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Country House Weddings offers six hand-picked wedding venues across Essex, Cambridgeshire, Warwickshire, Somerset and Gloucestershire. Each one chosen for its picturesque location, charming exterior, and opulent interiors, whether that be a Georgian Mansion, Tudor Manor or fairy-tale Castle.
Country House Weddings specialises in weddings, providing exclusive use of the venues to couples from midday to midnight on the day of the wedding, while also offering all-inclusive wedding packages to ensure a couple's wedding runs smoothly from start to finish. This includes, although not limited to, multiple wedding ceremony options per venue, a three-course wedding breakfast created by expert chefs who specialise in wedding catering, fully stocked bars, and an evening reception with buffet, DJ and disco. Each venue also boasts accommodation that can be added for overnight guests, as well as numerous grand reception rooms for couples and their guests to use throughout the wedding.
The multi-award-winning venues are highly-regarded as some of the most sought-after wedding venues in the UK, with the team at each venue offering an above-and-beyond service to our couples. With over 35 years of experience making wedding dreams come true, Country House Weddings is the perfect choice for anyone looking for a beautiful country house for their big day.
We are looking for a motivatedGroup Relief Head Chefto assist our busy wedding venue kitchen brigades - and help to drive the food culture for our stunning group of wedding venues. Whilst not responsible for 1 kitchen day to day the right candidate will work across our 7 wonderful sites across the south of England, milage covered and if and when requiredaccommodation at venues provided too.
The right candidate will be up for a new challenge and ready to join already established kitchen teams at our venues on an adhoc basis. This job is full of variety and youll need to be able to turn your hand to a multitude of tasks. You will be a key player in adding strength and depth into current kitchen teams throughout our sites in South East. You must have the ability to jump in and lead from the front during holiday and head or sous chef absence, with the added benefit of no day to day full responsibility for one kitchen.
Benefits
- Up to £40,000 annual salary
- Permanent full time position
- 28 days holiday inclusive
- Travel Mileage Paid
- Accommodation provided when traveling
Requirements
- A passion for delivering the most incredible culinary experiences
- Directing the food preparation process & delegating tasks
- Cooking & preparing high quality dishes
- Create menu items, recipes & develop dishes
- Supervising, motivating & working closely with other Chefs of all levels
- Being responsible for health & safety
- Being responsible for food hygiene practices
- Ensuring food quality and excellent standards are maintained for all dishes created
- Assisting with determining food inventory needs, stocking and ordering
- Ensuring the kitchen meets all regulations including sanitary & food safety guidelines
Responsibilities
- Produce food of an impeccable standard
- Assist the training of all catering staff to achieve the highest possible standards
- Ensure the kitchen is adequately staffed at all times, in line with budget set, hours to include breakfast and buffet
- Ensure highest level of cleanliness is achieved in all catering work areas
- Ensure smooth running of each event, maintaining high standards at all times
- Ensure the safety of the building & the people in it with full awareness of health and safety procedures
- Operate at all times in accordance with your employers health and safety policies
If you think that you could excel in this fantastic role, we would love to hear from you!
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: Up to £40,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- store / online discounts scheme
- Discounted or free food
- On-site parking
- Referral program
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:
- willingness to travel to our venues required but flexible on home location
- Chef: 3 years (required)
