Junior Sous Chef - Newport

The Celtic Collection; Newport; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious hotel collection in Newport is seeking a culinary assistant to support senior chefs and ensure smooth kitchen operations. Ideal candidates should have experience in high-volume kitchen environments and a strong passion for food. Responsibilities include maintaining health and safety standards and handling customer complaints efficiently.

Benefits

Free parking whilst on duty

Freshly laundered Chef whites

Lifestyle and retail discounts

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven track record in a similar role with large kitchen brigade experience.
• Capability to deliver consistent products in a high-volume kitchen.

Responsibilities

• Assist Senior Chefs
• Ensure all restaurant and banqueting requirements are met
• Act in accordance with Health & Safety legislation
• Handle complaints efficiently

Skills

Culinary passion

Knowledge of kitchen operations

Ability to work in high-pressure environments

Job description

WHATS IN IT FOR YOU…

• Free parking whilst on duty
• Freshly laundered Chef whites
• Lifestyle and retail discounts
• Career development opportunities

Ensure all Restaurant requirements and some Banqueting are dealt with in an orderly and accelerated manner
Act in accordance with Health & Safety legislation
Make certain that all stock is correctly labelled and rotated
Ensure the kitchen is clean at any given time and liaising with the Stewarding team for all cleaning requirements
Handle all complaints swiftly and efficiently and logging in handover book
Guarantee that all food items that are purchased are received and checked against the invoice, then stored in the correct manner

Responsibilities

• Assist Senior Chefs

Qualifications

The successful candidate will demonstrate a passion and flair in the culinary space. They will have solid experience in a similar role with a comprehensive knowledge of kitchen operations and proven track record in successfully working with a large kitchen brigade. We're looking for people with a true passion for food with the ability to deliver a consistent product within a high-volume environment whilst keeping your cool when the pressure's on.

The Celtic Collection is a prestigious portfolio of five unique hotels at the gateway to South Wales. The Collection has grown from the success of the Celtic Manor Resort, a flagship business and leisure destination that has been voted the Best UK Hotel for nine of the last 10 years at the Meetings & Incentive Travel Awards. Host venue of the 2014 NATO Summit and the 2010 Ryder Cup, the Celtic Manor Resort offers three championship golf courses, luxury spas, exceptional conference facilities and team-building and family activities including archery, adventure golf, laser clays and treetop ropes courses. A choice of eight award-winning restaurants in The Celtic Collection includes Steak on Six, Pad serving passionate Asian dishes, and the Newbridge on Usk, a separate country inn with six bedrooms. The Collection also includes the historic Manor House, the stylish Coldra Court Hotel, and the essential convenience of the new T? Hotel Magor, with a second T? Hotel Newport under construction, as well as 10 luxury self-catering Hunter Lodges.