Hospitality & Catering Jobs

Site Head Chef

Sodexo • Edinburgh City Centre, Edinburgh

Salary

£34k – £34k

Posted

30 August 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

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

Role overview

Sodexo is hiring a Site Head Chef in Edinburgh City Centre, a full-time hospitality & catering role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £34k – £34k. 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.

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Sodexo — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
Advertised salary: £34k – £34k
How this salary compares: about 18% above the £29,120 median across 1,857 hospitality & catering roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Edinburgh City Centre, Edinburgh · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 12 other live hospitality & catering roles in Edinburgh City Centre — browse them
Posted: 30 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.