Sous Chef

Carden Park Hotel Golf Resort & Spa; Chester; On-site; GBP 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the award-winning Chef Brigade at Carden Park Hotel as a Sous Chef. You'll prepare high-quality dishes and play a key role in menu development. Enjoy competitive salary, perks like discounted accommodation, and career development opportunities in a luxury spa resort.

Benefits

Generous bonus scheme / share of the service charge

Discounted hotel accommodation for yourself, family and friends

Discounted food and drink at the hotel

Discounted use of the award winning 5* spa

Free staff lunch provided

Free on-site parking

Access to perks platforms with high street discounts

Free Golf and Leisure Club membership

Progression opportunities for all

Two paid charity days per year

Qualifications

• Previous experience in quality hotels or busy restaurants.
• Good people management skills.
• Experience in running a kitchen is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook excellent quality dishes for various restaurants.
• Support menu development and achieve gross profit margins.
• Maintain a safe and hygienic workplace.

Skills

Cooking skills

Teamwork

Menu development

Financial awareness

Job description

Role: Sous Chef

Salary: £33,200 per annum plus overtime and service charge

Hours: 40 hours per week

We are now searching for a Sous Chef to join our Chef Brigade here at Carden Park Hotel after internal promotions. As a Sous Chef you will need to have previous experience of working within quality hotels or busy restaurants.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work alongside our award winning chefs.

Your day with Team Carden:

• Prepare and cook excellent quality dishes for our various restuarants.
• You will be encouraged to support menu development and bring ideas to the menus that focus on fresh seasonal dishes suitable for our guests.
• You will be responsible for helping to achieve gross profit margins, stock rotations and maintain a safe and hygienic workplace.
• There may be at times a need to help develop the junior chefs and members of the kitchen team.

Enjoy a full time role of 40 hours per week, including evenings and weekends.

Salary £33,200 plus extensive benefits and staff perks.

The Perks of Team Carden

Join a team where you will work hard but have fun along the way. You will enjoy a variety of benefits being part of our team which include:

• Generous bonus scheme / share of the service charge
• Discounted hotel accommodation for yourself, family and friends
• Discounted food and drink to enjoy in the hotel when not on shift
• Discounted use of our award winning 5* spa, alongside treatments and retail
• Free staff lunch provided
• Free on-site parking
• Access to perks platforms; high street discounts, and wellbeing assistance
• Free Golf and Leisure Club membership, including free use of the gym & swimming pool
• Free regular transport mini-bus from Wrexham
• Progression opportunities for all
• Career development through funded qualifications
• Discounted use of the outdoor pursuits facilities
• Two paid charity days per year

Due to the rural location of Carden Park, applicants should have access to a vehicle or reliable transport methods.

BePart of Team Carden

Providing world class service is at the heart of everything we do. You will be part of a creative, busy and energetic team of Chefs who cater for our guests across 8 kitchens throughout the resort. As you will be assisting the Spa Kitchen, you will have good people management and cooking skills with sound financial awareness. Experience of running your own kitchen would be advantageous. You will be enthusiastic, a great team player with experience of working in busy kitchens and the ability to work calmly under pressure. As part of the Carden kitchen team you will need to have previous proven experience of working within quality establishments preparing and producing meals to the highest standard. This is an excellent opportunity to work in a luxury Spa resort and learning from Executive Head Chef, Graham Tinsley MBE and his excellent Chef brigade