Location: Sandy Balls Holiday Village SP6 2JZ Fordingbridge
Hours of work: Fixed Term - Per hour- Paid weekly!
What we can offer you
This is an exciting role as a key member of our Kitchen team, and we look after you with a great range of benefits, including:
1. Team Events
2. Discounts on Away Resorts Holidays for you and your Family & Friends
3. On Park Discounts including discounted food menu
4. Awards and Recognition
5. Employee assistance program
6. Free use of swimming pool and gym
7. Training & Development
What we need in a nutshell
We love creating exciting dining concepts across our locations and finding talented chefs to take them forward. In this Line Chef role you will be preparing and cooking for a busy restaurant, delivering delight to our guests.
Some of the background
Amazing opportunity with real career progression opportunities!
We’re not your average holiday company. Our guests come to our UK resorts to experience a world away from their day-to-day. When they are with us, they play crazy games, enjoy show-stopping entertainment and live in the moment. Our job is to surprise and delight them at every turn.
Sandy Balls is a five-star woodland paradise, with a host of outdoor adventures for guests to enjoy, including cycling, bush craft activities and alpaca walks!
What you’ll be doing
You will be in the thick of the action with your team, ensuring that meals are prepped, cooked and served to our exacting standards, from the simplest salad to the seasonal specials. This includes:
8. Assuming responsibility for consistent and prompt food preparation and ensuring all our meals meet our high standards
9. Helping the team to comply with agreed specifications of all dishes, ensuring correct portion sizes are followed and waste is closely managed
10. Ensuring safe, clean, hygienic and tidy workspaces within the kitchen, always complying with all food hygiene and safety regulations
11. Helping to control food margins through effective stock management, knowledge of product specifications and team coaching
One more thing…holidays happen at holiday times, so you’ll need to work your magic on bank holidays and weekends too.
Skills, experience and qualities you’ll need
We are looking for an experienced chef who is an enthusiastic team player and can demonstrate the following:
12. Level Two Hygiene Certificate
13. 1-2 years’ experience working as a line cook, commis chef or chef de partie
14. Exceptional communication skills
15. Good organisation skills and able to identify and solve problems
16. A real passion for food, and bags of enthusiasm
17. Resilience under pressure
It’s the icing on the cake if you have kitchen experience on a busy holiday park and you have experience of supervising others.
We have a can-do, people-centred ethos at Away Resorts, and we look for certain qualities in our team members. Have a and see if you fit the bill.