Night Sous Chef

As a Night Sous Chef at Sodexo in Paddington, you are also a dedicated team player and a vital support to our Head Chef. Your role ensures that we deliver high-quality food while maintaining our company's esteemed reputation. This position plays a crucial part in providing exceptional culinary experiences, ensuring our food offerings meet performance standards, and adhering to strict food hygiene protocols. By joining our team, you will contribute to a collaborative environment where your passion for food and customer service can thrive. Join Sodexo and be part of something greater. You belong in a team where you can act with purpose and thrive in your own way. What you'll do:

• Produce menu items daily to the required standard for the correct numbers and at the appropriate times
• Ensure food is prepared in line with HACCP/Sodexo guidelines and accurately recorded
• Provide prompt and efficient customer service during service hours
• Complete wastage sheets for each service daily
• Maintain hygiene levels in the kitchen and related areas, ensuring all daily documentation is completed
• Place all orders with the nominated supplier
• Assist the Head Chef with buffets/functions, including those outside regular hours
• Support the Head Chef in stock taking and related administrative duties
• Report customer incidents/comments to the Head Chef and assist in documentation
  
  706 1 & 2 or equivalent (essential)
• 2 years of previous craft experience or similar
• Reasonable maths skills
• Strong interpersonal skills for building relationships with customers, clients, and colleagues
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise tasks
• Proactive in identifying and communicating potential issues to the Head Chef
  
  At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. 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, 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.