2nd Chef

DISH; Grassington; On-site; GBP 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality provider in Grassington is seeking a 2nd Sous Chef to join a team focused on fresh, quality meals for a care home. This role offers a 4-day work week, day-time shifts, and ample opportunities for career progression. The ideal candidate has experience in fresh food settings, possesses baking skills, and is comfortable consulting with residents on dietary needs. Join us for a rewarding experience with a great work-life balance.

Benefits

4 day week

Paid overtime

Gym and wellbeing discounts

Menu autonomy

Career progression opportunities

Refer a friend scheme

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years working as a chef in a fresh food setting.
• Comfortable with customer consultation for dietary needs.
• Experience in a fast-paced kitchen environment.
• Knowledge of health and safety procedures including COSHH.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality meals for residents, including breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
• Collaborate with the head chef in menu design and execution.
• Maintain high standards of kitchen hygiene and food safety.

Skills

Teamwork

Fresh food preparation

Baking & cake making

Customer consultation

Job description

2nd SOUS CHEF, SKIPTON, 4 DAY WEEK, DAY-TIMES, £29,000

ALTERNATE WEEKENDS OFF, SUPERB WORK/LIFE BALANCE

QUALITY ASSISTED LIVING CARE HOME, FRESH FOOD LED KITCHEN

Benefits

• 4 day week
• Straight shifts working 40 hours a week
• Day time work
• Paid overtime
• great new kitchen with all the latest equipment
• Alternate weekends off
• Menu autonomy
• Career progression and promotion opportunities.
• Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts
• 100’s of discounts on big brand shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more
• £250 refer a friend scheme
• Wellbeing support
• Savings advice, free life assurance and Salary Advance scheme, plus many, many more company benefits

Our clients are one of the UK's largest providers of first class care and assisted living in the UK, and as such the successful applicant would be joining a company whose ethos is about quality of life for both clients, and their staff, with a wide range of company benefits, a great work life balance, and proven progression opportunities, this would be a great career move for an experienced chef looking for a better work/life balance.

This high quality care home in this leafy Rural village with transport links to Skipton and Ilkley caters for up to 35 residents, providing breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinners for early evening meals, all made fresh in house, including all cakes and pastries, so a knowledge of basic bakery is a must.

Working within a 2 chef team, alongside the Head chef, everything is set up here to allow you to succeed, from the very well supplied kitchen and kit, to the fresh food menu's which you will be asked to contribute to designing, to the industry leading support and compliance procedures, everything is in place to allow you to be at your best every day.

Ideal Candidate

• Minimum 3 years working as a chef in a fresh food setting
• Be comfortable being customer facing as the role require consultation with patients for dietary needs
• Experience working in a team in a fast paced kitchen environment
• Health & safety procedures including control of substances harmful to health (COSHH) and food safety standards.
• Basic knowledge of dietary requirements for older people and the impact of food types on medication.
• Working with fresh seasonal produce
• Baking & cake making skills
• Own means of transport would be ideal due to location

If this sounds like the ideal position for you, then do please apply with up to date CV through the link here, or give Eddy Nuttall a call in the Dish hospitality offices for more information on this, and other positions in the region