culinary excellence with in your region, ensuring units deliver both qualitative and quantitative results, to be achieved by fostering long term profitable relationships by delivering operational excellence.
  • Provide direction and expertise to the operating area by promoting Sodexo strategies and best business practices in order to uphold the Company mission and values.
  • Motivate and lead a high performing culinary team to achieve their objectives and the Sodexo strategy.
  • To provide excellent customer service, perform the preparation, presentation and service of food and beverages to the client and Sodexo’s satisfaction. 
  • Support sales tender process for the region or when requested to support
  • Support or lead food mobilization or demobilization with in your region or where requested
  • Support and develop the food offer across Corporate service platform aligned with Global food platform
  • To co-ordinate monthly craft regional forums with full compliance and attendance. 
  • Attend all national craft forums mandatory unless permission has been given to step out from line manager
  • Menu offer development, testing and validating all new recipes working in line with service operations,
  • Train local talent to succeed, in personal development and career development
  • Support VIP functions within region where co-ordination or project management may be required
 

The Ideal Candidate

  • Strong level of literacy and numeracy
  • High level of culinary and retail experience
  • Highly effective communication and interpersonal skills
  • Clear and effective leadership style
  • Ability to analyse problems analytically, develop opportunities and implement innovate solutions/approaches
  • Excellent organisational skills and time management
  • Computer literate
  • Able to demonstrate personal self-development and development of team
  • Demonstration of team work, implementing initiatives and working on own judgement and decisions
  • Change management and performance management experience as with any operation, flexibility is a must.
  • Ability to adhere to all health and safety practices
  • Strong customer service skills
  • High levels of personal hygiene and appearance
  • Must have full UK and Ireland driving licence
  • Food safety L3 and IOSH
  • City and Guilds diploma or equivalent
  • Proven experience within Retail B&I industry
 

 

Package Description

  • Competitive Salary
  • Free GP service
  • Bike to work scheme
  • Life assurance
  • Company pension scheme
  • Eye care vouchers
  • Employee assistance program with counselling and life advice supports
  • Family leave options
  • Shopping vouchers
  • Training, development, and progression opportunities

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs around 30,000 people, and partners with clients in many sectors across business and industry; schools and universities; sports and leisure; energy and resources; government and agencies; healthcare; justice and defence.

Sodexo’s connected; people-centric approach brings together a diverse range of expertise. The breadth of services it offers ranges from food and hospitality; cleaning; reception; concierge (Circles); security; property management and technical services through to data driven workplace strategy and design (Wx); employee engagement and recognition services (Sodexo Engage) and personal home services through Prestige Nursing + Care and the Good Care Group.  

Vital Spaces is Sodexo’s value proposition that puts people at the heart of everything we do, bringing together services and solutions and focusing on the productivity and wellbeing of people wherever they are.

Sodexo is committed to being an inclusive employer; we welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities.

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

Salary €80000 - €85000
Frequency Annual
Job Reference SDX/TP/RF7659/CSROI
Contract Type Permanent – Full Time
Closing Date 30 April, 2022
Job Category Facilities Management
Business Unit ROI Corporate Services
Location Dublin Office / Home Working / Travel to Sites , Republic of Ireland
Posted on 30 March, 2022

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