Dynamic Sous Chef — Lead Busy Kitchen & Menu Innovation

Village Hotels - Swansea - Kitchen; Swansea; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Complimentary Health Membership

Discounted overnight stays

50% off food and drink

Flexible working hours

Excellent training programs

Life Insurance

Company Pension scheme

Job summary

Village Hotels - Swansea - Kitchen is looking for an enthusiastic Sous Chef to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will assist the Head Chef with the daily management of a bustling kitchen, ensuring the delivery of a high-quality brand-led menu while maintaining food costs and standards. This role promises excitement through a diverse menu that adapts seasonally and encourages a lively kitchen atmosphere.

At Village Hotels, we offer numerous employee benefits including complimentary health memberships, discounts on stays and dining, and a supportive work environment focused on personal and professional growth.

Qualifications

• Experience assisting in a busy kitchen operation.
• Ability to manage food and payroll costs effectively.
• Friendly and positive attitude towards work.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Head Chef in daily kitchen operations.
• Deliver a brand-led menu.
• Manage food preparation volume and quality.

Skills

High food standards

Team management

Positive attitude

Proven track record

Calm under pressure

Job description

As a Sous Chef for Village Hotels we are looking for hands on passionate individuals to assist the Head Chef in the day to day running of our busy kitchen operation, who has a proven track record in delivering a brand lead menu, have high food standards and being able to manage food and payroll cost. Our ideal candidate should also have a friendly, positive attitude towards work and be someone that can guide the team and stay calm under pressure.

Our P&G menus offer a wide range of our famous stacked burgers, sticky wings to our health & wellness bowls, we change our menus throughout the year so keeping them fresh and exciting so never a dull moment, with a busy hotel kitchen operation the volume of prep needed will be a challenge for the successful candidate.

Work, Grow, Play! Here at Village Hotel Club we are all about embracing personality, individualism and fun. Forget stuffy hotels built around formality, pomp and ceremony. We create lively, modern spaces for our guests to work, eat, relax, play and exercise. With hotels and leisure clubs Aberdeen to Bournemouth and more opening soon, we rely on you to deliver service that puts us head and shoulders above the competition.

Join us and we can offer you benefits* such as…

- Complimentary Health and Wellness Membership at your home Club for you and a family member/ friend worth £1,500 a year.

- Discount on all overnight stays at Village Hotels, meaning you can experience our hospitality from £35 with a friend and even grab an excellent breakfast.

- Friends and Family discounted stays from £49 including breakfast

- 50% discount on Food and Drink purchased on or off shift at any Village Hotel Pub & Grill

- 30% discount on and off shift in our Village Hotel Starbucks stores

- Excellent training and development including our Rising Stars and Talent Academy programmes

- A much more exciting way to train across several areas in the hotels, utilising our exciting Mobile Gaming training platform.

- Discounts and cashback offers on many High Street Brands and Supermarkets.

- A range of Well-being and Healthcare benefits and monthly well-being programmes for all employees to support your mental health

- Putting your Mental Wellbeing first with Mental Health first aiders and up to 2 mental health days to utilise annually.

- Financial wellbeing support and salary drawdown via Wagestream

- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme, offering support and counselling

- A fun, supportive and inclusive work environment with regular team events

- Excellent Reward and Recognition Incentive schemes

- Anniversary rewards for key milestones of service

- Electric car salary sacrifice scheme

- Have your birthday off guaranteed

- Discounted Health Cash plan and Sick pay Insurance.

- A host of BIG People Days to celebrate, reward and recognise our wonderful employees and their local communities.

- Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits and pay

- Company Pension scheme

- Life Insurance

*T&C’s apply based on your contract

Come and be part of something new & something special - Work, Grow & Play the Village Way!

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