Sous Chef

Coast and Country Hotel Collection; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A family of hotels in the UK is seeking a Sous Chef to assist in managing the kitchen and maintaining high culinary standards. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years’ experience in a similar role, excellent time management skills, and a strong understanding of health and safety practices. Competitive salary and benefits including training opportunities and hotel discounts are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

28 days holiday including Bank Holidays

Stakeholder Pension entitlement

Discounted hotel room rates

Food and Beverage discounts

Meals on duty

Qualifications

• At least 2 years’ experience as a Sous Chef or Chef de Partie.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety policies.
• Ability to train and develop kitchen team.

Responsibilities

• Manage food preparation across all outlets.
• Ensure highest standards of taste and presentation.
• Lead and develop kitchen staff, including training.

Skills

Time management

Ability to work under pressure

Team leadership

Decision making

Cost management

Job description

Who are we?

Coast & Country Hotel Collection is a family of over 30 hotels in the UK, operated by Bespoke Hotels, the UK’s largest independent hotel group.

Join our exceptional team

We are currently looking for exceptional people to join our team and have a great opportunity for a Sous Chef.

As a Sous Chef you will be expected to actively assist in ensuring the smooth running of the kitchen whilst consistently ensuring a high standard of food production and deputise for the Head Chef in their absence.

The ideal candidate would posses excellent time management skills and the ability to work under pressure. At least 2 years’ experience in a similar position is essential along with a strong grasp of Health and Safety policy demanding high standards of cleanliness and hygiene.

Direct experience with hotel businesses is not required, though some knowledge of the industry would be beneficial, as would experience working with restaurants, bars, or events-based sites across both desktop and mobile. The ideal candidate would be both resourceful, efficient, and with an outstanding eye for detail.

Key Responsibilities of the role:

• Manage, supervise, and participate in the preparation of food for all the Food and Beverage outlets at the hotel ensuring compliance with food safety regulations
• Ensure food is produced in a timely and efficient manner and meets the highest standards of taste, quality and presentation.
• Ensure the control of costs and productivity through the establishment of standards of outputs.
• Keeping the team up to date about departmental, hotel and company activities through daily communications
• To lead and develop an energetic workforce, having involvement in recruitment, learning and development, team engagement initiatives and all aspects of people management.
• To ensure the kitchen is clean and that the team all know the correct hygiene standards expected.
• To ensure the kitchen team follow HACCP and food safety standards. Using the tools and equipment provided.
• To train and develop the team within the kitchen so that a talent pipeline exists for future progression.
• supervising, training and motivating the team to achieve the highest standards.

Requirements of the role:

• Sous Chef or exceptional Chef de Partie looking for their first Sous Chef position – we really support development at Coast and Country Hotel Collection and like to give people the opportunity to progress.
• Flexiblility – to enjoy working different shift patterns and seeing the operation on different days of the week including the weekends as well as mornings, or evenings.
• Be comfortable following a standardised menu
• To be standards driven and have good organisational skills.
• To be able to make decisions in a fast paced environment and to enjoy it
• To be able to communicate and motivate your team providing day to day leadership and direction
• Used to managing costs – we like to keep a close eye on things
• Know the EHO requirements and be able to ensure the team do to.

What do we offer?

• Competitive salary
• Excellent on-going support, training and development
• 28 days holiday including Bank Holidays per annum
• Stakeholder Pension entitlement
• Discounted hotel room rates for you, your friends and family across all UK Bespoke Hotels
• Food and Beverage discounts at all our hotels
• On-going incentives and rewards
• Opportunities to move between hotels and grow with the group
• Meals on duty

More about us:

Coast & Country Hotel Collection is unpretentious and welcoming, our locations are by the sea, in the heart of the country, in pretty villages and in vibrant towns. The brand reflects the best of British – fun, interesting, historic locations; simple, comfortable facilities; warm and friendly hospitality; fun and happy times. And our people embody these brand values.