Job Description

Job Introduction

We're Hiring: Chef Manager - Oasis Academy Silvertown

303 North Woolwich Road, London, E16 2BB

Working hours that suit your life - no late nights or Christmas shifts!

Are you a passionate cook with a flair for leadership? Do you thrive in the heat of the kitchen just as much as you do managing a motivated team? If so, Sodexo is looking for someone like you!


We're on the hunt for a Chef Manager to lead the kitchen at Oasis Academy Silvertown, where you'll not only oversee the daily operations and finances of the school's catering services, but also roll up your sleeves and get hands-on with cooking for over 450 hungry students each day.


This is a real cooking role, not just management from behind a desk. You'll be the heart of the kitchen -- preparing delicious meals, designing menus, and inspiring your team to deliver an outstanding catering experience for students and staff.


What You'll Be Doing:


Cooking meals for 450+ students -- fresh, nutritious, and beautifully presented

Leading, mentoring and training your kitchen team

Managing stock, labour, food costs and compliance paperwork

Planning menus, ensuring variety and creativity

Upholding food hygiene and safety standards (COSHH, Food Safety)

Running regular audits and making sure everything runs like clockwork

Being the go-to leader who fosters a positive and productive team environment


What You'll Bring:


Experience cooking at scale (100+ covers minimum)

A love for fresh ingredients and cooking from scratch

Proven leadership skills in a kitchen or catering setting

Strong knowledge of food hygiene, health & safety

Qualifications like NVQ Level 2 and Level 2 Food Safety (or willingness to train)

A positive, can-do attitude and passion for making a difference through food


What We Offer:


A job with real purpose in a supportive, values-driven organisation

Competitive salary

Career development opportunities with full training provided

Free 24/7 virtual GP access and mental health support

Discount scheme for you (and your family!) on retail, travel and more

Cycle to Work Scheme


Wellbeing rewards and Employee Assistance Programme

? ? ? Family-friendly benefits and pension plan

Volunteering opportunities to support your local community


Be more than just a manager. Be a culinary leader. Be part of something greater.

Apply now and start your journey with Sodexo.


Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This role will require enhanced background checks, including from past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).


We may close applications early if we receive a high volume of interest - apply today!


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.


Package Description

"You bring your passion for food. We'll bring our passion for developing our people"

16.52

per hour

35

hours per week

Working pattern:

Monday to Friday 8:00am to 15:00pm

Term Time only

DLR station opposite school

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London E16 2BB

Equated pay (sometimes known as spread-over pay) is a method of paying you for your contracted hours, working weeks and holiday pay spread over 12 months instead of just receiving pay during the months that you work and none during the school closures/non-working weeks. This means that you get paid equal amounts of pay every month. Further information will be supplied at interview stage.