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Sous Chef - London

Employer
The Princess Victoria
Location
Hammersmith, London
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
22 Nov 2018

Sous Chef - The Princess Victoria

Full time

We are looking for a talented & passionate sous chef to join our kitchen team. The sous chef works alongside the head chef to manage daily kitchen activities, including managing staff, aiding with menu preparation, ensuring food quality and freshness and monitoring ordering and stock. Provides meal quality and consistency by following designated recipes.

The role:

  • Leads kitchen team in chef's absence
  • Provides guidance to junior kitchen staff members, including, but not limited to line cooking, food preparation, and dish plating
  • Oversees and organizes kitchen stock and ingredients
  • Ensures a first-in, first-out food rotation system and verifies all food products are properly dated and organized for quality assurance
  • Keeps cooking stations stocked, especially before and during prime operation hours
  • Hires and trains new kitchen employees to restaurant and kitchen standards
  • Manages food and product ordering by keeping detailed records and minimises waste, plus works with existing systems to improve waste reduction and manage budgetary concerns
  • Supervises all food preparation and presentation to ensure quality and restaurant standards
  • Works with head chef to maintain kitchen organization, staff ability, and training opportunities
  • Verifies that food storage units all meet standards and are consistently well-managed
  • Assists head chef with menu creation
  • Coordinates with restaurant management team on supply ordering, budget, and kitchen efficiency and staffing

The candidates should:

  • have at least one year’s experience in a similar role in a busy pub kitchen
  • have a passion for seasonal food and produce
  • possess a positive attitude and good communication skills
  • have exceptional knowledge of kitchen hygiene and food preparation

We are an established pub group and we really care for our staff. We provide:

  • online and on-site training and development
  • competitive rates of pay and share of service charge
  • 50% staff discount on food and 25% staff discount on drink in all our pubs
  • good shift patterns
  • meals on shift
  • the opportunity to progress within the company
  • Huge staff party every January
  • ‘Thank you’ vouchers for those who do an outstanding job!

Please apply if you are interested, we look forward to hearing from you!
 

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