Junior Sous Chef

Dartford, London
N.E. Recruitment

Junior Sous Chef, required to work with a dedicated Head Chef at this prestigious hotel located in the Dartford area of Kent, offering top quality fresh food across a range of restaurants, banqueting and menus. 45-hour week.

The Role:

Reporting to the Head Chef and the Sous Chef, you will assist with all aspects of food production, with your primary responsibilities as Junior Sous Chef being to:

• Supervise the day-to-day kitchen operation.
• Ensure that food is produced and served to the highest quality.
• Alongside your culinary duties, you will be responsible for supporting the wider culinary team with daily operational tasks and people management tasks. This includes absence management, training, recognition, counselling and importantly, motivating and coaching the team.
• Oversee the presentation of all food leaving the kitchen and uphold expectations, reputation, and standards.
• Support more senior operational tasks such as menu development, order submission, allergen awareness, cost control and due diligence.

Requirements:

• Chef de Partie 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.

Salary for role of Junior Sous Chef is given as 33,500 per annum, plus a service charge payment paid monthly. 45 hr week.

In addition, you will benefit from a range of company benefits. Transport may be beneficial due to the shifts.

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.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK