Sous Chef
(Sommelier and Chef Jobs:
Restaurants)
Full Time
Manchester,
England
The Midland Hotel, Manchester, has a great opportunity for a Sous Chef to join Adam Reid at The French
Using only the finest seasonal produce available, the food at The French is known across the city and beyond for its exquisite flavours. The menu of modern British cuisine showcases the creative culinary talents of Manchester’s own Adam Reid, with a choice of four, six or nine courses.
Perfectly marrying old and new, The French’s Grade II listed dining room provides an opulent yet welcoming and friendly atmosphere that’s steeped in history. Adam Reid at The French is famed for its immaculate service as well as its food and is proud to be one of Manchester’s favourite restaurants.
Key Responsibilities of the Sous Chef:
· Supports the smooth running of the kitchen department, where all aspects of the guest dining experience throughout the whole Hotel are delivered to the highest level
· Works proactively to improve guest satisfaction and comfort, delivering a positive and timely response to enquiries and problem resolution
· Delivers on plans and objectives where kitchen initiatives & hotel targets are achieved
· Supervises the kitchen team fostering a culture of growth, development and performance within the department
· Accountable for ensuring that costs and inventory are controlled, that productivity and performance levels are attained
· Builds and maintains effective working relationships with all key stakeholders
· Takes ownership to review and scrutinize the performance of the food offering, providing recommendations that will drive financial performance
· Ensures adherence and compliance to all legislation where due diligence requirements and best practice activities are planned, delivered and documented for internal and external audit, performing follow-up as required
Requirements of the Sous Chef:
· Experience in Hotel kitchens
· Strong supervisory and managerial skills with a hands-on approach and lead-by-example work style
· Commitment to delivering exceptional guest service with a passion for the hospitality industry
· Ability to find creative solutions with proven problem-solving capabilities offering support where required
· Personal integrity, with the ability to work in an environment that demands excellence, time and energy
· Experience of working with IT systems on various platforms
· Strong communication skills
Why come and work for us:
· Earn thousands by referring a friend to work with us
· Stay at one of our Jurys Inn or Leonardo Hotels UK for a hugely discounted rate and get a reduced rate for friends and family if they want to stay too
· Company Pension Scheme, Life assurance & Wellbeing support
· 28 days holiday entitlement including bank holidays, increasing with service to a maximum of 33 days (we even offer Wedding Leave too)
· The opportunity to work for a well-respected brand where people development is at the heart of our culture
· An array of learning courses in which you can attend - the sky is the limit with your development with us, we nourish your skills and talents to develop leaders of the future
· Leo Points – earn performance based points and use them towards that desired product you've been meaning to buy or hey even that well deserved day off!!
· Employee of the month earning you a little bonus and fame for that entire month.
· Flexible working hours- shift working is what we do but not split shifts – we want you to have a work-life balance too
· Uniform & Meals on duty
· Monthly / Quarterly engagement activities - we like to have fun while working hard
· Annual Charity Event Day- we help and support our communities
· Lots of locations in the UK and Ireland which mean that if you want to develop or just fancy a change of scenery, we can help you to move and provide relocation support
How To Apply
https://careers.jurysinns.com/sous-chef-96255.htm