Chef Manager – Cork City
Job Type: Full time, Monday to Friday.
* Annual salary: €47.170
* Opportunities for professional development
* Plus our Sodexo employee benefits package
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.
Responsibilities
* Manage catering/facilities finances on site within client guidelines.
* Maintain cleanliness and ensure safe working practices at all times.
* Control contract‑related expenditure, including wages, overtime, bonuses, and employee costs.
* Represent Sodexo in client meetings as needed.
* Attend training, conferences, and meetings as directed.
* Ensure site standards meet Service Level Agreements and Key Performance Indicators.
* Recruit, manage, train, motivate, and appraise staff, following company procedures and legislation.
* Keep training records and address individual staff development needs.
* Hold bi‑monthly team briefings using the company format.
* Ensure all Health and Safety requirements and paperwork are completed effectively.
* Develop menu cycles with the Catering Team.
Qualifications
* Strong financial management skills to operate within budgets and provide clients with clear financial information.
* Ability to deliver budgeted profit and turnover targets.
* Experience in developing and executing business plans aligned with long‑term objectives.
* Proactive in identifying opportunities for business growth within the contract and external market.
* Knowledge of company purchasing policies and ability to ensure compliance.
* Commitment to delivering high levels of customer satisfaction and monitoring service standards.
* Strong client management skills to exceed expectations and ensure efficient service delivery.
* Experience in recruiting, managing, and developing staff, including appraisals, reward, recognition, and health & safety.
* Understanding of and commitment to implementing Health & Safety policies within the team.
* Familiarity with internal compliance standards and ability to maintain them consistently.
Benefits
* Unlimited access to an online platform offering wellbeing support.
* An extensive Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or life’s larger problems.
* 24‑hour virtual GP Service.
* Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 across popular high‑street 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 reduce their environmental impact while staying fit.
* Enhanced benefits and leave policies in the UK and Ireland.
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 are a disability‑confident leader and run a disability confident interview scheme.
Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of applications.
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