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Lexington is an award-winning contract caterer that focus on providing great food and service to customers.
To do this we need fabulous people and we work hard to create an environment where our team members feel engaged, inspired, valued and enjoy what they do.

Exciting new opportunity working with one of Lexington sites and collaborating with Fat Macy’s. 

Fat Macy’s is a social enterprise that uses our food and hospitality businesses to give Londoners living in hostels a pathway to move into their own homes.

Job Description

You will be working as part of a smaller team to deliver our Lebanese-inspired food on a daily basis, Monday through Friday.

This is also a chance to combine your skills with a role that contributes to tackling one of the most urgent social issues the country is facing: homelessness. Alongside delivering excellent food with an ambitious team, you’ll be able to provide meaningful support to our trainees and act as one of a team of mentors as they complete the Programme.

Your key responsibilities as the Sous Chef will consist of:

• Quarterly visits to Fat Macy’s working along side their team learning recipes and techniques to bring to site and showcasing through the menu and offering  
• Ensure full area of responsibility is clean, appropriately presented and stocked at all times
• Ensure thorough and up to date knowledge and understanding of menu and special offers in order to provide relevant information to customers and clients
• Be responsible for smooth operation of relevant equipment reporting any maintenance issues in line with procedures
• Ensure all complaint handling is dealt with professionally and in line with procedures
•  Ensure that COSHH, Food Safety and Health & Safety regulations are adhered to and any incidents are reported in line with procedures
• Ad-hoc duties to support the catering team and services

Working Pattern: 40 Hours, Mon- Fri

Skills and Experience

The experience and knowledge we are looking for from the future Sous Chef include:

•  Genuine interest in customer service excellence
•  A great team player
•  Catering experience desirable but not essential

Benefits

As part of your package, we are offering a salary up to £35,000 per annum.

This role comes with an Employee Assistance Programme, a great cycle to work scheme, workplace pension, life Assurance (x2), 28 days holiday – pro-rata (including Bank Holidays) increasing to 31 days after 2 years’ service, great benefits for you and your family and day off for your birthday!Why it’s Great to Work for Us