Position: Sous Chef Reports To: Owner Hours: Full-time/Part-time (flexible hours available) Both Full time hours 50 hours + and part time 25 Hours available. Enquire by Live chat About Us: We are a cozy, independent café focused on serving delicious, freshly made breakfast and brunch dishes in a warm, inviting environment. We pride ourselves on using high-quality ingredients, supporting local suppliers, and providing an exceptional dining experience for our guests. Job Overview: We are looking for a passionate and skilled Sous Chef to join our small, close-knit team. This is a unique role where you will be responsible for running the entire kitchen independently, preparing and presenting a variety of breakfast and brunch dishes with an emphasis on beautiful presentation. The café serves an average of 15-20 dishes per day, and the ideal candidate must be organized, creative, and capable of handling all kitchen operations single-handedly. Key Responsibilities: • Food Preparation: Prepare, cook, and plate a range of breakfast and brunch dishes, ensuring all items meet our high-quality standards. • Menu Knowledge: Ensure full knowledge and understanding of the café’s menu, including ingredients, portion sizes, and food preparation methods. • Presentation: Focus on aesthetically presenting dishes, ensuring every plate is visually appealing and aligned with our café’s standard. • Ingredient Management: Oversee stock levels, manage inventory, and ensure timely ordering of ingredients to avoid shortages. Maintain a clean, organized kitchen at all times. • Health & Safety: Follow food safety and hygiene practices, ensuring compliance with all health regulations and standards. • Independence: Operate the kitchen on your own during shifts, from prep to service, ensuring smooth execution and delivery of meals. • Creative Input: Help with menu development and introduce new ideas to elevate the brunch offerings, focusing on seasonal ingredients and creative
Job Description: • Defines the market position for the business, decides what to sell, forecasts demand and develops the brand image of the business • Day-to-day management of the store and leading by example to deliver outstanding customer service. • Full engagement and involvement in back-office operations including rota planning, ordering, etc. • Promote the business to increase the sales in line with sales and marketing strategy. • Deliver excellent standards of groceries and other products and ensure to follow the health & safety guidelines according to the act in place. • Manage inventory/supplies and ensure they are within the established minimum and maximum levels • Manage supplier relations and database as well as maintain high ethical relationships both internally and externally. Skill, experience and qualifications required for each post: • Excellent customer service skills and leadership skills • Having a strong knowledge about retail concepts and of retail industry • The ability to deliver the target on time. • Be a well-organised manager as well as a dedicated employee. • Good in time management and be an example to other staff members. • The ability to sell products and service. • Maintain patience and resilience in a demanding job