Retail Development Chef

Job Introduction

£28,000pa - £36,000pa + great benefits

Location: Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club

Permanent Work Pattern – 40hrs pw 5/7 to include all match days, flexibility required

What we offer:

• Flexible and dynamic work environment
• Competitive compensation
• Access to ongoing training and development programs
• Countless opportunities to grow within the company
• Full training
• Sodexo Discounts site promoting discounted mobile phone tariffs, savings across restaurant chains and days out

Sodexo Live! have a fantastic opportunity for a Retail Development Chef to join our first-class team at Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club! Sodexo support with the hospitality at Brighton and Hove Football club both on Match Days and for Events; this is an exciting time to join us!

In this diverse exciting new role your focus will be to ensure the effective operation of the retail catering offer through the provision of team management and service delivery. You will lead, develop, manage, and motivate a retail team whilst creating and delivering innovative and premium retail menu offers ensuring site compliance.

This is an amazing opportunity to join a world leading food and facilities management company, which can offer unrivalled opportunities for career progression.

Main Responsibilities

What you’ll do:

• Effectively manage all areas of Food Safety and Kitchen Health & Safety
• Manage and develop food standards and quality across all areas during all stages of food preparation, production and service delivery
• Ensure purchasing is carried out in line with company policy and unit control procedures
• Effectively manage relations with nominated suppliers
• Ensure menu cycles are delivered on time
• Carry out monthly stock takes
• Ensure that all accountable staff are adequately trained and skilled to the required level
• Ensure effective staff resourcing, so as to provide an appropriate level of service delivery
• Prepare and manage weekly costed departmental rotas and wage submissions
• Effectively manage staff rotas ensuring that all shifts are adequately covered in line with business objectives
• Ensure effective management of the food budget, stock control, menus costing, portion control and wastage
• Ensure departmental administration is completed and meets the required deadlines
• Manage standards and quality across all areas of the business function
• Ensure that kitchen preparation, service delivery and clear down procedures are implemented and followed daily
• Effectively manage employee relations
• Receive and act upon all customer feedback

For a full list of responsibilities please view the attached job description.

The Ideal Candidate

What you bring:

Essential

• Up to date knowledge of culinary trends and techniques pertaining to Retail Stadium Catering offers
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience within a Chef role
• Financially astute
• Team management experience
• Excellent culinary skills
• Excellent spoken and written English
• Strong problem solving and organizational skills
• Strong leadership skills
• High standards of personal presentation

Desirable

• IOSH managing safely qualification
• CIEH Level 3 qualification