Sous Chef

Job Introduction

• Full time
• 7 Month Fixed Term Contract
• 40 hours per week
• Monday to Friday
• 07:00am - 3:30pm
• £13.00 per hour
• Opportunities for career development
• Plus our Sodexo employee benefits package 
• 28 Days Holiday increasing to 33 days with service (Including bank Holidays)
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Sous Chef

Wokingham - Full time - 7 Month Fixed Term Contract

A recipe for success; Serve incredible food, enjoy incredible perks.

At Sodexo, you'll belong in a team and thrive in service. We know that our talented chefs are the key to delivering exceptional service and tasteful experiences for our clients, customers, and employees.

Build a name with big-brand businesses and corporate clients, delivering high-quality nutritious meals for boardroom lunches, executive events, and daily workplace dining. This role calls for a chef who can blend maintaining excellent standards, while working efficiently in a fast-paced, trend-setting, client-focused environment. 

What you'll do: 

Assist the Head Chef:

Work closely with the head chef to manage daily kitchen operations, including menu planning, food preparation, and inventory management. 

Supervising and Training:

Supervise kitchen staff, ensuring smooth workflow and high-quality food production. Also train junior chefs 

Ensuring Quality and Hygiene:

Responsible for maintaining food quality, consistency, and adherence to hygiene standards. 

Inventory Management:

Monitor inventory, manage supplies, and ensure proper storage of ingredients to prevent waste and maintain cost efficiency. 

Menu Development:

Contribute to menu development, offering creative input and ensuring a diverse and appealing selection. 

Kitchen Operations:

Oversee various aspects of kitchen operations, such as food preparation, cooking, and presentation, ensuring all dishes meet the established standards. 

Deputising in Head Chef's Absence:

Step in to manage the kitchen in the head chef's absence, ensuring operations continue smoothly.

What you'll bring: 

Culinary Expertise:

A strong culinary background, with expertise in various cooking techniques, menu development, and food preparation. 

Leadership and Management:

Strong leadership and management skills to effectively supervise and motivate kitchen staff. 

Problem-Solving:

Ability to handle challenging situations in the kitchen, such as equipment malfunctions or unexpected staff shortages. 

Communication and Interpersonal Skills:

Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential for effective teamwork and communication with other staff members. 

Food Safety and Hygiene:

Thorough understanding of food safety regulations and hygiene standards. 

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 big-brand retailers
• 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? 

Feed our customers and we’ll fuel your career.

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