Chef Manager

Sodexo Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mental health & wellbeing support

Employee Assistance Programme

Free health & wellbeing app

Sodexo Discounts Scheme

Pension / Retirement plan

Death-in-Service benefit

Cycle to Work

Volunteering opportunities

Flexible and dynamic work environment

Full training & protective uniform

Job summary

Sodexo Ltd at Nuffield Health Parkside Hospital in Wimbledon is seeking an experienced Chef Manager to lead the catering team, delivering high-quality food services for patients, staff and hospitality functions.

In this hands-on leadership role, you will oversee daily kitchen operations, uphold food safety and compliance, develop people, control labour and budget, and drive service excellence to meet audit and accreditation standards.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a catering/kitchen or food service team.
• Strong knowledge of food safety, HACCP and compliance requirements.
• Ability to manage budgets and stock control.

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and develop the team, creating a positive and high-performing working environment.
• Deliver safe, high-quality food services for patients, staff and hospitality functions, ensuring excellent customer satisfaction.
• Manage day-to-day kitchen operations, ensuring services run smoothly 365 days a year.
• Maintain the highest standards of food safety, hygiene and cleanliness, ensuring compliance with policies, procedures and legislation.
• Complete and monitor all required food safety, HACCP, COSHH, temperature and compliance documentation.
• Manage stock, ordering and supplier relationships in line with purchasing policies and budget requirements.
• Plan and manage staffing rotas effectively, ensuring labour costs are controlled while maintaining service standards.
• Drive continuous improvement by achieving audit requirements and maintaining accreditation standards.

Skills

People leadership

Food safety

Organisational skills

Communication

Budgeting

Staff rotas

Problem solving

Continuous improvement

Job description

Nuffield Health Parkside Hospital, Wimbledon, London, SW19 5NX

Job Description

40 hours per week | 5 days out of 7

Free Parking (off site)

permanent contract

Job Introduction

We're looking for an experienced and passionate Chef Manager to lead our catering team in delivering high-quality food services for patients, staff and hospitality functions. In this hands-on leadership role, you'll oversee daily kitchen operations, ensure the highest standards of food safety and compliance, and inspire your team to provide an outstanding customer experience. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy developing people while driving operational excellence, we'd love to hear from you!

What You'll Do:

• Lead, motivate and develop the team, creating a positive and high-performing working environment.
• Deliver safe, high-quality food services for patients, staff and hospitality functions, ensuring excellent customer satisfaction.
• Manage day-to-day kitchen operations, ensuring services run smoothly 365 days a year.
• Maintain the highest standards of food safety, hygiene and cleanliness, ensuring compliance with all relevant policies, procedures and legislation.
• Complete and monitor all required food safety, HACCP, COSHH, temperature and compliance documentation.
• Manage stock, ordering and supplier relationships in line with company purchasing policies and budget requirements.
• Plan and manage staffing rotas effectively, ensuring labour costs are controlled while maintaining service standards.
• Support continuous improvement by driving service excellence, achieving audit requirements and maintaining accreditation standards.

What You Bring:

• Previous experience leading and developing a catering, kitchen or food service team.
• Strong knowledge of food safety, hygiene, HACCP and compliance requirements.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines.
• A positive and inclusive leadership style that motivates and engages others.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to build effective working relationships.
• Experience managing staffing levels, rotas, stock control and budgets.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving, quality improvement and delivering outstanding customer service.
• Commitment to continuous learning, professional development and maintaining high operational standards.

What we offer:

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance tobe part of something greater. You’ll belong in a company and team that values you foryou;you’ll act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions; and you’ll be able to thrive in your own way. In addition, we also offer a range of resources, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering mental health and wellbeing support.
• Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or larger problems where you may need additional support, including legal and financial advice, support with work related issues or personal issues such as bereavement.
• Access to a free health and wellbeing app that provides rewards for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and includes access to a 24hr virtual GP and various other services.
• The Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 (also open to friends and family) and/or the prepayment cashback card.
• Money Insights and financial benefits via the Salary Finance Platform.
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Sodexo Retirement Plan
• A Death-in-Service benefit for colleagues who pass away whilst employed by Sodexo
• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools.
• Cycle to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit.
• Volunteering Opportunities to enable all colleagues to help support worthwhile causes in our communities.
• Flexible and dynamic work environment
• Competitive compensation
• Full training and full protective uniform supplied.

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 100 million 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, So Together, 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.

Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations and Origins.