Junior Sous Chef

Company Description

Up to £26,000

Term time only, includes occasional evenings and weekends

Brentwood school is a great place to work with a real community sense and an excellent leadership team.

Can you commit to feeding hungry tummies as well as hungry minds? We serve more than just a meal in our kitchens, so are you the exceptional Junior sous chef we’re looking for? If you are looking for an employer that will invest in you and develop your career further, then look no further and apply!

Job Description

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To ensure food production, standards, costs & menu planning are carried out in a timely fashion, as agreed with the Head Chef.
• To carry out the smooth and efficient running of the section as appropriate.
• To assist the Head Chef and sous chef with compiling food orders and developing new food concepts.
• To plan, prepare, cook and present food to the standards required by the company and the client.
• To ensure that the company’s reputation for excellent food and service is enhanced with the client and customers.

CLIENT SERVICE:

• To ensure that customers are given a prompt and efficient service and expectations are consistently exceeded.
• To be customer focused at all times; approachable and quick to exceed expectations in fulfilling customer needs.
• To ensure all food is cooked, presented and served in line with company standards, using innovation in the method and style of presentation and food service.

PEOPLE:

• To assess kitchen team performance and recognise training needs and potential as appropriate.
• To assist in the development of the kitchen team by empowering it, supporting it, encouraging it and maintaining an ‘open door’ policy.
• To motivate and lead by example, ensuring you and your team have fun at work and are proud of your efforts.
• To treat your team at location as you would expect to be treated.

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT:

• To ensure all financial controls, costings, wastage and orders are met within the client budget.
• To ensure purchasing is made using nominated suppliers and a system for quality and credit controls is maintained.

HEALTH & SAFETY, FOOD SAFETY, THE ENVIRONMENT:

• To ensure that the kitchen meets statutory and company requirements of Health and Safety, Food Safety and environmental legislation and procedures.
• To ensure all equipment is well maintained and is in good working order.
• To ensure safe working practices are followed and equipment faults are reported to the Head Chef.
• To ensure that all company procedures and work instructions are fully understood and practised by all employees.
• To promote and encourage environmental improvement initiatives as appropriate within the business.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To ensure compliance with the company’s policy on safer recruitment and safeguarding children and young adults at all times whilst at work.
• To take responsibility for contributing towards your own development with the guidance of the Head Chef and attending training courses as identified.
• To show commitment to company values in all aspects of your role.
• To act as a positive ambassador for the business.
• To attend to any reasonable request made by the client or Holroyd Howe Management.
• To assist / deputise for the Head Chef.

Qualifications

• GCSE level education or above
• NVQ qualification or equivalent
• Good craft skills background
• Successful progressive background in catering
• Food Hygiene Certificate
• Ability to display a real passion for food and customer service

• Successful progressive background in education catering

• Good organisational skills
• Ability to plan ahead
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Good communicator at all levels

• Good numeracy skills
• Demonstrate analytical approach to problem solving

• Good delegation and influencing skills
• Flair and innovative with menus and food presentation
• Good listening skills

• Proficient at working with computers

Disposition - Essential

• Confident, lively and outgoing personality
• Approachable, friendly and cheerful
• Respectful and able to gain respect
• Must be suitable to work with/around children

• Keen to continue self development within current role and ambition for further promotion or growth

Additional Information

There are many advantages to working for us and we provide our employees with bespoke benefits which include:

• Free meals whilst at work
• Career development opportunities
• HIT Apprenticeships for all experience levels
• Reward & recognition schemes
• People awards to celebrate our employees
• Work/life balance
• Employee Benefits Platform
• Employee Assistance Program
• Recommend a friend scheme
• Company sick pay scheme
• Prestigious working environments
• Team events scheduled throughout the year
• Pension scheme
• We invest in the training and development of our teams to give them the appropriate skills necessary to thrive in their job roles. We have outstanding teams of experienced professionals who tailor our catering service provision specifically to suit children, of all ages, meeting the bespoke requirements of our clients.

We will also require shortlisted applicants to provide appropriate information regarding their criminal offences.”

This appointment is offered on the return of satisfactory professional references.

Salary: Up to £26,000 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Gym membership
• On-site parking
• Store discount

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Evening shift
• Weekend availability

Work Location: In person

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