Sous Chef - Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands

Sous Chef - Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands

The Belfry Hotel & Resort has a new opportunity for a Sous Chef to join resort team. Ideally you will have at least four years’ experience within a hotel, and be looking for a business that can refine your business acumen skills and people management skills to help develop you into an assertive member of the kitchen management team.

The Ryder Grill

The Ryder Grill & Kitchen is a 220 seat restaurant that offers a number of menu options, ranging from our stunning two rosette À la Carte menu to chefs table and a Sunday Carvery. The Ryder Grill & Kitchen also benefits from a theatre kitchen where we prepare and cook our steaks and roasts all in view of the guest. Our menus are seasonal so you will learn how we build a menu, cost it and deliver it out to our guests.

What your day will look like

As a Ryder Grill Sous Chef your day will be focused on the running, training and development of the team to deliver our stunning menus. You will be an inspirational leader, a quick thinker, and a brilliant communicator.

• Set up and preparation of menus items ready for food service, numbers based on hotel occupancy for the resort
• Cooking and delivering beautifully crafted food using the best ingredients sourced from local suppliers
• Responsibility for running a safe and compliant kitchen
• Running a section of the kitchen throughout a busy service and providing support to your teammates to ensure a fast and accurate delivery
• Management, training and development
• Opportunities to order stock, write menus alongside the kitchen managers, implement menu ideas
• Deputising for the Head Chef

Salary

The on target earning potential for this role is £36,492 annual salary, compromising of a base salary of £33,771 plus a qualified estimate of £2,721 gratuities per annum

Working Hours & Holiday Entitlement

48 Hour Contract, five out of seven days.
Holiday entitlement – 28 days increasing to 31 days after 2 calendar years and 33 after 5 calendar years

Belfry Benefits

Wellness

• Discounted gym membership and access to team-led fitness sessions, such as our Belfry running club
• Team social events throughout the year
• Belfry-wide wellness programme with external speakers, focusing on ‘mind, body & soul’
• The Burnt Chef Project partnership, offering unlimited, fully-funded counselling and mental health support
• Wagestream access to all employees – track earnings, saving accounts, and access to wages when you want
• Healthcare schemes: life assurance, 24-hour GP, health cash-plans
• Employee Assistance Programme
• The Belfry is committed to the Hotelier’s Charter, demonstrating our commitment to our people

Showing some appreciation

• Long service awards
• Additional paid holiday for long service
• Reward Vouchers
• Free meals on shift in our canteen
• Annual Belfry awards
• Team appreciation events
• Fantastic resort discounts across restaurants, bars, retail, and golf
• Bed & Breakfast from £35 per room
• Free staff parking
• Subsidised taxi service for those who don’t drive
• Live-in accommodation for up to 3 months
• Relocation bonuses

Learning & Development

• Excellent training and career opportunities
• Internal career pathways programmes
• Access to The Belfry Campus Learning
• Commitment to developing our team through apprenticeship programmes

Making a difference

• Belfry ESG committee, dedicated to delivering an environmentally sustainable business
• Supporting industry, local and national charities
• Pledges made on ‘Make Good Grow’, offering our team’s expertise and support to good causes