Sous Chef

KM Education Recruitment Ltd; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the hospitality industry is seeking a Culinary Supervisor in London. This role involves overseeing kitchen operations, managing and training staff, and ensuring high standards of food preparation and service are met. Applicants should possess extensive experience in a professional kitchen, fluency in Azerbaijani, and strong leadership skills. Join us to lead a passionate culinary team in delivering exceptional dining experiences.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of work experience in a professional kitchen.
• Ability to lift and carry 12 kg.
• Passionate about cooking and serving.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the culinary team and manage kitchen operations.
• Create and implement menus, ensuring compliance with health standards.
• Organize meetings for staff and review key objectives.

Skills

Strong leadership

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Patience

Fluency in Azerbaijani

Fluency in English

Fluency in Russian

Education

Secondary or Higher education

Tools

Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Company Description

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Job Description

Supervise the day-to-day functions of the Department in order to increase the income of the subordinate department and achieve more than the budget expectations:

Select, train, develop and guide the culinary team to deliver outstanding cuisine;

Accurately control orders, production, portion distribution to prevent wastage:

Support the unit to perform productively by applying organization, training, direction and supervision

To comply with the requirements for appearance (dressing rules) stipulated by the rules;

Creating, implementing and verifying accurate recipes and portion allocations:

Create menus for restaurants and submit them directly to the manager for approval;

To ensure compliance with the HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) standard:

To ensure meeting the highest requirements and quality in food preparation and storage:

Order appropriate supplies and equipment for the department;

To exercise high control to minimize wastage and achieve budgeted food price targets;

To constantly make suggestions for the improvement of the department's work:

To demonstrate the ability to conduct yourself in a manner that meets the highest standards of the Company:

To assist hotel employees and guests in a courteous manner;

To be sufficiently informed about the work of the department and to help other employees of the department when appropriate;

Comply with hotel health and safety regulations, create safe working conditions, and know all safety and emergency procedures;

To observe the efficient use of the Equipment;

To carry out daily work and report directly to the manager;

Manage time correctly and complete assigned tasks on time;

To continuously actively participate in meetings related to the Department;

Understand and adhere to all departmental guidelines and policies;

To perform other duties determined by the direct manager;

Develop, implement and monitor action plans to improve all key objectives (Employee Satisfaction Survey, guest satisfaction index, financial indicators)

Organize monthly meetings for subordinates and review work activities:

Qualifications

• Secondary or Higher education
• Having a minimum of 5 years of work experience in the professional kitchen
• Frequent walking, standing and sitting during the shift
• If necessary, lift and carry 12 kg of weight, go up and down stairs, ladders, high places
• Fluent Azerbaijani language
• Russian and English are desirable
• Being extremely responsible.
• To have the ability to perform multiple tasks within a changing environment, while remaining calm and restrained in collective internal relations
• Maintaining patience and restraint within work hours
• Ability to be accurate and pay attention to details
• Passionate about cooking and serving guests' orders
• Having the ability to lead and take things further.
• Computer skills: Word, Excel, Outlook