Chef Manager

Sodexo Ltd; Buxton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global service company in Buxton seeks a Chef Manager to oversee meal preparation and service, lead a catering team, and manage financial performance. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in high-volume settings and culinary qualifications. This role offers an opportunity to thrive in a client-focused environment with a commitment to food safety. Join us to develop your career with a renowned employer offering a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Free parking

Unlimited wellbeing support access

Employee Assistance Programme

Access to virtual GP Service

Sodexo Discounts Scheme

Pension Plan membership

Learning and development tools

Bike to Work Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in managing catering teams and services.
• Ability to prioritize tasks effectively.
• Experience in financial management and stock control.

Responsibilities

• Ensure efficient meal preparation and service.
• Lead training and development of the catering team.
• Manage catering financial performance and compliance.
• Develop menu cycles and respond to customer feedback.

Skills

Proven experience as a Chef Manager in a high volume setting

Strong organisational skills

Commitment to food safety and hygiene standards

Education

Professional cookery or culinary qualifications

Job description

• Full time
• 40 hours per week
• Monday - Friday
• £16.00 - £17.00 per hour
• Free parking
• Opportunities for career development
• Plus our Sodexo employee benefits package

Chef Manager

Buxton - Full time

A recipe for success; Serve incredible food, enjoy incredible perks.

At Sodexo, you'll belong in a team and thrive in service.We know that our talented chefs are the key to delivering exceptional service and tasteful experiences for our clients, customers, and employees.

Build a name with big-brand businesses and corporate clients, delivering high-quality nutritious meals for boardroom lunches, executive events, and daily workplace dining.This role calls for a chef who can blend maintaining excellent standards, while working efficiently in a fast-paced, trend-setting, client-focused environment.

What you'll do:

• Ensure prompt and efficient preparation and service of all meals and hospitality to agreed standards
• Lead the catering team, ensuring training, performance management and staff development
• Manage financial performance of catering services, including purchasing, stock control, GP, and labour costs
• Maintain statutory and company standards of hygiene, health and safety across the catering unit
• Support the Site Manager with site-wide compliance, facilities management, audits, and reporting
• Act as Deputy Site Manager, assuming responsibility in the Site Manager’s absence
• Develop and implement 4-week menu cycles, promotions, and initiatives in line with Sodexo standards
• Respond to customer feedback, enquiries and complaints with professionalism and solutions focus
• Build strong working relationships with client representatives, site teams, and suppliers
• Contribute to continuous improvement, innovation, and service development both within catering and across the wider site

What you'll bring:

• Proven experience as a Chef Managerin a high volume setting
• Professional cookery or culinary qualifications
• Strong organisational skills with an ability to prioritise tasks
• Commitment to maintaining the highest food safety and hygiene standards

Why Sodexo:

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance tobe part of something greater.

Belong in a company and team that values you foryou.

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 big-brand retailers
• 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 tobeingan 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 here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.

Ready to be part of something greater?

Feed our customers and we’ll fuel your career.

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications