Chef Manager

# Chef Manager### Job Introduction* Full time* Monday to Friday* €50000 per annum* Opportunities for professional development* Plus our Sodexo employee benefits package**Chef Manager Gas Networks, Cork City – Full Time**At Sodexo, we believe great food and great people go hand in hand. Our teams shape the experience on-site every day, and we’re looking for someone who’s ready to lead with skill, creativity, and confidence.We’re recruiting a **Chef Manager** who brings equal strength in the kitchen and in financial and operational leadership. If you can balance flavour, people, and budgets — this role is for you.**As a Chef Manager you'll:*** Running a high-performing catering operation while keeping culinary standards front and centre.* Taking ownership of site finances — budgeting, cost control, forecasting, and reporting.* Keeping the operation compliant, safe, and consistently audit-ready.* Building menu cycles that reflect quality, variety, and innovation.* Leading, coaching, and developing the Catering Team so they can do their best work.* Managing staff recruitment, training, and performance with a people-first approach.* Maintaining strong relationships with our client, representing Sodexo with confidence.* Staying on top of SLAs, KPIs, and service performance.* Running regular team briefings and keeping everyone aligned and informed.**What we're looking for:**### **Essential Requirements*** **Solid chef background and proven culinary ability — non-negotiable.*** **Strong financial management skills**, with experience owning budgets and hitting targets.* Demonstrated success managing and developing a team.* Confident communicator with the ability to build trust and exceed client expectations.* Strong grasp of Health & Safety and compliance standards — and the discipline to uphold them.* Ability to balance hands-on kitchen leadership with strategic oversight### **Desirable Skills*** Experience shaping long-term business plans and delivering against them.* A commercial mindset with the ability to spot opportunities for growth.* Familiarity with purchasing frameworks and compliance processes.* A track record of driving customer satisfaction and service improvement.**:**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 high street retailers (also open to friends and family)* 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 to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.***/*/*Chatter Line****Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications*### Attached documents| | || --- | --- || Salary | €50,000 per annum plus Sodexo Benefits || Frequency | Annual || Job Reference | SDX/TP/1879335/151180 || Contract Type | Permanent – Full Time || Closing Date | 10 December, 2025 || Job Category | Chefs || Business Unit | ROI Corporate Services || Location | Gas Networks, Cork City, Republic of Ireland || No. of positions | 1 || Posted on | 26 November, 2025 || OpenStreetMap contributorsDirections to### Spread the word
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