Sous Chef

Rowhill Grange (Alexander Hotel Collection); Dartford; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious hotel in Dartford seeks a Sous Chef to manage kitchen operations and lead a team of chefs. The ideal candidate will have experience in quality hotel dining to 2 rosette standards and a passion for culinary excellence. This role offers a competitive salary and numerous unique benefits, including discounted accommodation for staff and their families. Join a dynamic team at a well-respected establishment focused on delivering top-tier dining experiences.

Benefits

4 weeks holiday, increasing with service

Single private medical cover

Discounted hotel accommodation

Employee uniform

Qualifications

• Experience in a quality hotel restaurant to 2 rosette standards is essential.
• Ability to demonstrate cooking skills during a trial.
• Local to Dartford or able to relocate.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day kitchen operations ensuring high standards.
• Oversee menu planning, supplier resourcing, and kitchen team management.
• Ensure compliance with food hygiene and safety legislation.

Skills

Senior chef experience

Ability to manage multiple menus

Team leadership

HACCP compliance

Job description

SOUS CHEF

£41,000 per annum + monthly service charge payment

• 4 weeks holiday increasing to 5 weeks with service
• 8 Bank holidays
• Single private medical cover
• Free car parking
• Employee uniform

In addition you will also benefit from a range of company benefits including: Discounted hotel accommodation for yourself and your family at all hotels, Discounted hair treatments at our two Utopia Spas, Discount off all food & beverage at all hotels, Discount of individual treatments booked in our two Utopia Spas, Discount on retail products in our two Utopia Spas, Refer a friend staff recruitment scheme. In addition you will enjoy a range of other benefits when you celebrate your 1 yr, 3 yr and 5 yr anniversary including; your birthday off paid, complimentary overnight stays, complimentary lunch/afternoon tea and service related holiday.

The Role

Reporting to our Head Chef, you will be primarily responsible for managing the day-to-day kitchen operation ensuring that food is produced, and the finished dish is served to the highest standard.

Delivering a restaurant menu to inspire local patrons, an afternoon tea menu that encourages loyal local business will all be part of the role in supporting the Head Chef.

Your responsibilities will include;

• Assisting with recruitment, training and coaching a team of 12 Chefs and 4 Kitchen Porters.
• The menu planning, supplier resourcing, ordering, delivery, storage, preparation, cooking and service across the range of food areas within the Hotel.
• Ensure effective people management of the kitchen team, including giving recognition, support and training, performance management, scheduling and motivating/coaching team members.
• Development of menu ideas to progress the food offering to achieve rosette standards across all areas of service; restaurant, banqueting, afternoon tea, corporate functions.
• Ensuring daily efficient and effective management of the kitchen, ensuring all dishes are prepared, cooked and served to 2 rosette standards across all menus.
• Oversee the presentation of all food leaving the kitchen to 2 AA Rosette standards.
• Ensure compliance with HACCP and food hygiene, health, and safety legislation.
• Achieving gross profit targets on dishes to allow for future investment in the facilities and staffing
• Work as a strong and committed team leader and colleague, as well as proactively nurturing relationships with the F&B front of house team and all other departments across the hotel. Ensuring your team’s attitudes are positive and relationships are nurtured positively to ensure collaboration with all hotel team members

Requirements

• Senior chef experience within a quality hotel restaurant to 2 rosette standards.
• Demonstrate during a cooking trial the practical ability and flair that will be required to drive and motivate others on the team to achieve
• Hold the experience to manage the multi menu requirements and busy banqueting operation.
• Live locally or have the ability to relocate to the area with own transportation.

The Place

Rowhill Grange Hotel & Utopia Spa, part of Alexander Hotels a private group of quality hotels of distinction just outside London.

4 Star, Award winning Utopia Spa, 38-bedroom hotel & offering guests a choice of Elements Brasserie and the RG’s Restaurant serving 2 rosette standard food. In addition, there is the self-contained Clockhouse banqueting suite and the Pavilion conference venue all within 15 acres of beautiful gardens.

Please see our website for a full list of facilities and details of our restaurants and sample menus which include menus across the following areas;

• 2 Rosette RG’s Fine Dining Restaurant (100 covers)
• Elements Brasserie (50 covers) + Elements Bar (30 covers)
• Afternoon Tea (700 covers per week) and Room Service
• A range of 4 private dining/function rooms (catering for between 8-160 covers)

Our private facilities are a very popular Wedding venue (for ceremonies as well as Wedding Breakfasts / Evening Buffets) as well as Conferences and other functions.

Our Restaurant / Brasserie are open to non-residents and are popular venues for our Spa guests who join us for a range of inclusive packages.

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