Sous Chef - Quality Hotel Entry

Strawberryhotels; Oslo; Hybrid; NOK 550,000 - 650,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Staff discounts

Four free hotel nights per year

Food & beverage discount

Job summary

Quality Hotel Entry is seeking a Sous Chef who, alongside the Food & Beverage team, will create a delicious dining experience for our hotel and conference guests.

You will report to the Executive Chef, lead kitchen staff, plan, control costs, develop staff, analyse performance data, and ensure compliance with safety and hygiene standards. The role involves working days, evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

• Passion for food with outstanding planning and leadership skills.
• Previous experience in a restaurant in the hotel sector is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Report to the Executive Chef and lead chefs and other kitchen staff.
• Plan, manage costs and drive results while developing staff.
• Coordinate all departments involved with food prep and analyse performance data.
• Follow up on guest feedback and guide the team to achieve goals.
• Ensure compliance with environment, health, and safety regulations.

Job description

At Quality Hotel™ Entry every day is different - which is great! One minute you're serving food to a regular guest on a business trip, the next you're preparing a meal for the winning hockey team with their gold medals. At Quality Hotel™ Entry we are seeking a Sous Chef who, alongside the Food & Beverage team, will create a delicious dining experience for all our hotel and conference guests.

One of the greatest pleasures of staying at our hotels is indulging in fantastic food. Every bite should not only be full of flavor but also served with genuine warmth and a smile. However, crafting an exceptional dining experience involves many steps before a meal reaches the guest's table.

Do you have a passion for food, paired with outstanding planning and leadership skills? If so, keep reading!

Curious to know more about the role?

• As a Sous Chef, you report to the Executive Chef and are responsible for chefs and other staff in the kitchen.
• As a Sous Chef, you are responsible for planning, costs and results whilst also ensuring that staff not only follow procedures and routines, but also develop their skills to their best.
• The position will also manage all the departments involved with food prep, analysing performance data, proactively creating action plans, and following up on feedback from guests.
• You will also help to support and guide the team so that they can develop and achieve their goals.
• Full compliance with regulations related to the environment or health and safety will also be your top priority!
• The position involves working days, evenings and weekends.

Does this sound like you?

• You love cooking and creating a lovely dining experience for guests.
• You enjoy a dynamic working environment and savour challenges as they come, quick and fast.
• You have a knack for finding the best path to follow.
• You enjoy being part of a team, with an approachable and supportive manner.
• Previous experience in a restaurant in the hotel sector is a plus.

Why choose Quality Hotel™ & Strawberry?

• An active and dynamic working environment where no two days are the same.
• Opportunities for career development and growth within the Strawberry group.
• Staff discounts and friends & family rates at our 200+ hotels.
• Four free hotel nights every year
• 25% discount on food & beverages at all our restaurants and bars
• Sweet deals on experiences, travels, retail and lots more

About Strawberry

Strawberry is no ordinary hospitality company – we are a rebel with a warm and welcoming heart. Strawberry is a gateway to a world of more than 240 hotels, 120 restaurants and 20 spas, where we offer a wealth of memorable experiences. Our core values at Strawberry are energy, courage and enthusiasm. Our team of 20,000 talented employees, from more than 166 countries, is the foundation of our strength.

What’s in it for you?

As part of Strawberry, you will get the best employee benefits of the industry.

Job security for peace of mind

When you work with us, we’ll take your whole life situation into consideration. We offer good job security through collective agreements and insurances, as well as paid parental leave, holiday leave, wellness allowance, attractive pension plans and competitive salaries. We’re there for you.

Room to grow

With more than 200 hotels across the Nordics, we offer you endless opportunities for career progression! Would you like to work full-time, part-time, a few hours here and there, or perhaps only a season? We have room for you, no matter where you’re at. We encourage creativity and curiosity, and we make every effort to foster a culture of learning for professional development. Ready to take your next career leap within the company? We applaud you and will help you achieve this! An academic degree isn't the most important thing for us. If you have the right mindset, we can certainly promise you a bright future!

Explore more

We encourage you to get out and explore all that life has to offer! So, we always give numerous discounts to you and your friends and family at our hotels, bars and restaurants. As part of Strawberry, you get four FREE nights at our hotels each year* To remind you just how important you are, we’ll always do our best to offer you an upgrade! And on top of that, we’ve also partnered with other companies to give you sweet deals on air travel, charter holidays, car rental and lots more.

*If you are employed on a contract for at least 20% of full-time working hours.

Our heart beats for the world around us. To meet global challenges, we support the transition to clean energy, and we recently opened the first zero-energy hotel in the Nordics. We seek to use organic produce and have championed the elimination of unsustainable palm oil. We promote equal rights above all and are proud sponsors of Pride. Regardless of your ethnicity, gender, religious beliefs, disabilities or age - our doors are always open.

All over the Nordics & Baltics

Be it a vibrant city, a tranquil island or a charming little town in the mountains, you’ll probably find one of our hotels there.