Sous Chef

Vacancy:

Sous Chef

Trewythen Hotel, Great Oak Street, Llanidloes, SY18 6BW

The Job Role:
To work alongside and cover for the Head Chef whilst away from the kitchen. To manage daily kitchen activities, including overseeing staff, aiding with menu preparation, ensuring food quality and freshness, and monitoring ordering and stocking. Provides meal quality and consistency by following designated recipes.

Sous Chef Job Duties:
• Leads kitchen team in chef’s absence
• Provides guidance to junior kitchen staff members, including, but not limited, to line cooking, food preparation, and dish plating
• Oversees and organizes kitchen stock and ingredients
• Ensures a first-in, first-out food rotation system and verifies all food products are properly dated and organized for quality assurance
• Keeps cooking stations stocked, especially before and during prime operation hours
• Assist in training new kitchen employees to restaurant and kitchen standards
• Manages food and product ordering by keeping detailed records and minimises waste, plus works with existing systems to improve waste reduction and manage budgetary concerns
• Supervises all food preparation and presentation to ensure quality and restaurant standards
• Works with head chef to maintain kitchen organization, staff ability, and training opportunities
• Verifies that food storage units all meet standards and are consistently well-managed
• Assists head chef with menu creation
• Coordinates with restaurant management team on supply ordering, budget, and kitchen efficiency and staffing

Sous Chef Skills and Qualifications:
• Formal Culinary Training
• Previous Restaurant Experience
• Extensive Food and Beverage Knowledge
• Restaurant Industry Knowledge
• Strong Organizational Skills Attention to Detail
• Knowledge of Restaurant Regulations
• Leadership, Management
• Positivity and ability to Work Under Pressure,
• Self-Motivated
• Creative Problem-Solving Skills
• Strong Verbal and Written Communication Skills
• Exceptional Customer-Service Skills

The Person:
You will have the ability to work with little supervision whilst maintaining a high level of performance. You will be customer oriented and friendly with prioritisation and time management skills. You will be flexible and willing to work weekends and during busy and peak periods.

Welsh Language Requirements:

Speaking: Desirable

Written: Desirable

Pay:

£23,713.00 per annum plus company pension scheme

Hours:

40 hours per week

Apply:
Please send a cover letter and your CV to – Stephen@cambriantraining.com