As a Chef Manager at Sodexo based within Nuffield Tunbridge Hospital, you’re also a team player and food waste saver. Your passion for food and organizational excellence will lead an entire food and beverage production. This is a chance to make a positive impact, all while getting an opportunity to advance your career with a global leader in services! Join Sodexo and be part of something greater. You belong in a team where you can act with purpose and thrive in your own way.
As Chef Manager your focus will be to manage a team to deliver a high-quality service to patients and staff 365 days a year. The site has a staff restaurant, patient feeding and Hospitality. You will ensure food is delivered in a clean safe environment managing all aspects of staffing and ensuring the smooth running of patient and staff feeding. As well as managing the catering there are additional soft services (window cleaning and ground maintenance) for which you will be responsible.
Main Responsibilities
What you’ll do:
Order all provisions in line with Sodexo ordering policy.
Ensure that all areas of the kitchen and food service areas are kept clean and well maintained.
To ensure completion of all the Sodexo SMS paperwork, temperatures, electrical checks, COSHH, HACCAP etc.
Pass all internal and external audits such as safeguard, EHO and Nuffield audits
Manage the team to achieve the desired results driving forward service excellence and delivering quality.
Train all members of the team
Ensure the weekly rotas are complete in the correct time frame and labour is managed within budget agreements.
Complete daily and monthly billing
Complete daily cashing up in accordance to Sodexo’s trading procedures
Close accounts at agreed times
Liaise with the hospital director and clients team
Manage grounds maintenance and window cleaning in accordance to spec and within the correct timeframe.
For a full list of responsibilities please view the attached job description
Ideal Candidate
What you bring:
Organised and by able to deliver on time
Track record of developing and leading a team
Good written and verbal communication
Proficient with Microsoft office suite
Previous management experience in delivering results
Experience in managing client relationships
What we offer
£29,000pa + excellent benefits
Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater. You’ll belong in a company and team that values you for you; you’ll act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions; and you’ll be able to thrive in your own way. In addition, we offer:
Free Uniform
Free meal on duty
Flexible and dynamic work environment
Competitive compensation
Access to ongoing training and development programs
Countless opportunities to grow within the company.
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!
Ready to be part of something greater? Apply today!