Evening Chef

Sodexo France; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading global service provider is seeking an experienced Evening Chef to join their team at Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK in Derby. You will prepare high-quality meals for evening service while ensuring food safety and hygiene standards. The ideal candidate will possess relevant culinary qualifications and proven experience in high-volume catering. This role offers flexible working hours, a comprehensive benefits package, and the opportunity to grow your career in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Opportunities for career development

Sodexo employee benefits package

Unlimited access to wellbeing support

Employee Assistance Programme

24hr virtual GP Service

Sodexo Discounts Scheme

Pension Plan membership

Learning and development tools

Bike to Work Scheme

Enhanced benefits and leave policies

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Chef within a high-volume or contract catering environment.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage workload effectively.
• A clear commitment to food safety, hygiene, and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook meals to a high standard for evening service.
• Ensure all food hygiene and health & safety standards are met.
• Support the smooth running of the kitchen during service periods.

Skills

Experience in high-volume or contract catering

Organizational skills

Food safety commitment

Teamwork

Education

Relevant professional cookery or culinary qualifications

Job description

Evening Chef

Location: Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK, Willington, Derby, DE1 9TA

Hours: 30 hours per week
Working Pattern: 5 days per week. Monday to Friday 3pm till 9pm
Pay Rate: £15.50 per hour

Benefits:

• Opportunities for career development

• Sodexo employee benefits package

About the Role

Sodexo is recruiting an Evening Chef to support catering services at the Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK site in Derby. This role involves preparing and delivering high-quality meals for employees and supporting hospitality requirements within a professional contract catering environment.

The successful candidate will be capable of working efficiently during evening service while maintaining consistently high food quality, safety, and hygiene standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook meals to a high standard for evening service.

• Ensure all food hygiene, health & safety, and HACCP standards are met at all times.

• Maintain consistency, quality, and presentation across menu items.

• Support the smooth running of the kitchen during service periods.

• Contribute positively to the kitchen team and daily operations.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience as a Chef within a high-volume or contract catering environment.

• Relevant professional cookery or culinary qualifications.

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage workload effectively.

• A clear commitment to food safety, hygiene, and quality standards.

• A professional, reliable, and team-focused approach.

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.

Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.

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