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Sous Chef required for our prestigious client, located in the outer Guildford – Surrey area.
As Sous Chef the ideal candidate for this role will have previous restaurant / brasserie / fine dining / banqueting experience. You will have a passion and enthusiasm in your work utilising seasonal produce introducing seasonal menus.
The role: Reporting to the Head Chef, with responsibility for all aspects of food production from sourcing suppliers to delivering customer excellence in the finished dish.
As Sous Chef, you will be responsible for:
* Recruitment, training, and coaching team of 6 Chefs and 3 Kitchen Porters – adding to your team as the business grows.
* The menu planning, supplier resourcing, ordering, delivery, storage, preparation, cooking and service across the range of food areas within the Hotel
* Development of menu ideas to progress the food offering to achieve rosette standards across all areas of service, restaurant, banqueting, afternoon tea, corporate functions.
* 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.
* Creating passion, flair, and drive in your team to assist the hotel to achieve its quality and business objectives. Practice and promote effective teamwork and communication amongst your direct work colleagues and colleagues in other departments.
* Menus across the business. The business is varied offering catering to Hotel Guests, In-house Conference Delegates, as well as guests from the local area. This hotel, is a popular wedding venue with weddings taking place in the 2 wedding suites.
Requirements for the role of Sous Chef:
* Experience of developing a quality hotel restaurant to 2 rosettes standard and beyond
* Proven record of team selection and retention that supports the development of excellent 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.
* Demonstrate ideas of how the food offering can be developed and standards improved when being interviewed.
* Hold the experience to manage the multi menu requirements and busy banqueting operation.
* Live locally or can relocate to the area with own transportation.
* Or live in is possible according to availability, which is deducted from salary.
Benefits:
* 4 weeks holiday increasing to 5 weeks with service
* 8 Bank holidays
* Free car parking
* Employee uniform
In addition, you will also benefit from a range of company benefits
The salary for the opportunity of Sous Chef is given as £38,000 / per annum / plus a share of the service charge, which will vary, paid monthly. Live in is possible with this role. If you live locally transport will be ideal due to shift work and location.
Please send an up to date copy of your Curriculum Vitae.
N.E. Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy
We look forward to receiving all applications however due to the high number of applications we are only able to contact candidates which closely match the level of skills and experience of the requirements of our clients. However for more information or opportunities please contact us or forward your cv for consideration
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