Weekend Evening Chef - Slough

Sodexo; England; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

Join Sodexo as a part-time Chef and thrive in a vibrant team delivering exceptional dining experiences. You will manage food quality and safety, provide training to staff, and enhance customer satisfaction in a fast-paced setting, with opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Unlimited access to wellbeing support

Employee Assistance Programme

24hr virtual GP Service

Sodexo Discounts Scheme

Pension Plan membership

Learning and development opportunities

Bike to Work Scheme

Enhanced benefits and leave policies

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Chef in a high volume setting.
• Commitment to maintaining the highest food safety and hygiene standards.
• Aptitude for working both independently and within a team.

Responsibilities

• Ensure quality service through product and service improvements.
• Monitor food presentation and maintain standards.
• Train service staff on food presentation techniques.

Skills

Organisational skills

Food safety and hygiene standards

Education

Professional cookery or culinary qualifications - NVQ culinary or equivalent

Health and Safety Level 3 (desirable)

Job description

• Plus our Sodexo employee benefits package
• 28 Days Holiday increasing to 33 days with service Pro Rata (Including bank Holidays)
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Slough- Part 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:

• Ensure all customers receive high-quality service through continuous product and service improvements
• Seek customer feedback regularly to identify opportunities for lounge product development
• Present all food and beverages, maintaining consistent quality, quantity, and display standards
• Monitor and replenish buffet and stock levels in accordance with food safety standards and HACCP guidelines
• Provide training and guidance to service staff on food presentation and display techniques
• Maintain personal hygiene, food hygiene, and housekeeping standards in lounge and kitchen areas as per company policy
• Ensure timely completion of all food orders to maintain adequate stock levels
• Clean and prepare the kitchen for each shift, ensuring proper hygiene and readiness
• Keep back-of-house areas, including fridges and storerooms, clean and organized at all times
• Ensure proper stock rotation, date coding, and labelling of all products using shelf-life principles
• Prepare for upcoming shifts by completing necessary food preparation tasks
• Engage with customers to gather feedback and communicate insights to management
• Liaise with senior team members regarding operational issues and irregularities
• Adhere to standard recipes, food specifications, plating standards, and knowledge protocols

What you'll bring:

• Proven experience as a Chef in a high volume setting
• Professional cookery or culinary qualifications- NVQ culinary or equivalent
• Health and Safety Level 3 is desirable
• Strong organisational skills with an ability to prioritise tasks
• Commitment to maintaining the highest food safety and hygiene standards
• Able to work on own initiative within a team environment

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 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 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 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.

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