We are currently looking to recruit an excellent and experienced hands-on Head Chef to join a key client of ours in our corporate services segment. The focus will be to manage the catering services whilst delivering an exceptional Catering experience to our Stakeholders and clients.

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.

You will be passionate about food whilst wanting to use your innovation skills, making a real difference in people’s working day.

In this demanding yet hugely rewarding role you will ensure prompt and efficient production/ preparation and service of meals and demonstrate innovation in our food service offer.

You will be an experienced and talented chef with the ability to lead a team of kitchen staff effectively bringing out the best in them and encouraging creativity!

£35,000pa - £38,000pa + excellent benefits

Location: Reading, RG6

Permanent

Work Pattern – 40 hrs pw Monday to Friday with flexibility essential to meet business demands

We also offer Sodexo Discounts site promoting discounted mobile phone tariffs, savings across restaurant chains and days out, where you and your family can save money on everything from your weekly food shop to the latest cinema blockbuster and much more!

• Provide excellent customer service from the preparation, presentation and service of food and beverages to the client & Sodexo’s satisfaction, and to ensure standards are met.
• Ensure a Quality excellence in food delivery.
• Manage the kitchen team on site, providing first line support for staff & conversing as required with the catering lead and client.
• Manage & control the site service for the client to the agreed specification & to the agreed performance & qualitative targets.

For a full list of responsibilities please view the attached job description

Essential

• Minimum five years’ experience in a similar role
• Minimum level 3 NVQ or City & Guilds 706,1,2
• Food handler supervisor level three qualification
• Excellent communication and culinary skills
• Proven experience in managing & leading a catering team
• Proven track record in innovation of services … Health and Wellbeing being a key driver.
• Industry acumen & knowledge of external catering developments & innovations
• Strong financial understanding & demonstrable budgeting management
• Experienced in adhering to & driving company initiatives
• Experience in working in a standards / compliance environment
• Ability to adhere to all health & safety practices
• Team Player
• High levels of personal hygiene and appearance

Desirable

Knowledge of Company IT systems & procedures

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs around 30,000 people, and partners with clients in many sectors across business and industry; schools and universities; sports and leisure; energy and resources; government and agencies; healthcare; justice and defence.

Sodexo’s connected; people-centric approach brings together a diverse range of expertise. The breadth of services it offers ranges from food and hospitality; cleaning; reception; concierge (Circles); security; property management and technical services through to data driven workplace strategy and design (Wx); employee engagement and recognition services (Sodexo Engage) and personal home services through Prestige Nursing + Care and the Good Care Group.  

Vital Spaces is Sodexo’s value proposition that puts people at the heart of everything we do, bringing together services and solutions and focusing on the productivity and wellbeing of people wherever they are.

Sodexo is committed to being an inclusive employer; we welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities.

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