Why Join Pine Trees Hotel?
Experience a warm welcome in the Scottish Highlands. Join us at Pine Trees Hotel as our new Junior Sous and embrace the very best of Scottish culture. Nestled in the heart of Pitlochry, we invite everyone who joins our team to help us create a traditional Coorie lifestyle that reflects the natural beauty and serenity of our surroundings. At Pine Trees, we want our team and our guests to step away from the hustle and bustle and take in the breath-taking scenery within our 10-acre woodland estate.
Role Overview:
This is a great time to join our team as a Junior Sous Chef you will assist in spearheading the culinary experience and assist in driving our approach in delivering a high-quality food offering. You will be results driven and you will assist the Head Chef work closely with our supply chain partners, in house centralised services, and on property kitchen and front of house teams to continue developing, researching, and implementing appropriate efficiency and quality changes across all outlets.
You will embrace every opportunity to create extra special moments for our guests and provide a personal experience our guests will want to share.
Main Responsibilities
Assist in the Management of all food and sundry costs through rigorous stock control measures
Analyse, and present monthly profit and loss commentaries with follow on corrective activity as directed by the Head Chef
Assist with Daily / weekly payroll and food cost analysis in accordance with forecasted and materialised revenue levels to ensure optimal performance with overspend corrected within the same trading period and as directed by the Head Chef
Assist the Head Chef in developing a multi skilled culinary team that delivers payroll flexibility with minimal tiers.
To be highly visible at key service periods focusing attention to detail on culinary delivery
Maintain team focus on the Customer's need' with service personalisation
About you:
We love to welcome people with different experiences and from different places into our Pine Trees family. We want to ensure you get the best experience from the role you begin your journey with us in. To excel within this role, you will have:
Clear and influencing communicator with the ability to interact across all levels
Possess a sales and profit driven mentality
Assists in Building and developing a guest centric team culture
Ability to Identify and manage best resources to assist in achieving targets
Food Safety Management and Professional Cookery qualification at level 2 or above
Coaching, supporting, challenging mentality that delivers operational results
Creates an open environment
You will work with great people, enjoy your time at work, develop new friendships, networks, and skills, and of course you will also receive a competitive rate of pay and a generous range of employee benefits which includes:
29 days holiday
Training and development from day one
Employee events and celebrations
Inhouse company interactive employee communication APP
Entry to our state-of-the-art gym and pools
Healthy meals to enjoy while you're working.
Access to an external Employee Assistance Programme
Financial Wellbeing App Wagestream, allowing you the flexibility to get paid earlier than your normal monthly pay date.
£200 referral bonus when your friends or family join the team.
Following your first successful 3 months, you'll also receive
Access to our discounts and wellbeing platform Treat Yourself Here, unlocking savings and experiences for you and your family.
Involvement in our employee of the quarter and annual recognition schemes
Long service recognition
Probation pass and annual anniversary complimentary guest experience overnight stay and dinner for two
50% discount in our restaurants
Cycle to Work Scheme
Discounted room rates for employees, friends, and family
Spa treatments and product discounts
Critical Illness & Life Assurance cover
We look forward to receiving your application for this role and welcoming you into our warm and friendly team and our haven within the Scottish Highlands
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