Buffets - Sous Chef (Hiring Immediately)
Description
**About The Role**
We’re looking for a Junior Kitchen Manager to join the Butlins BuffetDepartment based in Bognor Regis.
Reporting to the Senior Kitchen Manager, you will support the running of thekitchen and support in leading a team of up to 40. Making our guests smile is
at the heart of our values, and you will ensure this happens consistently by
ensuring that guests remain the central focus of all operational decisions.
This will include resource planning, recruitment and selection, ensuring thatwe have the very best team in place to deliver an amazing service.
You will be passionate about exceptional experience and will monitor thisregularly to develop action plans in your venue with a focus on continuous
improvement. Financial performance will play an important part in your role, and you will deliver food cost budgets through effective menu planning, cooking to standards and specification. You will also support in the
accountability of food hygiene standards and health and safety,inline withlegislation and company policies.
You will be a role model for the Butlin’s unique way of working, ensuringtraining schedules and performance development plans are in place for your
team and inspiring them to deliver a great experience to guests every time. We
truly believe that variety is the spice of life and in this role you’ll have
the opportunity to lead and develop the skills of a team in our main buffet
restaurant serving our guests who have booked a half-board dining package.
### About You
We are looking for individuals with experience in a similar level role. Wewould also love to hear from you if youre looking to step up to your next
role in the kitchen.
You will need to be hard working and determined, a reliable person who likesto get things done and who will look for better ways for the team to
consistently deliver our brand standards.
We are looking for candidates who are energetic and enthusiastic, highspirited and fun loving and who will understand their role and the value they
can add to the guest experience by unleashing the potential of the team.
You should have also passed your Level 3 Food Safety qualification and beconfident in leading a team to continually deliver high standards in a fast
paced and busy kitchen environment.
As with any chef role at this level, you will also be responsible for managingmargins and controlling costs and all things health, safety and hygiene
related.
We think our chefs at Butlin’s are something special and we know our guestslove to keep returning to our restaurants as part of their holiday experience
so the cherry on the top for the successful candidate is for them to be fun, keen to join in and work as part of a team, and is interested in ensuring ourguests have a great time, every time.
Typical working hours: working five days over seven, covering 40 hours per
week and are part of a bonus scheme and is a unique opportunity to work withina kitchen environment without splits shifts, a 40-hour working week and
normally finished by 8pm.
### About Butlins
At Butlin’s, we’re all about fun, excitement, and adventure by the bucketload!For over 80 years we’ve been delighting hundreds of thousands of guests each
year, whether on a non-stop action family break or our epic Adult only Big
Weekenders.
Ask any of our team, past and present, and one of the best things they’ll sayabout working at Butlin’s is our culture! We’re all about providing our guests
with an Altogether More Entertaining and Fun Break, brought to life through
our three mighty values.
So, if you want a role where you Create Smiles, where you aren’t afraid to Get
Stuck In and where the team genuinely Cares For Each Other – this could be the
perfect fit for you.
There has never been a more exciting time to join Butlin’s!