Senior Sous Chef

Job Introduction

• Full time
• 40 hours per week
• Monday to Friday
• Up to £38750 per annum plus our Sodexo employee benefits package
• Opportunities for professional development

Senior Sous Chef 

Epsom, KT18 5UX - Full time

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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 looking for a passionate and skilled Senior Sous Chef to play a key role in delivering a premium culinary experience at our flagship corporate client site in Epsom.

This is a hands-on role for a chef who lives and breathes food, someone who combines creativity with precision to produce dishes of exceptional quality and consistency. Working closely with the Food Development Lead, you will help shape a world-class kitchen culture built on innovation, excellence, and pride.

As a Senior Sous Chef you'll: 

• Support the Food Development Lead in creating and delivering exceptional, high-quality food.
• Ensure all food preparation and service meet company and client standards for taste, presentation, and safety.
• Maintain strict adherence to HACCP, hygiene, and health & safety regulations.
• Monitor stock levels and support cost control through accurate reporting and ordering.
• Collaborate with colleagues to uphold a culture of professionalism, teamwork, and excellence.
• Conduct regular equipment and safety checks, reporting issues promptly.
• Represent Sodexo in a professional and client-focused manner at all times.

What we're looking for:

• Experienced culinary professional with a passion for food innovation and excellence.
• Strong technical skills and attention to detail across all aspects of preparation and presentation.
• Sound understanding of food safety, hygiene, and compliance standards.
• Ability to work effectively within a fast-paced, high-standard kitchen environment.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Relevant craft qualifications and health & safety training.
• A positive, proactive attitude and a commitment to continuous improvement.

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? 

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