Sodexo Ltd
Head Steward
SP9 7BX
Key information
- Pay
- £13.46 to £13.46 an hour
- Hours
- Full-time
- Contract
- Permanent
- Posted date
- 16 Oct 2026
- Closing date
- 30 Oct 2026
About this role
- 37.5 hours per week
- 5 days out of 7, including weekends on a rota
- £13.46 per hour
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Early shift
06:30–14:30
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Middle shift
10:00–18:00
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Late shift
11:30–23:30
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Bar shift
15:30–23:30
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Weekend shift
09:30–17:30
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JoinSodexo as our Head Steward and play a key role in delivering an exceptionaldining experience! You’ll lead and inspire the dining room team, ensuring everyservice and function runs smoothly and our guests receive the warm,professional service they deserve.
You’lltake pride in maintaining outstanding standards of presentation, cleanlinessand customer service, while supporting your team through training, organisationand hands-on leadership. You’ll also ensure food safety and Health & Safetystandards are consistently maintained, helping create a welcoming, safe andprofessional environment for everyone.
What you’ll do
- Supervise, organise, train and motivate the dining room team, promoting teamwork and continuous improvement.
- Deliver excellent front-of-house service, ensuring service timings, presentation and quality standards meet client expectations.
- Lead by example, maintaining professionalism, high personal presentation and exceptional standards of cleanliness across front and back of house.
- Ensure compliance with food safety, Health & Safety requirements, safe working practices and cleaning schedules.
- Complete and check relevant documentation, reporting equipment faults, defects and breakages promptly to the Mess Manager.
- Support the preparation and delivery of functions and special events, while continually developing your skills and knowledge in the Head Steward role.
What you bring
- Background in hospitality, catering or front-of-house service, delivering high standards of customer care.
- Ability to supervise, support and motivate colleagues within a dining or hospitality environment.
- Strong communication, organisation and teamwork skills, with the ability to coordinate service effectively.
- Good understanding of food safety, Health & Safety and hygiene standards.
- Professional approach, with excellent personal presentation and attention to detail.
- Silver Service training or knowledge of formal dining standards would be desirable.
What we offer
Working with Sodexo is more thanjust a job; it’s an opportunity to be part of a team where your work has agenuine purpose. You'll be supported by your colleagues, have access to a rangeof employee benefits and have opportunities to develop your career within alarge organisation.
Inaddition, we offer
- Mental health & wellbeing support
- Employee Assistance Programme providing personal, legal, and financial advice
- 24/7 virtual GP access and lifestyle rewards
- Discounts for you and your family
- Financial wellbeing tools and retirement plan
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Paid volunteering day
JoinSodexo as a Head Steward and lead a team dedicated to delivering exceptionaldining experiences!