Night Chef De Partie

Sodexo Group; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated chef to join their dynamic team in London. This role offers the opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment, delivering high-quality meals for various corporate clients. You will be responsible for food preparation, maintaining hygiene standards, and ensuring excellent customer service. Join a company that values your contributions and offers a supportive environment for personal and professional growth. Embrace the chance to thrive while making a meaningful impact in the culinary world.

Benefits

Wellbeing support platform

Employee Assistance Programme

24hr virtual GP Service

Sodexo Discounts Scheme

Pension Plan membership

Learning and development tools

Bike to Work Scheme

Enhanced benefits and leave policies

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal skills and creativity in food solutions.
• Full understanding of food safety and hygiene regulations.

Responsibilities

• Assist in food preparation and maintain hygiene standards.
• Ensure food quality and timely service during busy periods.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Creativity in Food Solutions

Food Safety Compliance

Hygiene Maintenance

Education

City & Guilds Certification

NVQ in Food Safety

Job description

Location: London, W2 6BD

Position: Full time

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:

1. Assist in food preparation, cooking, and presentation while maintaining high standards of hygiene, safety, and cleanliness.
2. Support smooth kitchen operations by following directions from senior staff and coordinating with junior team members.
3. Ensure food quality, proper portion control, minimal wastage, and timely service during busy periods.
4. Uphold health, safety, and hygiene regulations, report hazards, and use equipment responsibly.
5. Deliver excellent customer service, seek personal improvement, and maintain professionalism within the team and company.

What you'll bring:

1. Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills and creativity in delivering food solutions.
2. Follows set menus and operational procedures consistently.
3. Maintains cleanliness and hygiene with a “clean as you go” approach.
4. Supports the sous chef in all kitchen duties and operations.
5. Fully understands and complies with food safety, allergens, and health and safety standards - City & Guilds, NVQ Food Safety.

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 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 Ireland's 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 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 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 fulfill their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.

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.