Sous Chef / Junior Sous Chef

Langshott Manor (Alexander Hotel Collection); Horley; On-site; GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Langshott Manor as a Sous Chef in a 4 Red Star hotel renowned for its 2 Rosette dining. Work collaboratively with a passionate team to produce exquisite dishes using fresh, local ingredients. This role offers the opportunity to enhance your culinary skills within a prestigious kitchen environment.

Benefits

4 weeks holiday, increasing with service

Employee discounts on hotel stays

Discounted treatments at Utopia Spas

Birthday off paid

Complimentary overnight stays

Qualifications

• Experience in high-quality food preparation, preferably with 2/3 Rosettes.
• Ability to work across various kitchen sections.
• Flair and passion for contributing to menu development.

Responsibilities

• Preparing meals for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and events.
• Assisting the Head Chef in preparing dishes for the restaurant.
• Adhering to food safety and hygiene policies.

Skills

Quality food preparation

Teamwork

Hygiene compliance

Job description

Sous Chef/ Junior Sous Chef

£35,000 per annum + monthly service charge payment

• 4 weeks holiday rising to 5 weeks with service
• 8 Bank holidays
• Free car parking
• Employee uniform

In addition, you will benefit from a range of company benefits including:

• Discounted hotel accommodation for yourself and your family at all hotels
• Discounted hair treatments at our two Utopia Spas
• Discount on all food & beverage at all hotels
• Discount on individual treatments booked in our two Utopia Spas
• Discount on retail products in our two Utopia Spas
• Refer a friend staff recruitment scheme

In addition, you will enjoy a range of other benefits when you celebrate your 1 yr, 3 yr, and 5 yr anniversary, including:

• Your birthday off paid
• Complimentary overnight stays
• Complimentary lunch/afternoon tea
• Service-related holiday

THE ROLE

A great opportunity to join a team of 4 Chefs and Kitchen Porters who deliver 2 Rosette food in our Mulberry Restaurant using fresh local ingredients. You will also be involved with afternoon tea, room service, and wedding/function food preparation. Please see our website for sample menus outlining the range of fresh menu choices you would be preparing.

Working with our experienced Head Chef to produce a range of dishes for our Mulberry Restaurant as well as for our exclusive events, weddings, and function clients. Involvement across all areas of the kitchen will allow you to develop your technical, costing, team management, and coaching skills.

MAIN DUTIES

• 5 days per week, flexible straight shifts including weekends
• Part of a team of 4 chefs and 2 kitchen porters
• A chance for someone with flair and passion to shine in this standard-driven kitchen producing 3 Rosette standard Brasserie style food.
• Preparing meals across breakfast, lunch, dinner, wedding and functions, afternoon teas, room service menus
• Adhering to food hygiene policies and procedures to ensure the safety of the operation and food produced.

REQUIREMENTS

• Quality, fresh food preparation experience in a quality Hotel or Restaurant operation ideally with 2/3 Rosettes
• Experience across a variety of kitchen sections
• Used to working within a small team - sense of team spirit and passion for quality and excellence
• With the flair to give input and work with the team to continually develop the food offered at Langshott Manor

The Place

Langshott Manor Hotel, part of Alexander Hotels, a private group of quality hotels of distinction just outside London. A 4 Red Star, award-winning Elizabethan Manor House set in 3 acres of stunning grounds with an ancient moat. 22 bedrooms with many charming lounges, all with open fires, as well as the sumptuous Mulberry Restaurant.