Sous Chef - YMCA Lakeside - Live In Available

BaxterStorey; Newby Bridge; On-site; GBP 32,000; Full time

Job summary

BaxterStorey is seeking a passionate Sous Chef for their YMCA Lakeside location. This role offers a unique opportunity to lead food production, innovate menu ideas, and ensure high standards of food safety. The ideal candidate will thrive in a collaborative kitchen environment, contributing creatively and operationally.

Benefits

28 Days holiday including bank holidays

Plus your birthday off

Free meals on shift

Bespoke training and development opportunities

Pension and life insurance

Discounts from Perkbox app

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience working in a fast-paced kitchen.
• Strong understanding of food safety and sanitation practices.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook dishes according to recipes and standards.
• Oversee food production and maintain cleanliness.
• Collaborate with head chef on menu development.

Skills

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Quality control

Food safety knowledge

Job description

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Title: Sous Chef

Location: YMCA Lakeside - South Camp, Lakeside, Newby Bridge

Salary: up to £32,000

Seasonal shift pattern based on 40hrs a week

• 28 Days holiday including bank holidays
• Plus your birthday off
• 24 week’s enhanced maternity leave.
• Secondary carer leave
• Wedding/commitment day leave.
• Free meals on shift.
• Bespoke training and development opportunities
• Apprenticeships opportunities for all experience levels
• Pension and life insurance.
• Discounts available from Perkbox app, from high street shops to holidays & cinema.
• Access to employee assistance programme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
  
  

Company Description

Title: Sous Chef

Location: YMCA Lakeside - South Camp, Lakeside, Newby Bridge

Salary: up to £32,000

Seasonal shift pattern based on 40hrs a week

Beautifully located on the shore of Lake Windermere we provide catering for up to 300 daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Benefits

• 28 Days holiday including bank holidays
• Plus your birthday off
• 3 volunteering days
• 3 days grandparent leave.
• 24 week’s enhanced maternity leave.
• Secondary carer leave
• Wedding/commitment day leave.
• Free meals on shift.
• Bespoke training and development opportunities
• Apprenticeships opportunities for all experience levels
• Pension and life insurance.
• Discounts available from Perkbox app, from high street shops to holidays & cinema.
• Wellbeing hub.
• Access to employee assistance programme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
  
  

Calling all culinary connoisseurs that are OBSESSED about food, we need you! If you have an insatiable appetite for the culinary arts and a burning desire to create food that delights customers and clients, then look no further. At BaxterStorey we offer an exceptional culinary playground where your creativity can flourish, your talents can shine and we wholeheartedly believe in nourishing talent and empowering our chefs to continuously evolve, refine their craft and create a development partnership together to ensure professional growth opportunities.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a passionate chef to take a next step in their culinary career and to be a part of a business where who are OBSESSED about food and developing talent.

Job Description

The ideal candidate will be the lead whenever the head chef is not on duty and will lead food production during most shifts, they will be strong in the kitchen, looking to innovate and push forward their own ideas in line with the menu ideas. The role will include but not be limited to the following:

• Food Preparation – prepare and cook dishes according to the recipes and standards set by the head chef; ensuring food safety standards are adhered to at all time.
• Station Management – oversee the production of all dishes assigned to your station and upkeep your designated area with supplies and ensuring cleanliness in line with policies and procedures.
• Quality Control – maintain high quality standards for all dishes, ensuring presentation and taste is considered at all times.
• Team Collaboration – communicate positively and effectively with all other team members and assist/support all colleagues where necessary. Coaching of junior chefs to support development.
• Menu Development – collaborate with head chef to develop and taste new recipes, providing suggestions for improvement or innovation.
• Cleaning and Maintenance – maintain cleanliness and organisation of the kitchen including your designated area ensuring equipment is in good working order.
  
  

Qualifications

• Proven experience working in a fast paced kitchen
• Knowledge of various cooking techniques and cuisines.
• Strong understanding of food safety and sanitation practices.
• Passion for good food and nutrition
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities
• Works according to the BaxterStorey core values
  
  

Additional Information

For almost 20 years, for every client, in every location (whether that’s an office, stadium, cathedral or university), we have created beautiful spaces, exciting menus and friendly teams, so that each and every customer can have the hospitality experience they deserve.

We need the brightest and the best to join us to make this all possible. We will support you to create your hospitality legacy and build a career that you are proud of.

Our drive and belief in our people, means that we always strive to supercharge our team’s careers. ‘Better’ is a daily habit that sits deep within our DNA, meaning learning will be front and centre of your experience working with us.

Join us, and be part of the food revolution!

BaxterStorey Values

ALWAYS VISIONARY

We strive for better, we never settle, never compromise, never follow. We lead the way, blazing our own trail.

Wholeheartedly Positive

We are up-beat, motivating and inspiring. Our love for what we do radiates through our food, and is amplified by our people.

CREATIVELY COLLABORATIVE

We embrace our differences to push creativity and we work together to be better.

FOREVER CONSCIOUS

We work together as a team to lead by example, protecting the planet and supporting local communities.

Interested? Even if you don’t meet all requirements, we’d like to hear from you. If you are motivated and hungry to learn, we can work together to develop your potential.

We are proud to be an inclusive employer and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We celebrate individuality and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applications from people of all ages, abilities, gender identities, sexual orientations, races, religions, and socio-economic backgrounds.

BaxterStorey is committed to encouraging equity, diversity, and inclusion (ED&I) among our workforce and aim for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To support our commitment to this we have set ourselves an ambition to ‘set the standard and to be recognised for having the most inclusive culture in hospitality’.

Join us and bring your unique perspective to our team.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Food and Beverage Services

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