Hospitality & Catering Jobs

Chef

Sodexo • Blackheath, Colchester

Salary

£25k – £25k

Posted

27 August 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Sodexo is hiring a Chef in Blackheath, a full-time hospitality & catering role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £25k – £25k. Sodexo holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

37.5 hours per week 5 out of 7 per week Shift Patterns - Earlies - 06:00 - 14:00, Lates - 11:00 - 19:00 Weekend working required (normally 1 in 3) plus functions Additional hours / late nights for functions £13.39 per hour Free Car parking Check your local transport links here: Plan Your Journey | Traveline - the destination you should input is Colchester, CO2 7UT About the role: Position: Chef at Sodexo, WO's & Sgts Mess, Merville Barracks, Circular Road South, Colchester, CO2 7UT Join our…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Sodexo — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
Advertised salary: £25k – £25k
How this salary compares: about 16% below the £29,120 median across 1,857 hospitality & catering roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Blackheath, Colchester · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 1 other live hospitality & catering role in Blackheath — browse them
Posted: 27 August 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

About this sector

Chefs are among the occupations specifically listed as eligible under the Skilled Worker visa, covering roles from commis chef through to head chef level. Restaurant groups, hotel chains, and contract catering companies sponsor both established chefs and those at earlier stages of their career.