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Flying Pizza are hiring a Sous Chef!
Our story
The Distefano family, spanning two generations, started San Carlo over 30 years ago and seen it grow to twenty-five authentic Italian restaurants across the UK from Covent Garden, Piccadilly and Knightsbridge in London to Bristol, Leicester, Liverpool Leeds, Cheshire and Manchester and with a growing number overseas including Kuwait, Bangkok and Qatar and with new sites set to open in Bahrain, Dubai.
Colleague Benefits:
- You will be joining, one of the worlds leading family-owned companies -which means global opportunities
- Delicious, healthy Meals whilst on duty all free
- 30% discount in our restaurants, for you and your friends & family
- Gym discount scheme
- Squadra our very own people platform offering you free discounts and rewards at thousands of companies worldwide from groceries to holidays.
- Support in training and continuing Professional development
- Online development training with our San Carlo App lacademia
- Wagestream giving you flexibility to access, track, build and better manage your pay.
- Access to a confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with a 24/7 helpline for you and your family.
- Free confidential counselling sessions to help with you and your families wellbeing
- Free online health portal giving you resources at your fingertips to help you reach your goals.
- Access to Hapi-life a platform to help you live your life healthier covering Mental, Financial, Social & Physical wellbeing.
- Bring your friends and take part in our generous Refer a Friend programme and earn up to £1000 per person!
Key Responsibilities:
- Overseeing the day-to-day operations of the kitchen, including food preparation, cooking, and plating
- Managing kitchen staff, including hiring, training, and scheduling
- Maintaining a happy and engaged team through 1:1 meetings, incentives and recognition
- Inductions for all new starters in line with company procedure
- Manage the Junior Sous Chefs to ensure all training is to company standards
- Mentor any new members of the team, to ensure a positive working experience
- Ensuring that all kitchen staff follow food safety and sanitation guidelines and kitchen procedures
- Managing food inventory and ordering supplies as needed
- Ensuring that all kitchen equipment is properly maintained and repaired as needed.
- Collaborating with other kitchen staff and restaurant management to ensure that food is prepared and served in a timely manner
- Handling customer complaints or issues related to food quality or service
- Treat everyone with respect and remain calm at all times
Required Qualifications & Experience:
- 2 years experience in a similar role
- Team management experience
- Excellent communication skills
- Meticulous attention to detail, highly organised and capable of handling multiple tasks
- A proactive self-starter who can work independently with good judgement and minimal direction
