Sous Chef - Leisure

Sous Chef - Thetford - From £30,000 A popular independent garden centre is seeking to appoint a Sous Chef to lead a brigade and continue the sites reputation for catering excellence - with freedom to create and implement own dishes this will suit a chef with a creative with their own ideas! Key Info: Salary: £30,000 + tips Hours: Permanent, Full Time (Rotered Shift pattern - alternate weekends) Location: Thetford, Norfolk Great staff benefits package (pension, well - being scheme, paid holiday, and lots more!) Responsibilities: To supervise the kitchen team on a day-to-day basis To assist in the training and development of the catering staff To ensure that we have sufficient supplies to maintain the daily menu To organise the cooking and preparation and whatever is necessary to maintain the daily menu To attend a weekly meeting with the Catering Manager To ensure the team have completed the job lists provided and achieve what is expected To ensure all team members are productive and fully occupied To ensure daily breaks are taken To ensure all kitchen staff complete wastage and temperature records To provide the catering manager with a report for the monthly staff meeting To carry out the agreed procedures for Health and Safety and Food Safety To undertake any other reasonable tasks requested by the catering manager To ensure regular performance reviews are carried out and recorded Requirements: Experience as a Sous Chef in a similar venue Excellent communication skills Strong leadership skills Passionate about food Enthusiastic attitude and willingness to take operation to the next level Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people