Head Chef

Job Introduction

• • Full time
  • Monday - Friday 
  • £ 35k per annum
  • Monday - Friday 
  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Plus our Sodexo employee benefits package

HEAD CHEF 

Kent, DA8 2AD  - Full time

You bring your passion for food. We’ll bring our passion for developing our people

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 seek a dedicated and dynamic Head Chef to join our team and play a key role in driving excellence and innovation.

As a Head Chef,  you'll: 

• Lead and manage on-site operations to meet agreed standards, ensuring SLA compliance and client satisfaction.
• Maximise contract profitability through effective cost control, budgeting, and service development.
• Act as the main liaison between the client and Sodexo, building strong, long-term relationships.
• Ensure full compliance with statutory regulations, company policies, and health & safety protocols.
• Develop and motivate a high-performing team, promoting innovation and continuous improvement

What we're looking for:

• Previous experience of operational management in a similar environment and a contract of a similar size
• People management experience 
• Ability to interpret and utilise financial and commercial information
• Excellent communication skills 
• Achieve set standards and operate to performance criteria; for example, health and safety, hygiene 
• Manage multiple workloads and shifting priorities 
• Proven ability to work in a partnership and collaborative way with other service providers
• Positive approach to learning in role and identifying own training needs as appropriate 
• Self-motivated and able to work on own initiative within a team environment 706 1&2 or equivalent IOSH qualification
• Experience in delivering training

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? 

For a role that’s. Perfect mix of passion, perks and potential

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