Sous Chef

Rayment Recruitment

Posted 5 days ago, valid for 12 days

Colchester, Essex CO6 3JQ, England

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

Full Time

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Sous ChefColchester £34,164

Rayment Recruitment are looking for a Sous Chef to join a busy four star luxury hotel in the Colchester area, using the best of British produce to create a fusion of great tastes and innovative culinary delights, whatever the occasion.

The Company:

This four-star, 30 bedroomed luxury hotel is surrounded by glorious parkland, yet only minutes from Colchester, Britain’s oldest recorded town, the Hotel combines the romance and charm of an eighteenth century Grade II listed house with all the comforts of contemporary living. This luxury Essex hotel extends this philosophy to its food, offering a modern, award-winning brasserie open every day and an impressive traditional afternoon tea served in their elegant lounges in the main house.

The Role:

This role would suit an experienced Sous chef with extensive knowledge of working with fresh food and who holds a NVQ level 3 qualifications or equivalent.
As a Sous chef you will be supporting and assistant the Head chef and senior Sous chef to ensure the smooth running of the kitchen.
In the absence of the Head chef and senior Sous chef you will be running the kitchen, therefore experience of managing a catering team is essential.
Within this role you will be working to agreed budgets and meeting targets whilst preparing and producing the highest quality food at all times.
As Sous chef you will need to procure food and manage supplier relationships, excellent communication skills are a must.
The successful candidate will have experience working in a quality hotel or restaurant, have COSHH knowledge and experience organising, prioritising and managing a section.
You will be working closely with the front of house team to enhance product knowledge and customer experience.

The ideal Sous Chef:

Has understanding of both classic and modern cooking techniques
Be able to cook to a high standard and adaptable to diverse range techniques
Has an ability to manage a kitchen and its procedures
Has a strong passion for food and enjoys creating imaginative dishes
Good IT skills including Microsoft Word and Excel
Has a flexible, calm attitude to working and puts the needs of the business before their own

If this is of interest please email your CV to Erika at Rayment Recruitment.