Sous Chef

Thwaites; Keswick; A distancia; GBP 32.000 - 42.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Competitive salary

Wage stream access (up to 40% of wages

28 days annual leave (33 after 5 years

Health cash plan

Employee discounts

Employee assistance programme

Parental/maternity pay enhancement

Apprenticeships available

Life assurance

Bespoke training programmes

Supportive work environment

Descripción de la vacante

Thwaites in Keswick is seeking a proactive Sous Chef to help lead our kitchen team. You will support the Head Chef, cook from scratch, manage a section, and maintain high standards across menus in a busy, well-equipped kitchen.

You should have experience with fresh ingredients, a flair for cooking, and a drive for excellence. We offer career progression and opportunities to advance through our culinary academies.

Formación

• Experience working with fresh ingredients and cooking from scratch.
• Must follow recipes; flair for cooking is essential.
• Innovative ideas with ability to implement them.
• Proven previous kitchen experience is essential.
• Driven to achieve excellence and career advancement.

Responsabilidades

• Assist the Head Chef with effective kitchen management.
• Produce high-standard food from scratch for all menus.
• Manage a section in the kitchen, cooking from fresh ingredients.
• Eliminate wasteful or unprofitable practices.
• Ensure food safety standards are adhered to.
• Control the order and storage of food supplies.
• Support delivery of financial targets.

Conocimientos

Fresh ingredients

Cooking from scratch

Team player

Attention to detail

Innovative ideas

Descripción del empleo

We’re looking for an enthusiastic Sous Chef to help lead our skilled kitchen team.

As Sous Chef you are a vital part of our brigade and will support the Head Chef. Spending your days serving delicious food in a well-equipped kitchen, developing your skills under the guidance of our talented Head Chef.

Your day to day;

• Assisting the Head Chef with effective kitchen management
• As a Sous Chef, you will produce a high standard of food from scratch for all of our menus
• Managing a section in the kitchen cooking from fresh ingredients
• Eliminating wasteful or unprofitable practices
• Ensuring food safety standards are adhered to
• Controlling the order and storage of food supplies
• Being aware of and supporting the delivery of financial targets

Who are we looking for?

You should have experience of working with fresh ingredients and cooking from scratch. We have recipes you must follow but a flair for cooking is essential.

Having innovative ideas and the ability to implement them is important. Proven previous experience is essential. If you are a team player who is committed to achieving the very best, this could be the role for you.

It's a great opportunity for someone with a natural drive for excellence who is seeking advancement in their career. We can support you to achieve nationally recognised qualifications through our academies that will develop your skills as you journey up the ladder.

You will have an eye for detail and be able to multi task. The menu in our busy business varies greatly, but it doesn't matter if a guest orders a full breakfast or a three-course meal, we want to ensure they have a high-quality experience and want to return.

In return, we are offering a rewarding role with scope for career progression along with;

• A competitive salary, negotiable dependent on experience
• Stream - the ability to access up to 40% of your wages as you earn them each week
• 28 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years)
• Health cash plan
• Generous employee discounts
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Apprenticeships available
• Life assurance
• Bespoke training programmes accessible to all
• An engaging & supportive work environment