Sous Chef

Avoca; Dublin; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Scheme

Professional Development

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Share Purchase Plan

Employee Referral Bonus

Family Friendly Policies

Cycle To Work Scheme

Health & Wellness Programmes

Job summary

Avoca is seeking a Sous Chef to support the Head Chef in all aspects of the kitchen and to help run a seamless kitchen operation in a dynamic, award-winning retail food environment in Ireland. The role requires hands-on leadership and a strong commitment to food safety and quality.

You will work closely with the Head Chef to maintain high culinary standards, supervise chefs, manage stock and rota planning, and ensure excellent service across Avoca’s cafes and food markets.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a kitchen team and coordinating roles.
• Knowledge of HACCP and food safety standards.
• Ability to maintain consistent food quality.

Responsibilities

• Support Head Chef in delivering consistently high quality food to Avoca customers.
• Keeping up to date with new products, recipes, preparation techniques and HACCP requirements.
• Responsible for all health and safety standards and food management systems (HACCP) when the Head Chef is absent.
• Responsible for management of all team members in the kitchen, including supervision of junior chefs, timekeeping, holiday requests, working time legislation requirements and performance management.
• Ensuring stock is properly rotated and ordered in time from suppliers with attention to stock levels.
• Kitchen roster planning and ensuring adequate staff to meet demand; liaising with recruitment as needed.
• Lead and manage a team of chefs within a designated kitchen to achieve goals.
• Communicate with all team members and with colleagues in other sections to ensure total customer satisfaction.
• Maintain high standards of presentation and quality of produce.
• Delegate tasks to team members based on strengths.
• Organise processes and paperwork to keep the kitchen running smoothly.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Time management

Delegation

Attention to detail

Organisation

Job description

Location: On site / Dublin, Ireland
job type: Permanent / Full-time
Sector and subsector: Hospitality | Chefs
Salary: Competitive salary

Avoca operates in 13 locations across the country. After all this time, the ethos of Avoca remains the same. We cherish our time-honoured traditions, which have been lovingly passed down through several generations. Our skills might be steeped in a long and rich tradition, but our attitude is to look to the future. We are now heralded as one of Ireland’s most exciting retail stores, with a host of award-winning cafes, restaurants and food markets crammed with artisanal ingredients from near and far.

Job Description

As an Avoca Sous Chef, you will be responsible for supporting the Head Chef in all aspects of your designated kitchen.You will also support the Head Chef in the smooth running of the kitchen team.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Supporting the Head Chef in delivering consistently high quality food to Avoca customers.
• Keeping up to date with new products, recipes, preparation techniques and HACCP requirements.
• Responsible for all health and safety standards and food management systems (HACCP) when the Head Chef is absent. Includes knowledge of all procedures and policies pertaining to food preparation, allergens, receiving products, storage and sanitation.
• Responsible for management of all team members in the kitchen. This involves a level of personnel administration, supervision of junior chefs, timekeeping, holiday requests, working time legislation requirements and performance management.
• Ensuring stock is properly rotated, products are ordered in time from our various suppliers, with attention paid to stock levels.
• Responsible for kitchen roster, including staff levels. Making sure there is always enough staff to meet demands of the kitchen, liaising with recruitment to solve staffing shortages etc.
• Leadership – To lead and manage a team of chefs within a designated kitchen to achieve desired organizational goals and objectives.
• Communication – To communicate with all team members within the kitchen and with colleagues in other sections such as the café and food hall to ensure total customer satisfaction.
• Attention to Detail – Maintaining the high standard of Avoca products through careful attention to detail, such as presentation, precision and quality of produce.
• Delegation – The ability to delegate tasks out to team members depending on individual strengths.
• Organisation – High organization skills required, including time management skills, ordering processes and personnel paperwork.

Why work with us?

We're always on the lookout for likeminded folks to join our merry band of men and women.So, apart from coming to work with your amazing teammates every day, we also offer the following benefits:

• Pension Scheme
• Professional Development
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Share Purchase Plan
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Family Friendly Policies
• Cycle To Work Scheme
• Health & Wellness Programmes