Total 2 Senior Executive level F&B / Tourism / Hospitality job vacancies in dover kent ct16 3hp

As Senior Sous Chef for Sodexo at Sevenoaks School, High street, Sevenoaks, TN13 1HU, you will oversee all aspects of the food and beverage operations as well as the finances for your school’s kitchen. You will be responsible for ensuring that the food and level of service are of the highest calibre and that the school catering is among the best in the region. Your attitude will influence your team's daily lives as the person they go to for direction and support, which will in turn foster a vibrant and productive work environment.

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 do:

Manage the replenishment of food and the dismantling of work areas at the end of service.
Develop, mentor, conduct training, and inspire the kitchen team.
Control the complete catering operation, including labour, food, and stock expenses.
Manage and optimise all costs that are under your control.
Ensure uniformity in the food and service standards provided to fellow staff members, visitors and students.
Manage the creation and development of menus.
Conduct routine audits to ensure standards are being followed.

What you bring:

Must have expertise on cooking on a large scale, anywhere between 700 – 2000 students.
Have experience following recipes, possibly in a similar setting.
Have previous staff supervision experience or line management experience.
Have experience working with fresh produce and ingredients.
Be aware of the importance of adhering to health and safety procedures.
Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines in a busy Kitchen environment.
Be professional, leading by example and having a positive outlook is key.
Hold basic food handling skills certification:
NVQ Level 2
Level 2 Food safety Certificate
A minimum of 1 years of experience in hands on cooking, training on Food Hygiene, and Health & Safety will be given.

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.
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 free health and wellbeing app that provides rewards for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and includes access to a 24hr virtual GP and various other services.
The Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 (also open to friends and family) and/or the prepayment cashback card.
Money Insights and financial benefits via the Salary Finance Platform.
Save for your future by becoming a member of the Sodexo Retirement Plan
A death in Service benefit for colleagues who pass away whilst employed by Sodexo
Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools.
Cycle to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit.
Volunteering Opportunities to enable all colleagues to help support worthwhile causes in our communities.
Flexible and dynamic work environment 
Competitive compensation 
Full training and full protective uniform supplied. 

Ready to be part of something greater? Apply today! 

About Us


Bexley is an outer London Borough with the best of both worlds, located between the hustle and bustle of London and the Garden of England, Kent.



Within the borough we have award winning parks, open spaces and listed heritage sites.



About the Role


A vacancy has arisen for a suitably qualified and experienced Environmental Health Professional to work in our food and health & safety team (Commercial Team), or an Environmental Health graduate who wishes to complete their portfolio.



You will hold a degree or a diploma in Environmental Health or a related subject or have significant experience in environmental health food and safety regulation and be able to meet the competencies for authorised Food Officers in accordance with the Food Law Code of Practice.



Graduate applications will also be considered, and we will facilitate the completion of your portfolio.

Depending upon qualifications and experience you will:

Carry out food hygiene and food standards inspections of high and medium risk food premises, and premises requiring “approval” under product specific hygiene regulations.
Undertake a programme of formal food sampling for examination and analysis.
Investigate consumer complaints relating to food and food premises.
Investigating complaints, requests for service and RIDDOR reported Incidents.
Carrying out routine proactive and reactive occupational health and safety interventions in a wide variety of premises.


Graduates without experience will be fully trained on all areas of Environmental Health work.




Please refer to the Job Description for more information.





We will offer you in return a package that includes a competitive salary, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the Candidate Information document.


Candidate Profile


You will have experience of inspecting a wide range of premises and of dealing with the public, businesses, and food safety professionals.



You will be experienced and competent in preparing legal documents, conducting PACE interviews, and initiating and satisfactorily concluding appropriate enforcement action.



You will be able to demonstrate competency at the levels required for the post.



Graduates without experience will be fully trained an all areas of Environmental Health work.




For the full list of essential and desirable criteria for this role then please refer to the Person Specification within the Job Description.


This post is considered by the authority to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. The council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the JD/Person Specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.    




Additional Information



As a disability confident employer Bexley welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitment@bexley.gov.uk.



Anticipated Interview Date: Five weeks after the job advert becomes live

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