Sous Chef - Dumfries and Galloway

EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES IN NEW HOTEL OPENING!

Mercure Dumfries Cargenholm House Hotel will be opening this year and we are currently recruiting the team! Mercure Dumfries Cargenholm House Hotel’s striking design is inspired by former resident who was a British Naval Officer renowned for making many important discoveries during his Antarctic voyage. Contemporary design elements throughout the property are inspired by this expedition in a way that evokes curiosity among guests to learn more about the fascinating history behind the building.

The hotel will have approx. 62 rooms, likely consisting of compact doubles to superior family rooms with free Wifi available for all guests. There will have a restaurant, bar and there will be on-site parking.

Mercure Dumfries Cargenholm House Hotel is a part of Splendid hospitality Group. SHG is one of the UKs fastest growing privately-owned hotel groups. As a family run business, people are at the very heart of its success, a place where everyone becomes parts of the Splendid family. Our vision is to create extraordinary experiences, positively impact lives, and get better every day – it’s the ‘Splendid Hospitality Way’ which is our way of looking after everybody to help them succeed, have fun and keep guests and our Splendid team members happy.

What we offer you

We want our staff to enjoy coming to work and provide a friendly and supportive environment for you to work in. You’ll develop personally through meeting and working with people from all over the world as we create memorable guest experiences together, and for those keen develop you’ll have the opportunity to explore the business with various career options. In addition, on offer:

• 28 holiday days (pro rata for part time)
• Automatic Enrolment into a workplace pension scheme
• Heavily discounted hotel stays and food & beverage discounts
• Use of worldwide IHG team member rates
• Amazing high street and lifestyle savings for you and your family
• Uniform
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family

Your role in our family:

Key Responsibilities:

Working as a Sous Chef, you will play a central role supporting the Kitchen team prep and service work. You will be passionate about food and service, and flexible to work on different sections, where you will receive full on-going training to support your development. 

• Ensure that a high standard of preparations and presentation is achieved before any dish leaves the kitchen.
• Check kitchen stock and control on a daily basis.
• Ensure accurate records are kept at all times relating to the food production and wastage, for all service periods.
• Ensure that all foods are labelled, stored and handled in accordance with the Hotel and Health and Safety requirements.
• Ensure all hygiene, health and safety standards are adhered to and the Hotel’s Health & Safety policy are complied with.
• Make sure the wastage is kept to a minimum at all times.
• Menus must be followed to ensure all financial targets are achieved.
• Be constantly aware of new ideas and create new dishes in the F & B outlet.
• Maintain a high standard of discipline to reduce waste and accidents. 
• Adhere to all the company's procedure on health, safety and hygiene.
• Attend any internal or external courses that management may deem beneficial
• Attend departmental meetings.
• Complete all required training (Food Hygiene & Safety, Health & Safety & Fire Safety) via the Saeker Training Programme.

What happens next

Does the Sous Chef role suit your skillset? Apply now, this takes second, you’ll just need to provide some contact details along with a CV.  Next, we’ll review your details, and if successful we’ll invite you to meet one of the team to learn more about you, your experience and let us tell more about the Splendid Hospitality Group.