Chef Manager in Bungay

At Sodexo, we’re passionate about our people. We know that our teams are the key to delivering exceptional service and creating meaningful experiences for our clients, customers, and employees. We are currently seeking a dedicated and dynamic Chef Manager to join our team and play a key role in driving excellence and innovation.

As a Chef Manager you’ll:

• Manage the day-to-day catering and vending operation, ensuring excellent food quality and customer satisfaction at all times.
• Plan, prepare, and present meals to company and client standards, ensuring service is delivered efficiently and professionally.
• Ensure all dietary requirements and allergen procedures are followed correctly and safely.
• Lead, support, and motivate catering staff, including training, coaching, and performance management.
• Monitor financial performance, including stock control, purchasing, payroll, and weekly trading reports to achieve budget and profit targets.
• Maintain high standards of hygiene, cleanliness, and food safety, ensuring all due diligence records are completed accurately.
• Ensure compliance with all company policies, food safety standards, health & safety regulations, and audit requirements.
• Organise and support hospitality catering and special events when required.
• Build positive working relationships with clients, customers, colleagues, and suppliers.
• Support wider site operations by assisting management and covering operational requirements when needed.
• Protect company assets, stock, equipment, and cash handling processes through effective security and control measures.

What we’re looking for:

• Strong catering management experience with the ability to lead and develop a team effectively.
• Excellent knowledge of food safety, hygiene, allergen management, and compliance procedures.
• Good financial awareness, including budgeting, stock management, payroll, and cost control.
• Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to motivate and support staff.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure while maintaining high service standards.
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills when dealing with clients, customers, and colleagues.
• Good organisational and time management skills with attention to detail.
• Computer literacy and confidence completing reports, payroll, and administrative tasks.
• A proactive and flexible approach with the ability to use initiative and solve problems effectively.
• Commitment to maintaining quality standards, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.

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 who you are. 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 high street retailers (also open to friends and family).
• 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 do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit.
• Sodexo UK and Ireland’s enhanced benefits and leave policies.

A little more about Sodexo: At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better everyday 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 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?