Junior Sous Chef
17 days ago
£39000–£40000 yearly
Full-time
London
JUNIOR SOUS CHEF JOB DESCRIPTION:
Major Goal; As Junior Sous Chef you are responsible for managing the day to day kitchen operation whilst supervising and developing the brigade. To consistently deliver our Cubitt House standards, ensuring that everything you do is carefully crafted and expertly delivered. You are an ambassador for Cubitt House and a leader within our Pub, ensuring that your team are positively engaged in our values and supported to perform to their best potential.
Reports to: Head Chef, Senior Sous Chef, working to support the General Manager
Key Accountabilities: In line with the Senior Chef responsibilities, the Junior Sous role mirrors that of the Sous Chef in accountability. The specific functional duties that you will perform may differ in some respect from what is detailed below, and this will be allocated to you by your Head Chef.
You will support the Head/Senior Chefs in their responsibility for all kitchen staff training and development.
Running of the kitchen on a day-to-day basis.
Ensure consistency of produce throughout the kitchen.
Demonstrate excellent communication and leadership skills.
Lead by example and offer clear direction to team, taking time to debrief on shifts to address any corrective issues or celebrate excellence.
Builds effective and constructive relationships between team and with front of house.
To follow company policies and management directions, keeping a safe and clean working environment at all times.
Maintain EHO 5-star rating.
To ensure that you attend all training, briefings and team meetings
Be able to work effectively as part of a team whilst undertaking a leadership role.
Liaising with Senior Chef/General manager ensuring all relevant guest feedback is received and action is taken as necessary.
Support periodic menu compilation and have a constant in depth knowledge of the full menu offer.
Stock management: following the process set out through the use of our stock system and in-house controls to ensure GP is achieved. Staff Supervision and training:
You will be responsible for all kitchen staff on your shift.
Encouraging team members completion of all training (Cubitt central training sessions and Flow E-Learning). Identifying key areas for training and implementing as requested.
Always ensuring team productivity.
Following Company standard processes for performance management.
Ensure consistency of produce throughout the kitchen.
Constantly challenging staff to better their product knowledge and service standards.
Ensuring all staff are aware of and trained regarding our company’s sustainable efforts.
Supervise service ensuring presentation of food is compliant with restaurant standards.
Possessing an in-depth knowledge of the full menu. Presentation, Maintenance & Safety:
Compliance with food labelling and temperature controls
Ensuring all staff are appropriately presented and groomed (See Staff Manual for guidelines)
Ensuring regular cleaning and maintenance occurs, especially during quiet hours
Report any maintenance and repair issues with Senior Management
Liaising with and undertake extra duties required by Senior Operations on a daily basis Productivity and Morale/Financial Performance:
Responsible for aiding and creating a happy team environment, thus improving morale.
Support the process of reviews and appraisals according to the time line of each team member’s journey (1 month and 3 month and beyond). Half and Full Year appraisals completed and reported to Line Manager.
Ensuring that staff feel free to talk openly with team about any complaints and ideas and the auctioning those are worthwhile.
Encouraging and praising staff when they work well.
Remain positive.
Staff discipline.
Identify ways to improve profitability.
Be able to demonstrate an up to date and in depth understanding of the industry.
Continually strive to achieve personal goals and objectives.
Be uncompromising in achieving company standards.
Ensure all wastage items are recorded and put into the system for stock control purposes. Invoices are checked and prices are challenged when not as agreed.
Attending all management and financial meetings and contributing to reports and findings, as required.
Communicate relevant business information regularly, efficiently and concisely to the team.
Salary starting from £ 39.500