Sous Chef Lead — 2 Rosette Hotel Kitchen (Guildford)

The Alexander Hotel Collection; Guildford; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 weeks holiday increasing to 5 weeks

8 Bank holidays

Free car parking

Employee uniform

Discounted hotel accommodation for you

Discounted hair treatments at UtopiaSp

Discount off all food & beverage

Discount on retail products in Utopia 

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Job summary

The Alexander Hotel Collection is seeking a Sous Chef for Barnett Hill Hotel in Guildford. You will report to the Head Chef and lead a team of six chefs and three kitchen porters, delivering high-quality, rosette-standard cuisine across restaurant, banqueting, and events.

Responsibilities include menu planning, supplier management, and maintaining HACCP compliance, while driving profitability and elevating dining experiences for hotel guests, conferences, and weddings.

Qualifications

• Experience developing a quality hotel restaurant to 2 rosettes and beyond.
• Proven record in selecting and retaining a high-performing kitchen team.
• Ability to demonstrate cooking trial flair to motivate others.
• Ideas on developing the food offering and improving standards.
• Experience managing multi-menu requirements and busy banqueting.
• Live locally or willing to relocate with own transport.

Responsibilities

• Recruitment, training, and coaching team of 6 Chefs and 3 Kitchen Porters – adding to your team as the business grows.
• The menu planning, supplier resourcing, ordering, delivery, storage, preparation, cooking and service across the range of food areas within the Hotel
• Development of menu ideas to progress the food offering to achieve rosette standards across all areas of service, restaurant, banqueting, afternoon tea, corporate functions.
• Ensure compliance with HACCP and food hygiene, health, and safety legislation.
• Achieving gross profit targets on dishes to allow for future investment in the facilities and staffing.
• Creating passion, flair, and drive in your team to assist the hotel to achieve its quality and business objectives.
• Menus across the business. The business is varied offering catering to Hotel Guests, In-house Conference Delegates, as well as guests from the local area.

Skills

Team leadership

Menu development

Kitchen management

Quality control

Food safety HACCP

Relocation willingness

Job description

The Alexander Hotel Collection is seeking a Sous Chef for Barnett Hill Hotel in Guildford. You will report to the Head Chef and lead a team of six chefs and three kitchen porters, delivering high-quality, rosette-standard cuisine across restaurant, banqueting, and events.

Responsibilities include menu planning, supplier management, and maintaining HACCP compliance, while driving profitability and elevating dining experiences for hotel guests, conferences, and weddings.