Senior Sous Chef
Killyhevlin Hotel
Employer Location: FermanaghPhone Number: 02866323481
Email: hr@killyhevlin.com
Web: www.killyhevlin.com
Job description
Experienced Senior Sous Chef required to help ensure the smooth running of the kitchen and the development of the team..
Responsibilities
- Support Head Chef managing the kitchen.
- Manage kitchen staff, including rota, disciplinary & HR issues in the absence of Head Chef.
- Lead chefs in cooking & preparing meals, including checking food quality & overseeing cooking techniques.
- Prepare & cook food (hands on role).
- Take responsibility for more technical elements of cuisine.
- Train junior chefs.
- Induct new employees.
- Design / help Head Chef create menus.
- Work within specified budgets and assist retain and improve kitchen GP.
- Ensure kitchen meets high quality standards and retains Food Hygiene score of 5.
- Complete food hygiene documents to comply with the law & write environmental health reports when necessary.
- Establish strong relationships with staff in other areas of the business, including accounts, managers, stock takers and front of house teams.
- Deputise for Head Chef in his absence. Order supplies & negotiate with suppliers.
- Manage inventory & keeping control of stock.
- Organise produce & ensure strict adherence to food hygiene regulations. Supervise food and participate in food preparation.
Skills and Qualifications
Essential Skills
- Previous experience of the role in a busy hotel environment.
- Imaginative cooking skills.
- Mentoring and training ability.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Calm approach to stressful environments.
- Problem-solving.
- High level of attention to detail.
- Good computer literacy.
- Self-discipline.
- Ability to manage budgets.
- Negotiation skills.
- Extensive knowledge of the hospitality and catering industry.
- Good standard of education.
- Permitted to legally live & work in Northern Ireland/UK (evidence of immigration status & right to work with ID).
- Excellent timekeeping skills with flexibility.
- Excellent customer care skills.
Desirable Skills
- Previous experience of this role in a busy 4 star hotel environment.
- A desire to raise the profile of cuisine and win accolades and awards
- Previous staff management and leadership experience.
- To be a trained trainer with previous experience of training and re-training a team of chefs
Further Information
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We supply uniform, facial recognition clocking system, meal on duty, on-the-job & essential product training, secure staff car parking, employee of the month award, staff discounts. No staff accommodation. Evidence required of Right to Work in UK/NI & Immigration Status.
- Vacancy ID
- 1653271
- Job ref.
- SSCFT0424
- Job Sector
- Hotel and Catering
- Area
- Co Fermanagh
- Location
- Enniskillen
- Salary
- To be confirmed
- No. vacancies
- 1
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Weekly hours
- 40
- Published date
- 25/04/2024
- Closing date
- 21/05/2024
- Worktime
- Shifts according to business includes weekends