Junior Sous Chef

Location: Brackley, England, gb Department: Winchester House School Employment Type: {'id': 'permanent', 'label': 'Full-time'}

Company Description

Title: Junior Sous Chef

Location: Winchester House, High Street, Brackley NN13 7AZ

Salary: £32,500 per annum (Monday to Friday role, with the occasional weekend working)

Benefits

28 days holiday

3 volunteering days

3 days grandparent leave

24 week’s enhanced maternity leave

Bespoke training and development opportunities

Pension and life insurance

Discounts available on our Perkbox app; high street shops, holidays & cinema

Wellbeing hub

Access to employee assistance programme

Free meals whilst at work

Career development opportunities

HIT Apprenticeships for all experience levels

Holroyd Howe is one of the UK’s leading contract caterers, providing fresh innovative food services solely to independent schools and colleges. We are a team of experienced professionals who tailor our catering service provision specifically to suit children of all ages in order to meet the bespoke requirements of each school.

Can you commit to feeding hungry tummies as well as hungry minds? We serve more than just a meal in our kitchens, so are you the exceptional Sous chef we’re looking for?

If you are looking for an employer that will invest in you and develop your career further, then look no further and apply!

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Experience in leading a small team, who can build confidence and capability in your teams enabling them to succeed

Ready to work in a fast-paced environment whilst always leading by example

Pride in your work, constantly looking for ways to improve and continually learning

A good understanding of Food Safety & Health and Safety regulations, ability to follow brand standards and comply with company policies.

Reliable transportation for your commute to work between the hours of 6.30am - 7.30pm on a rota basis , Monday to Friday with the rare weekend duties.

Support the team with the head chef, whilst maintaining audit standards for food and health & safety compliance while meeting EHO expectations

Ensuring the team maintains a high standard of cleanliness and food safety on site to maintain a safe environment for our customers, our clients and ourselves

Highly organised, with a focus on forward planning

Prepare fresh ingredients by hand, to produce the 3 weekly menu cycle

Accurately labelling products ensuring lawful compliance around food safety and allergen compliance each shift.

Be a skilled multitasker

Learn new skills or improve skills already mastered

Qualifications

Enthusiastic, energetic with the ability to demonstrate initiative

Flexible with a ‘can do’ attitude

Always happy to help with a smile,

Able to work as part of a team or on your own whilst maintaining high standards at all times,

Excited to produce amazing high quality and sustainable food products

Additional Information

There are many advantages to working for us and we provide our employees with bespoke benefits which include:

Reward & recognition schemes

People awards to celebrate our employees

Work/life balance

Employee Benefits Platform

Employee Assistance Program

Recommend a friend scheme

Company sick pay scheme

Prestigious working environments

Team events scheduled throughout the year

28 Holiday days inclusive of bank holidays

Pension scheme

Competitive salary

We invest in the training and development of our teams to give them the appropriate skills necessary to thrive in their job roles. We have outstanding teams of experienced professionals who tailor our catering service provision specifically to suit children, of all ages, meeting the bespoke requirements of our clients.

“Holroyd Howe is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. All roles within Holroyd Howe are regarded as regulated activity and therefore we require an Enhanced DBS which includes a Barred List Check for all successful applicants. We will also require shortlisted applicants to provide appropriate information regarding their criminal offences.”

This appointment is offered on the return of satisfactory professional references.

DBS check required for the SOUS chef role at Winchester House School , Brackley.