Sous Chef

We are looking for an experienced sous chef to join the kitchen in a very busy high volume day time only restaurant serving an all fresh company core menu.

Alongside the head chef you will be responsible for training and developing the team, managing every aspect of the kitchen and working closely with the general restaurant manager.

A massive bonus is that this is a day time only restaurant, so you won't work any evenings ever!!

Benefits:

• Great work life balance
• Free parking
• Company pension
• Company discounts

As the Sous Chef, you will lead the team in all areas of food production. A true foodie, you will bring your personality to the kitchen inspiring and motivating your team's passion to produce freshly cooked, fabulous food.

Role - Sous Chef

As Sous Chef you will:

• Lead the daily operation of the kitchen, you will be hands on.
• Help to manage the GP and all costs and budgets.
• Recruit, train, develop and lead your team.
• Monitor stock levels and manage stock orders
• Carry out weekly stock counts to ensure GP targets are achieved.
• Manage the cleaning of equipment and working areas to the highest food hygiene standards.
• Work closely with the General Restaurant Manager to achieve the highest standards, service and sales.

Attributes - Sous Chef

We are looking for:

• Successful and experienced Sous Chef with a background managing high volume fast paced kitchens.
• Friendly, with an engaging personality and a genuine love for customer service.
• Strong communicator who can motivate and develop their team to deliver with enthusiasm and great personality.
• Knowledgeable in Food Hygiene and Health and Safety requirements.
• Commercially aware to achieve sales and profit targets.
• Passion for delivering the highest quality food and service.

This really is an amazing opportunity to join a fantastic operation in a customer focused business.

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Please note: You must be resident in the UK and eligible to work. We endeavor to respond to every application we receive, however unfortunately due to the high volume of responses to our advertisements we are sometimes unable to do this immediately so please bear with us.

Penny Cook Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer, a recruitment agency dedicated to recruitment in the Hospitality Industry.