Senior Sous Chef

Employer Location: Fermanagh
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Job description

Experienced Senior Sous Chef required to help ensure the smooth running of the kitchen.

Responsibilities

• Support Head Chef managing the kitchen.
• Deputise for Head Chef in his absence.
• Manage kitchen staff, including rota, disciplinary & HR issues in the absence of Head Chef.
• Supervise food preparation.
• Lead chefs in cooking & preparing meals, including checking food quality & overseeing cooking techniques.
• Prepare & cook food (hands on role).
• Take responsibility for more technical elements of cuisine.
• Induct new employees.
• Train junior chefs.
• Design / help Head Chef create menus.
• Work within specified budgets.
• Order supplies & negotiate with suppliers.
• Ensure kitchen meets high quality standards.
• Complete food hygiene documents to comply with the law & write environmental health reports when necessary.
• Establish strong relationships with staff in other areas of the business, including managers and front of house teams.
• Organise produce & ensure strict adherence to food hygiene regulations.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Permitted to legally live & work in Northern Ireland/UK (evidence of immigration status & right to work with ID).
• Good standard of education.
• Professional Chef/Culinary qualifications.
• Previous experience of the role in a busy hotel environment.
• Current L3 Supervising Food Hygiene certification.
• Working knowledge of managing HACCP procedures.
• Imaginative cooking skills with an eye for detail.
• Ability to manage budgets with good negotiation skills.
• Excellent timekeeper, with flexibility.
• Excellent communication skills for problem solving.
• Excellent customer care skills.
• Mentoring and training ability.
• Resilience & composure with the ability to stay calm, focused, and positive under extreme pressure during busy services.
• Excellent leadership and team development skills.

Desirable Skills

• Previous working experience of a similar role within a similar hotel environment.
• Progressive experience in high-volume or fine dining environments, with proven supervisory or management experience.
• Ambition to build on the existing reputation of our Killyhevlin kitchen and raise our profile to award winning.
• Creativity & passion with a genuine passion for food and culinary trends, paired with the flair to innovate and elevate the menu.
• Commercial awareness with an eye for detail regarding business costs, waste reduction, and labour efficiencies.
• Extensive knowledge of the hospitality and catering industry.
• Strong leader with exceptional people management and diplomatic skills to motivate the team, resolve conflicts, and command respect.

Further Information

Work time: Shifts according to business includes weekends. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We supply uniform, meal on duty, on-the-job & essential product training, secure staff car parking, employee of the month award, staff discounts. No staff accommodation. Evidence required of Right to Work in UK/NI & Immigration Status (SHARE CODE). We are not offering sponsorship. Applicants are required to have a National Insurance Number prior to applying. Applicants are required to have fully photographic ID - passport will be acceptable. Applicants are required to have a bank/savings account prior to applying (wages are paid directly into the given account fortnightly).