Sous Chef

The Pavilion is a busy Tearoom serving fresh cooked-to order breakfasts, light lunches and Afternoon Tea. We pride ourselves on using local suppliers and producing homemade food. We seat 120 inside our beautiful Victorian Glasshouse and can seat 100 outside in our Walled Garden.

Reports to:Manager /Supervisor / Chef

This position requires the candidate to work every Sunday.

Hours:

• 8am 4pm

Duties and Responsibilities:

• To prep and help run a very busy breakfast service ensuring it runs smoothly and efficiently
• To produce breakfast and lunch dishes to the required standard
• To support the Chef in the day to day duties of running The Pavilion kitchen
• To assist with the preparation of the homemade soups, scones, quiches, fillings and all other menu items
• To step up and run the kitchen on the Chefs day off and cover holiday. You would be required to adhere to the Chefs Job Description to ensure that we retain our 5 stars
• When required to be a key holder, open The Pavilion & perform the visual checks
• When required to ensure that kitchen staff are allocated jobs for the day
• To be able to work with or lead a small fast paced team in a high pressured environment
• Maintain a clean environment and ensure compliance with all Health and Hygiene regulations
• To make sure relevant paperwork is current and up to date
• To have reliable access to own car due to remote location of the Tearoom.
• You will be working one day at the weekend every weekend and are required to be flexible with shift swaps due to the small team.

Incentives

• All our positions are permanent contracts with set working days
• There is no evening work and no split shifts
• We host a summer and Christmas party for all employees
• There is a staff discount on lunch
• Opportunity for progression within the company

This job description is a guideline only and is not exhaustive. You may be required to perform other duties which are not expressly listed but are in keeping with the general purpose of your role and we reserve the right to make changes to this job description as appropriate.