Rainbow Recruitment Services are recruiting for a Junior Sous Chef to join their client, working within a premium Hampshire wine estate located in the PO7 postcode, on the edge of the South Downs National Park.

 

Working within a new, multi-million pound hospitality centre, catering for general visitors as well as various events and private functions, you will be responsible overseeing and directing all aspects of the operation of the kitchen, and in providing functional assistance, coordinating activities and functions with other heads in the food and beverage department, especially in the absence of the head chef.

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Main Duties:

▪ Ensure consistent and smooth running of food production

▪ Ensure effective stock purchase, its receipt and storage

▪ Ensure that working areas are always kept clean

▪ Assist other kitchen staff as needs arise

▪ Supervise performance of kitchen staff to ensure proper activity

▪ Perform other administrative tasks as will be communicated by superiors

▪ Ensure that required standards are adhered to in the production and preparation of food – in quality, quantity and safety

▪ Work towards exceeding customer’s expectation by encouraging and promoting high level of service

▪ Ensure all complaints, enquiries, and suggestions by customers are attended to accordingly

▪ Give appropriate support or guidance to members of kitchen when need arises

▪ Promote good team spirit

▪ Ensure all dishes are prepared according to specification and served at the correct quality, portion size, and temperature

▪ Partly responsible for the preparation of kitchen cleaning rosters and the supervision of cleaning schedules

▪ Monitor the quality and quantity of food prepared

▪ Assist in recruiting, hiring, and training employee cooks

▪ Report the need for maintenance to appropriate staff

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Working hours:

• 40 hours per week

• Overtime opportunities available

 

Salary and Benefits:

▪ £30,000 pa

▪ Plus flexible tronc

▪ Paid overtime

▪ Pension contributions

▪ Staff lunch & dinner each working day