Chef
| Company: | Sodexo Ltd |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £17 to £17 an hour |
| Hours: | Part-time |
| Location: | Backweston Campus Celbridge, SW1A 1AA |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 17 Sept 2026 |
| Closing date: | 1 Oct 2026 |
Summary
Chef
Part Time
24 hours per week | 3 days per week
Monday to Friday, 7:00am – 4:00pm
€17.00 per hour
Opportunities for career development
Plus our Sodexo employee benefits package
Backweston Campus, Celbridge, Co. Kildare
A recipe for success
Sodexo is looking for an experienced and reliable
Chef to join our team at Backweston Campus, working alongside the Head Chef to deliver high-quality food and a professional catering service.
This is a hands-on role with responsibility for food preparation, service, stock control and maintaining excellent food safety standards.
What you’ll do
Support the Head Chef with the
day-to-day kitchen operation
Prepare, cook and present food to a consistently high standard
Complete
mise en place and ensure food is ready for service
Support breakfast, lunch, hospitality and special events
Receive deliveries, check quality and temperature, and store products correctly
Maintain
FIFO stock rotation, date labelling and traceability
Support stock control, ordering and food waste reduction
Follow recipes, portion controls and presentation standards
Safely manage
dietary and allergen requirements
Maintain a clean, organised and safe kitchen
Complete cleaning schedules and
HACCP/food safety records
Report equipment faults, shortages and food safety concerns promptly
What you’ll bring
Previous experience as a
Chef in a professional kitchen
Good knowledge of
HACCP, food hygiene and allergen management
Relevant food safety qualification
Strong preparation, cooking and presentation skills
Ability to work efficiently during busy service periods
Good communication, organisation and teamwork skills
Reliable, punctual and professional approach
Flexibility to work additional days when required to support hospitality and business demands
Why Sodexo?:
Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater.
Belong in a company and team that values you for you.
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 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, 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