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Sous Chef
Sous Chef
Full Time
2
Years
Experience
£35000 - £45000 / Year
Sous Chef
Theobalds Hotel
Full Time
2
Years
Experience
£35000 - £45000 / Year
Skills
Safe Food Handling
Knife Skills
Kitchen Safety
Menu Development
Fast-Paced Experience
Food Preparation
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Description
Ready to step up and shape the future of a kitchen? We’re looking for a Sous Chef to join our passionate Kitchen team at Theobalds Hotel, Cheshunt and take the next exciting step in your hospitality career. This is your chance to join a kitchen where creativity, leadership and personality matter, all wrapped up in our 'Ownership with Personality' values.
You'll be creating dishes across both the hotel dining menu, events choices and new health club options too, for our newly launched Health Club.
What You’ll Get Stuck Into as our Sous Chef:
- Supporting the Head Chef in the day-to-day management of the kitchen operation, ensuring exceptional food quality and service standards are consistently delivered.
- Leading, motivating and developing the kitchen team, acting as a positive role model and helping colleagues reach their full potential.
- Assisting with menu development, food preparation and service delivery, ensuring dishes are produced to specification and presented to a high standard.
- Managing stock, ordering, portion control and food wastage to support profitability and cost control targets.
- Supporting the Head Chef with kitchen rotas, operational planning and the successful delivery of events and busy service periods.
- Ensuring all food safety, hygiene, COSHH and Health & Safety standards are maintained at all times, creating a safe environment for both guests and team members.
- Working collaboratively with colleagues across the hotel to deliver an outstanding guest experience in line with Surya Hotels brand standards.
What we are looking for in our Sous Chef:
- Previous experience as a Chef de Partie or Sous Chef within a hotel, restaurant or hospitality environment.
- A recognised culinary qualification such as an NVQ, SVQ or Diploma in Professional Cookery.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate, coach and develop a high-performing kitchen team.
- A passion for delivering exceptional food quality and memorable guest experiences.
- Good commercial awareness, with experience managing stock, controlling costs and minimising waste.
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to remain calm and focused in a fast-paced environment.
- A positive, hands-on approach with a commitment to our values of Ownership with Personality and delivering service without compromise.
Benefits of joining our Kitchen as our Sous:
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- Increasing annual leave – up to 33 days!
- Flexible working hours
- Up to 50% off meals and stays across our UK hotels
- On site parking - where available
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme – support whenever you need it
- Stream access – draw or save your wages as you earn!
- Development programmes to help you rise into a true 'Hospitality Superstar'
- Apprenticeships, training and internal promotion opportunities
- Bike to work scheme
- Retail and supermarket discounts
- AE Pension
As a Company within Flying Trade Group's family of businesses we own and run 15 hotels and bars throughout East Anglia and Surrey. We're a diverse and dynamic Group, come join us!
Ready to step up and shape the future of a kitchen? We’re looking for a Sous Chef to join our passionate Kitchen team at Theobalds Hotel, Cheshunt and take the next exciting step in your hospitality career. This is your chance to join a kitchen where creativity, leadership and personality matter, all wrapped up in our 'Ownership with Personality' values.
You'll be creating dishes across both the hotel dining menu, events choices and new health club options too, for our newly launched Health Club.
What You’ll Get Stuck Into as our Sous Chef:
- Supporting the Head Chef in the day-to-day management of the kitchen operation, ensuring exceptional food quality and service standards are consistently delivered.
- Leading, motivating and developing the kitchen team, acting as a positive role model and helping colleagues reach their full potential.
- Assisting with menu development, food preparation and service delivery, ensuring dishes are produced to specification and presented to a high standard.
- Managing stock, ordering, portion control and food wastage to support profitability and cost control targets.
- Supporting the Head Chef with kitchen rotas, operational planning and the successful delivery of events and busy service periods.
- Ensuring all food safety, hygiene, COSHH and Health & Safety standards are maintained at all times, creating a safe environment for both guests and team members.
- Working collaboratively with colleagues across the hotel to deliver an outstanding guest experience in line with Surya Hotels brand standards.
What we are looking for in our Sous Chef:
- Previous experience as a Chef de Partie or Sous Chef within a hotel, restaurant or hospitality environment.
- A recognised culinary qualification such as an NVQ, SVQ or Diploma in Professional Cookery.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate, coach and develop a high-performing kitchen team.
- A passion for delivering exceptional food quality and memorable guest experiences.
- Good commercial awareness, with experience managing stock, controlling costs and minimising waste.
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to remain calm and focused in a fast-paced environment.
- A positive, hands-on approach with a commitment to our values of Ownership with Personality and delivering service without compromise.
Benefits of joining our Kitchen as our Sous:
- Tronc - TIPS !!
- Increasing annual leave – up to 33 days!
- Flexible working hours
- Up to 50% off meals and stays across our UK hotels
- On site parking - where available
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme – support whenever you need it
- Stream access – draw or save your wages as you earn!
- Development programmes to help you rise into a true 'Hospitality Superstar'
- Apprenticeships, training and internal promotion opportunities
- Bike to work scheme
- Retail and supermarket discounts
- AE Pension
As a Company within Flying Trade Group's family of businesses we own and run 15 hotels and bars throughout East Anglia and Surrey. We're a diverse and dynamic Group, come join us!
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Sous Chef
Full Time
2
Years
Experience
£35000 - £45000 / Year
Skills
Safe Food Handling
Knife Skills
Kitchen Safety
Menu Development
Fast-Paced Experience
Food Preparation
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