Head Chef

Sullom Voe Terminal, Mossbank, Shetland, ZE2 9TU

Hourly Rate: £19.13 per hour
Working Pattern: 3 weeks on / 3 weeks off
Hours: 73.5 hours per week during your working rotation

About the Role

Sodexo is looking for an experienced and motivated Head Chef to lead the catering operation at Sullom Voe Terminal in Shetland.

In this role, you will oversee the daily catering service, lead and develop the onsite team, and ensure that food quality, customer satisfaction, health and safety, and financial targets are consistently achieved.

You will play a key role in delivering a high-quality catering service while maintaining excellent food hygiene standards, controlling costs and promoting a positive safety culture across the site.

What You’ll Do:

• Oversee food preparation, cooking and service, ensuring high standards and compliance with agreed menus and client requirements.
• Manage food ordering, stock control, portioning and waste to meet budget targets.
• Ensure catering equipment is clean, safe and properly maintained.
• Lead, motivate and develop the onsite catering team, ensuring duties are allocated effectively and staff are appropriately trained.
• Promote teamwork, professionalism and excellent customer service.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety legislation, HACCP procedures, allergen management and food hygiene standards.
• Maintain accurate food safety records, including temperature checks and cleaning schedules.
• Promote a positive safety culture, report incidents and participate in Sodexo's health, safety and environmental initiatives.
• Deliver catering services in line with Sodexo's contractual obligations and client expectations.
• Manage resources efficiently, maintain financial targets and identify opportunities to improve service quality.
• Attend meetings and training as required and ensure company procedures are consistently followed.

What You’ll Bring:

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Proven experience in a catering management, Head Chef or Chef Manager role.
• Experience leading catering teams in a commercial, industrial, hospitality or remote-site environment.
• Strong knowledge of HACCP, food hygiene, allergen management and food safety legislation.
• Experience managing food costs, budgets, stock control and resource allocation.
• Excellent leadership, communication and customer service skills.
• The ability to maintain high standards while working in a busy, operational environment.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office and catering management systems.
• A proactive approach to health, safety, team development and continuous improvement.

Qualifications and Experience

Applicants should hold a recognised catering qualification, such as:

• City & Guilds 706/1 and 706/2.
• NVQ/SVQ Level 2 in Professional Cookery or Food Preparation.
• Five Scotvec Catering Modules, alongside relevant catering management experience.
• An equivalent recognised catering qualification.

An Intermediate Food Hygiene qualification, such as REHIS, CIEH or an equivalent certificate, is also required.

Why Join Sodexo?

Working with Sodexo is more than a job. It's an opportunity to be part of a team that makes a difference every day.

Belong to a company that values you for who you are.

Act with purpose and make a positive impact through your everyday work.

Thrive with opportunities to develop your skills and build your career.

Our Benefits

We offer a range of benefits designed to support you at work and beyond, including:

• Unlimited access to an online wellbeing support platform.
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme, offering support with personal matters, legal and financial advice, and challenges affecting your wellbeing.
• Access to a 24-hour virtual GP service.
• The Sodexo Discounts Scheme, providing savings with a wide range of well-known retailers.
• Access to a workplace pension plan to help you save for the future.
• Learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• A Bike to Work Scheme.
• Enhanced benefits and leave policies through Sodexo UK and Ireland.

Feed our customers and we'll fuel your career.

Sodexo reserves the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high number of applications.