SOUS CHEF

Platinum Recruitment Consultancy; Bridport; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious Luxury Wellness Resort in Bridport is seeking a Sous Chef to join their innovative kitchen team. This role revolves around creating seasonal dishes using fresh produce from their own farm, ensuring a high-quality dining experience for guests. The ideal candidate will have a passion for sustainable cooking, creativity in menu development, and the ability to enhance the culinary experience in a collaborative environment. Join a team committed to the philosophy of Eating Well, Moving Well, and Thinking Well.

Benefits

Optional health insurance and wellness package

Opportunities to achieve a 10% bonus

Qualifications

• Ambitious and creative chef with experience in high-quality kitchen settings.
• Strong understanding of sustainable cooking practices.
• Experience with seasonal and locally sourced produce.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Executive Chef in running the kitchen.
• Create seasonal menus using local produce.
• Ensure smooth kitchen operation when the Executive Chef is absent.

Skills

Creativity

Passion for high-quality fresh dishes

Team collaboration

Job description

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As Sous Chef, you will assist the Executive Chef in running the kitchen function; You will have the autonomy to put your own stamp on how the kitchen operates and the product that is served, working with homegrown, seasonal produce.

• Put your stamp on creating seasonal menus with the Executive Chef, using the produce available to you sourced from the working farm
• Become integral to the success of the resort, using your passion for creating high quality fresh dishes to provide an exceptional experience for the guests
• Work closely with a highly experienced Executive Chef who has worked in kitchens across the world

Package

• Up to £38,000 per annum (depending on experience)
• Opportunities to achieve a 10% bonus with agreed KPI’s
• Optional health insurance and wellness package

Why choose our Client?

Our client is developing a truly unique experience for their customers where they can experience everything from fine dining with a team of personal chefs, to a self-catered escape from everyday life surrounded by nature (and everything that comes with it). Customers will be able to spend their time unwinding in their own way whether that be Yoga, a Vineyard tour or simply a remote walk in the wilderness; they truly encompass and live by their mission statement to Eat Well, Move Well and Think Well which is certainly extended to their staff members too.

What’s involved?

Our client is building something special; a Luxury Wellness Resort spanning one hundred acres of working farmland in the picturesque location of Bridport, boasting their own vineyard, livestock, and wellness products. As a Sous Chef you will be encouraged to create seasonal dishes, using produce grown on their own working farm or foraged from the grounds. You will also be in command of the kitchen when the Executive Chef isn’t there, ensuring that the kitchen operation always runs smoothly, and guests have a truly unforgettable experience.

The role will require you to think outside of the box and use the produce at your disposal; this could range from fruit and vegetables grown on site, all the way through to livestock reared by their dedicated farming team. Alongside working in the main kitchen there will also be responsibilities for creating hampers for guests and cooking large “farmhouse style” platters for roast dinners and buffet services.

This role would suit an ambitious and creative chef who encompasses the ethos of working with the land and nature in a sustainable, responsible way to create an exceptional dining experience.