Sous Chef DVLA Swansea

Job Introduction

About the Role

At Sodexo we are passionate about food and know when it is served with a smile it can brighten up the dullest of days. To deliver a great service, we have a passionate catering team behind us, and we are looking for a Sous Chef to join us!

This is an excellent environment for you to bring your ability to stay calm under pressure and enjoyment of a variety of tasks.

Few Things about You

You’ll bring your fantastic communication and organizational skills and you’ll be a role model when it comes to great customer service.

Ensuring all kitchen areas are kept glistening along with your flair for fine cuisine will keep things ticking along.

You'll be championing food hygiene and safety whilst helping us create special moments and magical experience for customers!

The following qualifications and skills are must have:

• Basic Food Hygiene and Health and Safety Certificates
• NVQ Level 3 Professional Chef Diploma (ore equivalent)

Role Responsibility

• Support the Head Chef to deliver the culinary and food safety elements, service briefings, food safety compliance and operational standards and event delivery
• To be highly organised in kitchen management on a day-to-day basis. The role is mainly kitchen based but may require a small amount of office-based work
• Demonstrate a knowledge of current food trends and have the ability to bring innovation into the food offers in the event business.
• To work with the Head Chef to manage the Kitchen Operation, including weekly stock taking and compliance.

The Ideal Candidate

The Ideal Candidate

• Demonstrable experience in a high-volume environment –
• A passionate interest in the catering industry – knowledge of current trends
• A competent communicator and ability to present to colleagues, peers and clients
• Evidence of being organised and possess excellent planning skills
• An intermediate level Food Hygiene qualification

Package Description

Sodexo are currently looking to recruit an experienced Sous Chef to work at the prestigious offices of the DVLA, Swansea.

This position will suit an experienced Sous Chef with a passion for food, who is skilled in food delivery and customer experience, is good at situational decision making and has a good eye for detail. You will thrive on a challenge and have strong interest in really making a difference. This is an amazing opportunity to join a world leading food and facilities management company, which can offer unrivalled opportunities for career progression. You would be part of a highly supportive team.

This is a Monday to Friday role working straight shifts.

When you join Sodexo you truly belong, you will have the opportunity to thrive with career and learning opportunities available across the organisation - we cant wait for you to join us! 

About the Company

Why chooses Sodexo?

You don’t just join Sodexo, you belong.   

What do we mean when we say belong?  

It’s simple. You create a company where everyone is respected and feels that their ideas count. You take care of the quality of life of your people. You make your workplace inclusive, encouraging people to bring their whole self to work every day. That’s our philosophy in a nutshell.   

A career at Sodexo won’t tie you down, it actively encourages your progress. The diverse range of roles we offer is truly infinite. Whatever your skills, experience or passion, you’ll be encouraged and supported to have a fulfilling career. 

We are committed to being an inclusive 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 Working Parents, Sodexo Disability, So together, generations and origins.  We have also launched Be Heard which is an employee network designed to bring black colleagues together (virtually) to bring about positive change.

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.

Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture. 

Our benefits:   
As part of our commitment to improving the quality of life, health and wellbeing for our employees we provide discounts and benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs. In addition to the essentials like 20 days holidays (plus bank holidays) and pension contribution, we can help you take advantage of being part of Sodexo with benefits such as;    

• Sodexo Discounts - discounts from over 1,200 top retailers with you earning WOW Points (cashback) as you shop   
• Talk – a free wellbeing support helpline for you and your family   
• Up to three paid days each year to volunteer
• Your Lucky Number Employee Lottery (this also supports the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation)
• Cycle to work    
• Life assurance