Chef Manager

Sodexo; Earl Sterndale; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A global service provider is seeking a Chef Manager in Earl Sterndale, England. This full-time role involves preparing high-quality meals for corporate clients while leading a catering team. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in a high-volume setting along with culinary qualifications. The position offers competitive pay of £16.00 - £17.00 per hour, opportunities for career development, and a range of employee benefits including wellbeing support and a pension plan.

Benefits

Unlimited access to an online platform offering wellbeing support

Employee Assistance Programme

Access to a 24hr virtual GP Service

Sodexo Discounts Scheme

Pension Plan membership

Bike to Work Scheme

Enhanced benefits and leave policies

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Chef Manager in a high volume setting.
• Ability to manage financial performance including stock control and labour costs.
• Experience in training and performance management of staff.

Responsibilities

• Ensure efficient preparation of meals to agreed standards.
• Lead catering team and manage financial performance.
• Maintain hygiene and health standards across the catering unit.

Skills

Strong organisational skills

Commitment to food safety

Education

Professional cookery or culinary qualifications

Job description

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

Qualifications:

• Proven experience as a Chef Manager in 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

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. 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.

Benefits:

• 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 everyday 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.

Job Details:

• 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