Chef

Sodexo; Crawley; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Sodexo Live! at Emirates Lounge Gatwick Airport is seeking an experienced chef to lead kitchen operations and guest service. You will help shape the lounge experience with high-quality food, training for staff, and close coordination with Emirates and Sodexo teams.

Be part of a diverse team dedicated to excellence, safety, and hospitality at one of the world’s most iconic travel hubs. This role is on-site at Gatwick and offers opportunities to grow within a global food service company.

Qualifications

• Chef experience.
• Highly motivated.
• Able to work on own initiative within a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure customers receive the highest quality service by continually improving the lounge product and relaying feedback to Emirates staff.
• Oversee presentation of all food and beverage to meet quality and display specifications.
• Maintain stock levels and health and safety standards following HACCP guidelines.
• Provide training to service staff on food presentation and display.
• Ensure personal and food hygiene, along with housekeeping standards in lounge areas and kitchen.
• Coordinate with supervisors and Emirates/Sodexo teams on issues affecting operations.

Skills

Chef experience

Highly motivated

Own initiative

Job description

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• Many employee benefits, rewards and recognition.
• Must be able to provide 5-year checkable work history for airport clearance

Job Introduction

About the Role

Chef atEmirates Lounge Gatwick Airport

We’re experience makers.

And relationship builders.

Most people only dream of being at the most exclusive places or out-of-this world events. At Sodexo Live! you don’t dream it, you live it every day. Here you’ll grow your skills at the most celebrated events and venues alongside a team of hospitality professionals that work, celebrate, and make memories together. Because we’re more than just waiters.

Be part of something greater.

We value diversity, equality, and inclusion.

Come on in – the door’s open! As a global company, our market is the world – therefore it’s only right that our teams reflect all the incredible diversity it has to offer.

Main Responsibilities

• Ensure that all customers are afforded a highest quality of service through continuous improvement to product and services. Constantly seek customer feedback and opportunities to develop the lounge product and communicate such in a concise manner to Emirates personnel.
• Responsible for the presentation of all food and beverage, ensuring quality, quantity are consistently monitored, maintained and display is as per set specification.
• Where possible follow food ratio guidelines set out by Emirates are followed.
• Ensure buffet and stock levels of all food and beverage items are properly maintained and replenished regularly as required and in accordance with food and safety standards. Control and monitor hygiene standards as per HACCAP.
• Provide training and guidance to service staff on the presentation and display of food.
• Ensure personal and food hygiene, as well as housekeeping standards in the lounge food services areas and kitchen are adhered to, as per company policy.
• Ensure all food orders are completed daily to ensure sufficient supplies of food stocks and at all times.
• Ensure that at the end of each service the kitchen is cleaned down and ready for the following shift.
• Ensure that back of house is kept clean and tidy at all times, including fridge and freezers and other store areas.
• Ensure that all products stored or displayed are date coded, stock rotated and labelled correctly using the shelf life rule.
• Ensure that sufficient preparation is completed for the following shift.
• Interact with Lounge customers to gain feedback on service and product. Communicate finding to Lounge Supervisor / Lounge Manager / Emirates staff in a timely manner. Liaise with Sodexo and Emirates Lounge team for any irregularities and other important information that impact the lounge operations. Communicate product, service and customer issues to Sodexo and Emirates staff, so that corrective action can be taken in a timely manner.
• Adhere to standard recipes and food specifications and knowledge book
• Planning/forecasting the food consumption for the whole week and manage the stock with the other chefs and store person as well as all the supervisors
• Come up with responsibilities and duties for all kitchen staff and what do they need training on, which tasks needs to be shared among the team
• Weekly Team meeting with kitchen staff and supervisors to ensure continuous progress is being made
• Prepare the food preparation list for daily operation for the chef and KA
• Communicate with all the supervisors about everything related to the kitchen in terms of monitoring cooking process/times, cleanliness and paperwork
• To create a Hand over sheet/ book to help all the chefs and kitchen assistant with communicating with each other as well as the supervisors and also monitor with the help of the supervisors that it is being followed
• Help train the other chef and store person with ordering and recording what they are cooking or what is missing
• Train other kitchen staff on correct labelling and date coding all food items in line with allergens
• Train kitchen staff on correct use of food temperature probe and recording the temperatures and also in regards to probe calibration
• Show and train staff about how to clean their sections/fridges/equipment
• Train all chef/KA on how to check and prepare salads as per ratio and managing wastage
• Train and guide staff with cooking times (how long does it take to cook a specific dish) and multi-tasking
• Train staff on correct way to record temperature (food, dishwasher) and checking /monitoring food temperature
• Draw up new cleaning schedules for the chefs and KA
• Ensure standard of cleanliness, sanitation and also all safety aspects are maintained throughout the kitchen area at all times

The Ideal Candidate

• Chef experience
• Highly motivated
• Able to work on own initiative within a team environment

About The Company

Sodexo Live!

We’re Experience Makers.
And go-getters, fanatic foodies, and community pillars.

AtSodexo Live!build a career where ‘everyday’ is anything but normal. Our experiences are unique, and so are our people. Bring personality, your background, and your desire for delighting others. In return we’ll give you all you need to thrive.
We Belong to a team that feels like family,ACT with purpose and be inclusive, Thrive in our career, while able toBe Live in the moment creating exceptional memories.
After giving it all, you’ll return home knowing that you’ve played your part in creating a truly unforgettable moment.
Because at Sodexo Live!we’re so much more.

Be part of something greater

Why choose Sodexo Live! –

At Sodexo Live! we believe in making every moment count, for the guests we serve and for our team members. We take pride in crafting exceptional events at the most prestigious venues on the planet, making every event a positive story worth telling. Whether at high-profile sports venues, cultural destinations, corporate events or once-in-a-lifetime social functions, you won’t just craft the moment… you’ll be immersed in the action. As part of the Sodexo Live! team, you belong to something greater. You bring people together and make a real impact in local communities through the power of shared experiences. You have the opportunity to gain the skills to thrive for a long-term career with a team that is inclusive and always ready to embrace the moment.

Sodexo Live! is part of Sodexo which provides catering, facilities management, employee benefits and personal home services to 100 million consumers daily in 56 countries. At Sodexo we believe in the difference a day makes. That’s why we are proud to focus on people’s essential needs: we see them as key to improve the quality of life. We know that by focusing on the tangible, the real, the concrete improvements, day after day, for millions of people, we have a big impact not only on individuals but also on society and the planet. We believe it all starts with the everyday.