Job Title: Junior Sous Chef / Sous Chef Location: Penrith Type: Permanent / Full Time Salary: £30,000 / £35,000 Benefits Package: • Accommodation Available • Progression Opportunities • Share of Gratuities • Annual Salary Reviews • Company Events • & Loads more We are working with a fantastic client in the Lake District supporting them with their search for a Junior Sous Cher / Sous Chef for their 4 Hotel. We are looking to speak with experienced candidates who have a minimum of 2 years’ experience working in 4 star luxury hotels operating high quality / award winning restaurants. Ideal Sous Chef Profile: - Experienced Sous Chef, with a solid background working in high quality 4 hotels. - A background in fine dining / rosette standard kitchens would be advantageous. - Excellent financial understanding and the ability to work within forecasted budgets. - Exceptional leadership skills, able to step in and run the kitchen in the Head Chefs absence and work with, motivate and develop the team around you. - Passion, enthusiasm and creativity in the kitchen. Sous Chef Responsibilities: - Direct all kitchen operations in the absence of the Head Chef – food prep, cooking, food safety, ordering, suppliers, rotas, stocks, budgeting etc. - Policy adherence – ensure all policies, procedures and standards are consistently adhered to. - Menu development – desire and creativity to create & develop menus to drive the business forwards. - Stock control & auditing – ensuring the kitchen is working within agreed and defined margins. - Health, Safety & Hygiene compliance -Ensuring that all H&S, Food Safety, HACCP management and hygiene standards are continuously met. - Team Management – shift management, staffing levels, recruitment, training & development, appraisals - Food quality control – ensure all standards for food preparation, presentation & freshness is consistent across all dishes. - Collaboration with FOH – communicate effectively with FOH Managers & staff during service and resolve any service-related issues quickly. If you are an experienced Sous Chef and are interested in this opportunity get in touch with our consultant Dave Hayes – Daveperfect-recruitment.co.uk and if your experience aligns with our clients expectations he will be in touch in due course. By applying for this position, you acknowledge and consent to the use of your personal information in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and authorize Perfect Recruitment to utilise your information for recruitment purposes as an agency defined under the Employment Agencies Act 1973. You are also giving you consent to your personal date being included on a computerised database and its use in order to secure employment.