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Unilever 100VE, 100 Victoria Embankment, London,
Closing Date:
14/10/2026
Job Category:
Chefs
UK Corporate Services
Job Introduction
Head Chef
Location: Unilever 100VE, 100 Victoria Embankment, London, EC4Y 0DY
Salary: £50,000–£60,000 per annum
Hours: 40 hours per week, five days per week
Working pattern: 07:00–16:00, with overtime as required
Contract: Permanent, full time
Bring your passion for great food to Sodexo.
As Head Chef at Unilever 100VE, you will lead the kitchen team in producing excellent food and delivering memorable events. Combining creativity with strong kitchen management, you will maintain high standards across food preparation, presentation and service.
This is an opportunity for an experienced chef who enjoys developing a team, creating appealing menus and making every service count.
What you’ll do
Lead day-to-day kitchen operations, delivering consistently high-quality food.
Plan and deliver menus for workplace dining, hospitality and events.
Support, coach and organise the kitchen team to deliver an efficient service.
Manage ordering, stock rotation and food waste, keeping quality and cost control in focus.
Work closely with the site team to understand requirements and deliver successful events.
What you bring
Experience leading a kitchen team as a Head Chef or in a comparable senior culinary role.
A passion for fresh, well-presented food and excellent service.
The ability to organise daily food production alongside hospitality and event requirements.
A practical understanding of food safety, allergens and kitchen health and safety.
Confidence managing stock, food costs and waste.
Clear communication skills and a supportive approach to team leadership.
Why Sodexo?:
Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance tobe part of something greater.
Belong in a company and team that values you foryou.
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 tobeingan 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.
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
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