Catering Supervisor

• 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.

We are currently seeking a dedicated and dynamic Catering Supervisor to join our team and play a key role in driving excellence and innovation in Catering Services.

Supervise the day-to-day delivery of a 5-day catering service, ensuring a high-quality food offer and excellent customer experience.

Lead and motivate a team of 8 catering staff, supporting their training, development, and daily workloads.

Deputise for the Catering Manager and Head Chef when required, ensuring continuity of service.

Ensure full compliance with Health & Safety and Food Hygiene regulations, company policies, and client service level agreements.

Support financial management, including expenditure control and stock management.

Represent Sodexo at client meetings and build positive working relationships with students, staff, and visitors.

Assist with special functions and events, occasionally outside of normal working hours

What you'll bring:

2–3 years' leadership and supervisory experience in a catering or hospitality environment.

A relevant culinary/chef qualification and experience working in a high-volume, busy catering environment.

Strong financial acumen, with proven ability to manage costs and budgets.

Excellent interpersonal, communication, and team-building skills.

Knowledge of current legislative requirements, including Health & Safety and Food Hygiene regulations.

Good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise, problem-solve, and remain customer-focused.

IT literacy and effective numeracy skills.

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?

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Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications

Salary €16.00 to €17.00 per hour plus Sodexo Benefits

Frequency Hourly

Job Reference SDX/TP/1879335/146739

Contract Type Permanent – Full Time

Closing Date 01 September, 2025

Job Category Catering Staff

Business Unit ROI Universities – Frontline

Location Grangegorman Lower, Gragegorman, Dublin , Republic of Ireland