Weekend Chef

Job Introduction

We currently have an excellent opportunity for a Weekend Chef to join our busy team. This is a great opportunity for a customer focused individual to join a world leading food and facilities management company, which can offer unrivalled opportunities for career progression.

Role Responsibility

Main responsibilities:

• To manage all day to day aspects of preparation and presentation of the food service offer to the Company's standards
• Prepare food to the highest standard of quality at all times
• Manage food ordering to the required company standard.
• Follow recipes and instruction, as directed by line manager and in accordance to the required food offer
• To provide an efficient and friendly service to customers in all areas of the catering department
• To ensure that food is presented and served in a clean, hygienic environment
• Ensure all necessary documentation is completed to comply with company and industry standards
• To communicate well with customers and demonstrate a helpful attitude at all times
• To undertake cleaning and ensure all aspects of equipment and production area cleaning is completed: walls up to 6ft, floors, fixtures, fittings, pots, pans, cutlery, crockery, glassware etc., to the Company’s standard according to the cleaning rota or as directed
•    Meet the demands of customers by providing the correct catering services within the agreed SLA contract agreement
• Maintain levels of stock and carry out stock takes.
• Ensure that methods of preparation, production and presentation comply with Sodexo’s standards and procedures.
• Comply with all Company & Client policies, site rules and statutory regulations relating to Health & Safety, safe working practices, hygiene, cleanliness, fire and COSHH. This will include your awareness of any specific hazards in your work place.
• Ensure that all equipment used, is in safe working order and report any faults to line manager, ensuring the equipment is not used until safe.
• To fulfil any other reasonable requests

The Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate for this role will be:

• Experienced in working in a busy kitchen environment
• Passionate for producing fresh food to a high standard
• Customer focused
• A strong communicator
• Experienced at working with a team
• Complying to health, safety and hygiene standards

Package Description

Weekend Chef

Job Introduction

We currently have an opportunity for a Weekend Chef  to join our team. The role will be covering holidays and sickness. This is a great opportunity for a customer focused individual to join a world leading food and facilities management company, which can offer unrivalled opportunities for career progression.

Role Responsibility

• To assist as directed with all aspects of preparation and presentation to the Company's standards
• To provide an efficient and friendly service to customers in all areas of the catering department
• To ensure that food is presented and served in a clean, hygienic environment
• To assist at service times by serving the customer at the counter as directed, to the Company's standards
• To complete all necessary sales controls and documentation for each service
• To communicate well with customers and demonstrate a helpful attitude at all times
• To undertake all aspects in cleaning equipment to the Company’s standard according to the cleaning rota or as directed
• To ensure tables and accompaniments are kept as clean as is reasonably practicable and adequately stocked during service times and relay as required
• To load service counters as and when directed and to ensure sufficient supplies throughout the service period
• Fill and clean vending machines, record on Service cards
• Check deliveries and temperatures on delivery, also record food temperatures during service
• Operate till during service periods
• To fulfil any reasonable management request
• To attend/receive any job-related training as required

Additional Ad-hoc Duties:

• To assist at any special functions, some of which may occur outside working hours
• To report any customer complaints or compliments and take some remedial action if at all possible
• To report immediately any incidents of accident, fire, theft, loss, damage, unfit food, or other irregularities and take such action as may be appropriate or possible
• To attend meetings and training courses as may be necessary
• To provide cover in other areas during periods of holidays and sickness

The Ideal Candidate

Essential

• Good communications skills with a high level of speaking and reading English
• Previous food handling experience
• Ability to adhere to all health & safety practices
• Strong customer service skills
• High level performer with the ability to work in a fast paced environment
• High levels of personal hygiene and appearance
• Flexibility to work Bank Holidays

Desirable

•  Food Hygiene certificate

About the Company

Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young persons and vulnerable adults. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and/ or Disclosure Scotland (Scotland). In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 35,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.