Sous Chef

Barnett Hill Hotel; Guildford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious hotel in Guildford is seeking a Head Chef to lead the kitchen team in delivering exceptional food quality and service. Responsibilities include menu development, team recruitment, and ensuring compliance with food safety regulations. The ideal candidate will have experience achieving 2 rosettes standard and the ability to inspire and train the kitchen staff. This role offers the opportunity to grow within a busy hotel environment with diverse catering services.

Qualifications

• Experience of achieving 2 rosettes standard and beyond in a hotel restaurant.
• Proven record of team selection and retention.
• Ability to demonstrate practical skills and flair during a cooking trial.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and train a team of chefs and kitchen porters.
• Plan menus and manage food sourcing and delivery.
• Ensure compliance with food safety legislation.
• Create passion and drive within the team.

Skills

Menu development

Team leadership

Food hygiene compliance

Supplier management

Job description

The Role

Reporting to the Head Chef, with responsibility for all aspects of food production from sourcing suppliers to delivering customer excellence in the finished dish.

Creating a restaurant menu to inspire local patrons, an afternoon tea menu that encourages loyal local business will all be on the to do list of the new Head Chef.

You will be responsible for;

• Recruitment, training, and coaching team of 6 Chefs and 3 Kitchen Porters adding to your team as the business grows.
• The menu planning, supplier resourcing, ordering, delivery, storage, preparation, cooking and service across the range of food areas within the Hotel
• Development of menu ideas to progress the food offering to achieve rosette standards across all areas of service, restaurant, banqueting, afternoon tea, corporate functions.
• 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.
• Creating passion, flair, and drive in your team to assist the hotel to achieve its quality and business objectives. Practice and promote effective teamwork and communication amongst your direct work colleagues and colleagues in other departments.
• Menus across the business. The business is varied offering catering to Hotel Guests, In-house Conference Delegates, as well as guests from the local area. Barnett Hill is a popular wedding venue with weddings taking place in the 2 wedding suites.

Requirements

• Experience of developing a quality hotel restaurant to 2 rosettes standard and beyond
• Proven record of team selection and retention that supports the development of excellent 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.
• Demonstrate ideas of how the food offering can be developed and standards improved when being interviewed.
• Hold the experience to manage the multi menu requirements and busy banqueting operation.
• Live locally or can relocate to the area with own transportation.