**Junior Sous Chef** Seeking an organized, experienced, and enthusiastic Junior Sous Chef to support executive, head, and sous chefs in creating high-quality, innovative meals with attention to detail and creative flair. **Key Responsibilities:**
* Ensure food production, standards, costs & menu planning are carried out in a timely fashion, as agreed with the Head Chef.
* Carry out the smooth and efficient running of the section as appropriate.
* Assist the Head Chef and sous chef with compiling food orders and developing new food concepts.
* Plan, prepare, cook and present food to the standards required by the company and the client.
* Ensure that the company's reputation for excellent food and service is enhanced with the client and customers.
**Client Service:**
* Ensure that customers are given a prompt and efficient service and expectations are consistently exceeded.
* Be customer focused at all times; approachable and quick to exceed expectations in fulfilling customer needs.
* Ensure all food is cooked, presented and served in line with company standards, using innovation in the method and style of presentation and food service.
**People:**
* Assess kitchen team performance and recognise training needs and potential as appropriate.
* Assist in the development of the kitchen team by empowering it, supporting it, encouraging it and maintaining an 'open door' policy.
* Motivate and lead by example, ensuring you and your team have fun at work and are proud of your efforts.
* Treat your team at location as you would expect to be treated.
**Financial Management:**
* Ensure all financial controls, costings, wastage and orders are met within the client budget.
* Ensure purchasing is made using nominated suppliers and a system for quality and credit controls is maintained.
**Health & Safety, Food Safety, The Environment:**
* Ensure that the kitchen meets statutory and company requirements of Health and Safety, Food Safety and environmental legislation and procedures.
* Ensure all equipment is well maintained and is in good working order.
* Ensure safe working practices are followed and equipment faults are reported to the Head Chef.
* Ensure that all company procedures and work instructions are fully understood and practised by all employees.
* Promote and encourage environmental improvement initiatives as appropriate within the business.
**Additional Responsibilities:**
* Ensure compliance with the company's policy on safer recruitment and safeguarding children and young adults at all times whilst at work.
* Take responsibility for contributing towards your own development with the guidance of the Head Chef and attending training courses as identified.
* Show commitment to company values in all aspects of your role.
* Act as a positive ambassador for the business.
* Attend to any reasonable request made by the client or Holroyd Howe management.
* Assist/deputise for the Head Chef.
**Qualifications:**
* NVQ qualification or equivalent
* Good craft skills background
* Successful progressive background in catering
* Food Hygiene Certificate
* Ability to display a real passion for food and customer service
* Successful progressive background in education catering
* Good organisational skills
* Ability to plan ahead
* Ability to work on own initiative
* Good communicator at all levels
**Additional Information:**
* Free meals whilst at work
* Career development opportunities
* Holroyd Howe offers a range of benefits to its employees, including career development, training, and a supportive work environment.
* Employee Awards to celebrate our employees
* Work/life balance
* Employee Benefits Platform
* Employee Assistance Program
* Recommend a friend scheme
* Company sick pay scheme
* Prestigious working environments
* Team events scheduled throughout the year
* Pension scheme
* We invest in the training and development of our teams to give them the appropriate skills necessary to thrive in their job roles.
Holroyd Howe is an equal opportunities employer.