Job Introduction
* Full time
* 40 hours per week
* £35,000 per annum
* Opportunities for professional development
* Plus our Sodexo employee benefits package
* 28 Days Holiday increasing to 33 days with service (Including bank Holidays)
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Senior Sous Chef
Slough - Full time
Friendly customers. Vibrant communities. Exciting careers.
At Sodexo, we’re passionate about our people. We know that our teams are the key to delivering exceptional service and creating meaningful experiences for our clients, customers, and employees.
We are currently seeking a dedicated and dynamic Senior Sous Chef to join our team and play a key role in driving excellence and innovation in Slough .
As a Senior Sous Chef you'll:
* Motivate and lead catering employees to perform their roles to a high standard and in alignment to Sodexo policies and procedures
* Manage the quality and hygiene of the food cycle from preparation through to delivery
* Ensure financial documentation and accountancy of the unit (and those from suppliers) is accurate and within agreed budgeted levels
* Maintain levels of stock to the agreed establishment targets.
* Ensure that all equipment used, is in safe working order, checked regularly and serviced. Report any faults to management/client, ensure they are rectified and ensure equipment is not used until safe.
What we're looking for:
* Proven experience in managing and leading a kitchen
* A proactive and solution-focused mindset.
* An ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
* Industry acumen and knowledge of external catering developments & innovations
* City & Guilds 7061 & 7062 qualification or similar
* Strong financial understanding and demonstrable budgeting management
* IT literacy
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 high street retailers (also open to friends and family)
* 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 to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.
Ready to be part of something greater?
Friendly customers. Vibrant communities. Exciting careers.
Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications