Title:

Sous Chef

Location:

County Durham

Salary:

None specified

Description:

Experience hotels that are refreshing and individual, a real pleasure to work in!Sous Chef GBP competitive + benefitsHall Garth Golf & Country Club Hotel, DarlingtonTake on the fast-paced progressive kitchen of a Corus hotel and you'll be responsible for helping to create our new recipes for success.With the culinary flair to stir passion in others you can enjoy a colourful career that's just as distinctive and committed to your own progress.You'll bring more than just raw talent, you'll keep a cool head and be able to develop an inspired team. From hygiene, stocktaking, safety and quality control to the service delivered , you'll work with our Head Chef to maintain exacting standards.Within this fast moving environment your flexibility, communication and teamwork skills are essential. You will be open and honest with the ability to manage your time and the flair to turn good ideas into realistic solutions. Confidence in decision making with the talent to train will ensure your success.Job Purpose * To support the Head Chef in ensuring the efficient, and effective running of the Kitchen Team. To deputise for the Head Chef in their absence. * To ensure that the preparation and presentation of the food is of a high standard, and complies with food safety regulations. * To supervise, train and motivate team to achieve company standards, and also to comply with Food and Health & Safety regulations. * To achieve budgeted food gross profit.Core Accountabilities * To provide first class service to the hotel guest * To support the Head Chef in identifying, providing and evaluating Departmental learning and development. * Monitor key departmental costs. * To comply with all Food Safety standards. * To support and action employee relations within the team and department. * To support recruitment within the department, so that it is in line with agreed manpower / productivity levels * To ensure co-operation and compliance with all legislation relevant to your role (Health & Safety)As well as opportunities to grow and develop company wide at Corus hotels you'll also enjoy a generous benefits package including 20 days holiday (pro-rata), Our "Lifestyle" benefits package helps you to get more out of your time outside work. You will enjoy enormously varied and valuable savings on holidays and weekend breaks in the UK and abroad, health & leisure, food & entertainment, home & motoring, and all sorts of everyday purchases. Laura Ashley, our sister company, enables you to claim 25% discount, whilst we also offer a Stakeholder's Pension Scheme, and after a year's service, mothers returning to work after maternity leave can take advantage of our childcare voucher scheme.To launch your dazzling new career click the 'apply now' button