- $10,000 allowance, paid through your regular weekly/fortnightly pay cycle
- 8:6 FIFO roster from Perth
- Work across varied Sodexo sites throughout the Goldfields
- A chance to lead high-performing teams and influence modern culinary programs
- Be part of a company with a strong food culture and global culinary reputation
As a Head Chef with Sodexo, you will play a critical role in providing leadership, direction, and operational excellence across your site. You will:
- Manage and mentor kitchen teams while maintaining a customer‑focused, safe, and welcoming environment
- Balance hands‑on Chef duties with planning, administration, and stakeholder engagement
- Drive team performance and uphold Sodexo’s high food safety and quality standards
- Foster a strong safety culture, ensuring adherence to all policies and procedures
This is a role for someone who enjoys accountability, variety, and the chance to influence both people and food outcomes.
QualificationsYou are a confident leader who thrives in high‑volume, fast‑paced environments. You handle pressure with ease and bring a passion for excellence. You will also bring:
- Trade Certificate – Cert III or Cert IV in Commercial Cookery
- Australian Citizenship, Permanent Residency or Full Working Rights
- Experience in a similar leadership role (highly desirable)
- Strong focus on safety, quality, and customer service
- Solid background in large‑scale kitchen operations, ideally within the resources sector
- Flexibility and resilience to work an 8:6 FIFO roster
- A positive, can‑do attitude and commitment to team culture
Sodexo is the world’s leading provider of integrated food services, and our chefs are at the heart of what we do. We offer:
- A workplace where your passion for food is celebrated
- Training, upskilling, and strong career development pathways
- A supportive, diverse and inclusive culture
- Competitive salary and outstanding benefits and recognition programs
- The opportunity to make a meaningful impact every day
Joining Sodexo means being part of something bigger—your everyday actions contribute to improving quality of life for individuals, communities, and the planet.
Skills Required
- Trade Certificate - Cert III or Cert IV in Commercial Cookery
- Experience in a similar leadership role
- Strong focus on safety, quality, and customer service
- Solid background in large-scale kitchen operations
- Flexibility and resilience to work an 8:6 FIFO roster
Sodexo Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Sodexo and has not been reviewed or approved by Sodexo.
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Healthcare Strength — Multiple national medical plan options with integrated pharmacy and mental‑health support via an assistance program provide broad coverage. Feedback suggests the overall benefits mix can feel comparatively solid even where base pay is modest in some roles.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with employer match is a consistent pillar of the package, though exact match details can vary by role and plan year. Feedback suggests retirement benefits are often viewed more favorably than base pay.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid leave programs under Vita, including paid maternity/medical leave alongside care leave and EAP resources, support family needs. While specifics vary by status and location, the presence of paid leave is a meaningful component.
Sodexo Insights
What We Do
Founded in Marseille in 1966 by Pierre Bellon, Sodexo is the global leader in sustainable food and valued experiences at every moment in life: learn, work, heal and play. The Group stands out for its independence, its founding family shareholding and its responsible business model. Its portfolio of activities includes Sodexo Food and Facilities Management Services and Pluxee Employee Benefit Solutions, activity for which the Group announced a spin-off with a listing expected on February 1, 2024. This diversified offer meets all the challenges of everyday life with a dual goal: to improve the quality of life of our employees and those we serve, and contribute to the economic, social and environmental progress in the communities where we operate. For Sodexo, growth and social commitment go hand in hand. Our purpose is to create a better everyday for everyone to build a better life for all. Sodexo is included in the CAC Next 20, CAC 40 ESG, CAC SBT 1.5, FTSE 4 Good and DJSI indices. Sodexo key figures — 22.6 billion euros Fiscal 2023 consolidated revenues — 430,000 employees as at August 31, 2023 — #1 France-based private employer worldwide — 45 countries — 80 million consumers served daily — 14.3 billion euros in market capitalization (as at October 25, 2023)
