Junior Sous Chef

Feed our customers and we'll fuel your career, as a Junior Sous Chef with Sodexo in Cambridge, CB2 0BA. For a role that’s a perfect mix of passion, perks and potential. Build a career with big-name businesses.

At Sodexo, we thrive in providing quality service and serving up memorable meals for our corporate colleagues and clients. Lead our kitchen team in serving incredible food and enjoy incredible perks.

What you’ll do:

• Craft, create and oversee the cooking of mouth-watering menus, with a passion for perfection.
• Bring your ideas to the table, to develop exciting and seasonal menus alongside our Head Chef and catering management team.
• Train, supervise, and motivate our kitchen team.
• Monitor food costs and impact budget through effective daily operations.
• Ensure the highest standards of food hygiene and health and safety are maintained.
• Contribute to a positive and innovative kitchen culture.

What you bring:

• Proven experience as a Chef in a high volume setting.
• Professional cookery or culinary qualifications.
• Knowledge of cooking techniques, ingredients, and kitchen equipment.
• Strong organisational skills with an ability to prioritise tasks.
• Commitment to maintaining the highest food safety and hygiene standards.

What we offer:

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater. You’ll belong in a company and team that values you for you; 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.
• An 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 24hr virtual GP Service.
• The Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 (also open to friends and family).
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Mercer Aspire 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.

Ready to be part of something greater? Apply today and start your journey with Sodexo!

Drive business success - and your career.

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications.

Package Description

Junior Sous Chef

5 out of 7 days with weekend rotation

40 hours per week

£15.90 per hour + Sodexo Benefits

Travel discounts

Free gym membership

Full training and uniform provided

About the Company

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, 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.

Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.