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Sous Chef

Quest Employment

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On-site

GBP 60,000 - 80,000

Full time

30+ days ago

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Job summary

An established family-run restaurant is seeking a passionate Sous Chef to join their team. This is a unique opportunity to work alongside a Head Chef with a Michelin background, where you will have the chance to influence menu design and work with premium ingredients. The role involves teaching lower chefs, managing kitchen operations, and ensuring health and safety standards are met. If you have fine dining experience and are eager to grow in a supportive environment, this could be the perfect fit for you.

Qualifications

  • Experience in fine dining with Rosette or Michelin standards.
  • Ability to manage kitchen operations in the Head Chef's absence.

Responsibilities

  • Design menus and specials with high-quality ingredients.
  • Teach and mentor junior chefs in the kitchen.

Skills

Fine dining experience
Menu design
Teaching skills
Health and safety compliance

Job description

Sous Chef

Are you a passionate Sous Chef?

Have you got Rosette or Michelin experience?

Then this is the job for you!

Quest Employment are currently recruiting for a Sous Chef for a fine dining restaurant based in Harpenden. This award-winning restaurant is looking to build the brigade, and we are on the search for a passionate, experienced Sous Chef to assist the Head Chef in taking the restaurant to the next level.

You will have input into the menus, specials, choosing suppliers, as well as working with some of the finest ingredients a restaurant can offer.

The Head Chef comes from a Michelin restaurant background and wants to pass on his experience to his chefs.

Responsibilities:

  1. Menu design
  2. Teach the lower chefs more skills.
  3. Manage the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence.
  4. Comply and manage all health and safety in the kitchen.
  5. Monitor wastage.
  6. Work with the Head Chef on suppliers.
  7. Able to work evenings and weekends.
  8. Fine dining experience.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in this well-established family-run restaurant where you can learn, teach, and cook with some of the finest ingredients.

Apply now!

Quest Employment are acting as an agency on behalf of this vacancy. In line with UK Immigration and Employment Law, only applicants eligible to live and work in the UK need apply.
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