Description

Do you have people management experience?

Would you say you are a mentor with a passion for food?

Supporting the Head Chef, the Sous Chef will be ‘hands on’, leading by example in the kitchen, guiding & mentoring a brigade of chefs and kitchen porters, ensuring as a team you deliver excellent guest services, ensuring the quality of food is to an expected high standard.

What will I do?

• Control the food preparation and delegate
• Ensure the food being prepared and leaving the kitchen is to a high standard and consistent
• Implement and follow company menu, ensuring standardisation across the dishes and specifications are being adhered to
• Purchasing of food products and related items from nominated company suppliers
• Keeping within set budget
• Regular audit checks are carried out
• Stock rotation and stock checks carried out
• Identify your individual team’s areas of development and provide relevant training as well as ensuring they are motivated
• Rotas, team holidays
• Support the Head Chef with hiring, managing and training & developing kitchen staff
• Stand in for Head Chef in their absence

Is this the role for me?

• Would suit either an experienced Sous Chef seeking a new challenge or an experienced Chef de Partie seeking their first step up into a supervisory Chef role
• Previous experience working within a hotel environment would be a distinct advantage
• A passion for high standards and quality food
• Lead by example
• Previous supervisory experience preferable
• Budget management
• HACCP, food safety and health & safety

Why Almarose Hotels & Resorts?

• Discounts across retail, restaurants, events etc.
• Family and Friends discounts in hotels across the Almarose 
• Free onsite parking
• Progression and career development opportunities across the UK, with training and support with course fees
• Pension Scheme
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme, 24/7, 365 days a year.

Who are Almarose Hotels & Resorts?

Almarose Hotels are an independent Hotel Management company who own and operate an award-winning portfolio of 21 4*properties throughout the UK. It's an exciting time to join our portfolio; our strategy is to develop and invest in our properties and employees, with opportunities that span across beautiful countryside and bustling city centre locations – each offering a truly unique experience for our guests, and exemplary professional development and careers for you.

The Armed Forces Covenant is a voluntary statement of mutual support between a civilian community and its local Armed Forces Community. It is intended to complement the Armed Forces Covenant, which outlines the moral obligation between the Nation, the Government and the Armed Forces.  Almarose Hotels & Resorts Ltd proudly support the UK Armed Forces and have signed the Armed Forces Covenant achieving the Silver Award.