Senior Sous Chef

SENIOR SOUS CHEF

£41,000 per annum, (£39,500 + £1,500 per annum guaranteed service charge payment)

An additional end of financial year service charge bonus also paid

4 weeks holiday increasing to 5 weeks with service

8 Bank holidays

Single private medical cover

Free car parking

Employee uniform

Duties:

Assisting with recruitment, training and coaching a team of 12 Chefs and 4 Kitchen Porters.

The menu planning, supplier resourcing, ordering, delivery, storage, preparation, cooking and service across the range of food areas within the Hotel.

Ensure effective people management of the kitchen team, including giving recognition, support and training, performance management, scheduling and motivating/coaching team members.

Development of menu ideas to progress the food offering to achieve rosette standards across all areas of service; restaurant, banqueting, afternoon tea, corporate functions.

Ensuring daily efficient and effective management of the kitchen, ensuring all dishes are prepared, cooked and served to 2 rosette standards across all menus.

Oversee the presentation of all food leaving the kitchen to 2 AA Rosette standards.

Ensure compliance with HACCP and food hygiene, health, and safety legislation.

Achieving gross profit targets on dishes to allow for future investment in the facilities and staffing

Work as a strong and committed team leader and colleague, as well as proactively nurturing relationships with the F&B front of house team and all other departments across the hotel. Ensuring your team's attitudes are positive and relationships are nurtured positively to ensure collaboration with all hotel team members

Experience required:

Senior chef experience within a quality hotel restaurant to 2 rosette standards.

Demonstrate during a cooking trial the practical ability and flair that will be required to drive and motivate others on the team to achieve

Hold the experience to manage the multi menu requirements and busy banqueting operation.

Live locally or have the ability to relocate to the area with own transportation.