About ESS

We’re the leading provider of food service, retail, cleaning and facilities management to the defence, energy and government sectors. We’re a people powered business and our colleagues are passionate about delivering a great service to our clients.

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Why work with us

Services in Mind

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Whether we’re providing a warm coffee on a cold, dark morning, the roast dinner you've been looking forward to all week or a clean room to return to after a hard day's work, we’re focussed on delivering what you need.

A Passion for Customer Service

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We know that a friendly face makes all the difference to our customers so we recruit people who are excited about delivering excellent customer service. This applies to everyone in ESS, from our frontline colleagues through to our senior leadership.

A Commitment to High Standards

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We pride ourselves on delivering exceptional services safely. Whether it’s a defence site in Cornwall, a government building in London or an oil platform in the North Sea, we’re passionate about high quality execution.

A Culture of Consistency

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An operational excellence programme only works if you stick to it, so we have ongoing training and assurance activity to make sure we’re doing things right. Our teams undertake comprehensive and consistent training via a variety of delivery methods.

GRADUATE PROGRAMME

Our graduate programme and what to expect

Compass Group UK & Ireland’s graduate programme is designed to develop the key skills, behaviours and experiences you need to become a future leader. You will complete placements across our business and benefit from specialist training and mentoring.

See our Graduate programme
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