Sous Chef

Saffron Vanilla; Warrington; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5.6 weeks holiday

Pension plan

Uniform provided

Food discount (50% card)

Competitive pay + tronc

Job summary

Saffron Vanilla is seeking a driven Junior/Sous Chef to join a high-volume fresh-food kitchen. You will lead a team, assist with menu development and ensure every dish is prepared to spec, while maintaining top hygiene and safety standards.

We value personal motivation, punctuality and a passion for delivering exceptional customer experiences, with opportunities for progression toward Head Chef.

Qualifications

• At least 18 months' experience as Junior Chef or Sous Chef in fresh food.
• Ability to lead and motivate a team and coach staff.
• Strong timekeeping, attendance and personal presentation.
• Assist with menu development and dish preparation.
• Maintain excellent food hygiene and health & safety standards.
• Manage stock to deliver menu availability and GP targets.
• Organise rotas to control labour costs.
• Work with Head Chef to ensure every dish is perfect and served to spec.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of experienced chefs to deliver high-volume, fresh food dishes.
• Motivate and coach staff to support their personal development.
• Ensure dishes are prepared to spec and deadlines are met.
• Monitor stock to achieve GP targets and maintain quality.
• Support menu development and maintain high hygiene standards.

Skills

Work under pressure

Menu development

Dish preparation

Timekeeping & presentation

Stock management

Labour cost control

Team leadership

Head Chef collaboration

High-volume service

Ambition for progression

Job description

With relevant experience, in a fresh food environment, you will relish the chance to develop your career. We are looking for an individual that not only demonstrates the skills listed below, but also has the ability to apply individual leadership and decision making to ensure our goals are achieved.

• Ability to work under pressure and use your own initiative
• At least 18 month's experience working as a Junior Chef / Sous Chef within a fresh food, environment
• Be flexible and the kind of person who jumps in to help to ensure service is never compromised
• Ability to assist with menu development
• Ability to prepare cook and all dishes
• Has excellent personal standards regarding time keeping, attendance and personal presentation
• Stock management to deliver menu availability and your GP target
• Rota organisation to control labour cost
• Ensure excellent Food Hygiene and Health & Safety standards at all times
• Driving passion for an exceptional customer experience
• Working with the Head chef to ensure every dish is perfect and served to spec
• Use your personal ambition to continually drive standards and achieve future progression
• Comfortable motivating a team to deliver on spec dishes at high volume
• Able to competently manage stock to achieve GP target and excellent food quality
• High levels of personal motivation, keen to progress to Head Chef in the near future
• Well-presented, articulate and enthusiastic
• Passionate about high-quality food and committed to great standards
• Ability to work alongside the Head Chef to take responsibility for a high-volume, fresh food kitchen
• To Lead a team of experienced chefs, motivating and coaching your staff to support their personal development

The Benefits

We offer comprehensive training packages, to ensure that you are up to speed with the way we do things and offer you the opportunity to continually enhance your skill set.

Opportunity to develop and progress your career within a growing independent company.

Competitive rate of pay plus tronc received monthly

5.6 weeks holiday, pension plan and uniform.

50% discount card for food at all of our sites.