Roaming Chef

The White Horse; Hitchin; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned family-run establishment seeks an experienced Sous Chef to support busy kitchens and drive culinary excellence. Ideal candidates will embody a calm presence while managing kitchen operations, ensuring safety, and promoting company values. This is a great opportunity to grow in a dynamic environment with several perks and career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Generous discount on food and drink

Regular trips to suppliers

Great share of tips

Staff accommodation available

Staff meals on shift

Gym membership

Career progression program

Cycle scheme discounts

Charity day off each year

Wine at cost

Qualifications

• Experience in a busy kitchen environment.
• Ability to uphold cooking standards and train teams.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety standards for team and guests.
• Drive culinary standards for exceptional food delivery.
• Communicate effectively with the Head Chef and maintain supplier relationships.

Skills

Team Management

Communication

Organizational Skills

Culinary Skills

Job description

Who are you?

A cool, calm, confident presence and main support for our kitchens. As Sous, you will thrive on taking responsibility, driving standards, delivering consistently, developing your teams, challenging yourself and the things you see around you. As a Roaming Chef You are able to mix it in most environments, supporting your host kitchen to run the team whilst upholding and promoting our values. Our kitchens are busy places so a level head, great organisation, delivered every time, with a smile, is the key to success.

What’s the role?

Keep your team and guests safe at all times by ensuring the correct control measures are in place

Drive standards and knowledge to create food Wow moments

Champion your section and the ACI Food Journey to exceed our guests’ expectations

Communicate regularly and appropriately with your Head Chef

Build and maintain relationships with our suppliers

Take lead in planning key dates and events

Communicate positively with the team

Being a great role model and setting the standards for our guests and team

Displaying the ACI values each and every day and working towards our company mission of ‘making people happy’

What’s in it for you?

Generous discount across all ACI sites on both food and drink

Regular trips out to suppliers locally and internationally

Great share of tips and tronc

Staff Accommodation available

Staff meals on shift

Gym membership

Rising Stars program for career progression within the company

Cycle scheme - Money off a bike

‘Live your life’, charity day off each year

Wine at cost

Anglian Country Inns

Anglian Country Inns is a family run business that first opened its doors over twenty seven years ago and now we have nine award winning establishments across East Anglia, a coffee shop and brewery to boot!

If you think you have the relevant experience and want to join our friendly family please don’t delay and apply today