Sous chef
$32,500–$32,500 year
On-siteBrackley, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Support the head chef while maintaining audit standards for food and health and safety compliance, ensuring site cleanliness meets EHO expectations. Prepare fresh ingredients by hand to produce the three weekly menu cycle, accurately labelling products for allergen compliance. Lead a small team by building confidence and capability, demonstrating initiative in a fast-paced environment. Maintain high standards through forward planning and continuous skill improvement while adhering to brand policies. This 52-week, Monday-to-Friday role includes occasional weekend duties at Winchester House School, with a DBS check required for all applicants.
Required Qualifications
- Enhanced DBS which includes a Barred List Check
- Reliable transportation for your commute to work between the hours of 6.30am - 7.30pm on a rota basis
- Monday to Friday availability
- Rare weekend duties availability
- Experience in leading a small team
- Ability to build confidence and capability in teams
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to lead by example
- Pride in work
- Ability to look for ways to improve
- Continual learning
- Good understanding of Food Safety & Health and Safety regulations
- Ability to follow brand standards
- Ability to comply with company policies
- Ability to support the team with the head chef
- Ability to maintain audit standards for food and health & safety compliance
- Ability to meet EHO expectations
- Ability to ensure team maintains a high standard of cleanliness
- Ability to maintain food safety on site
- Highly organised
- Focus on forward planning
- Ability to prepare fresh ingredients by hand
- Ability to produce a 3 weekly menu cycle
- Ability to accurately label products
- Understanding of lawful compliance around food safety
- Understanding of allergen compliance
- Ability to be a skilled multitasker
- Ability to learn new skills
- Ability to improve skills already mastered
- Great chef skills
- Management of teams
Desired Qualifications
- Enthusiasm
- Energy
- Ability to demonstrate initiative
- Flexibility
- 'Can do' attitude
- Ability to be always happy to help with a smile
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to work on your own
- Ability to maintain high standards at all times
- Excitement to produce amazing high quality and sustainable food products
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