The Seaton Lane Inn Sous Chef We have an exciting opportunity for an energetic Sous Chef to join our award-winning team at The Seaton Lane Inn. We take great pride in giving our customers the best possible experience when they step through our doors! We’re looking for a Sous Chef who is a motivated, self-starter and who takes pride in everything they do. Ideally, you will have a proven understanding of leading a busy shift and actively directing the kitchen team in the absence of the Head Chef, but we value your attitude and character as much as your experience. You will need as our Sous Chef to lead by example and inspire and motivate others to deliver to a consistently high standard as you will be a senior key role within the kitchen team. Key Responsibilities: · To help produce, monitor, and maintain consistent food standards and quality across all areas and during all stages of production and supply. · To have total accountability for the day-to-day running of the kitchen service in the absence of the Head Chef. · Assistance with kitchen management task including: Ordering of food and food-related products using nominated suppliers Achieving budgeted costs for food, wastage, and wages. Menu development Stock control Team management and training Daily briefings Cleanliness Full job spec available on request. Who are we looking for as our Sous Chef? Someone with… · Flair and enthusiasm for cooking with fresh quality ingredients · The ability to cope under pressure, calmly and efficiently to set deadlines · Previous experience demonstrating good management and effective co-ordination of a kitchen team · Good interpersonal skills with both kitchen, front of house staff, and management · A positive approach to menu planning and development of the catering service · Word, Excel, and Outlook IT skills to a basic level · Intermediate food hygiene certificate · Stocktaking experience · Menu costing experience · Recruitment experience · HACCP experience A competitive salary will be based on experience Job Types: Full-time, Permanent Salary: Up to £25,000.00 per year Additional pay: Tips Benefits: Company pension Discounted or free food Employee discount Flexible schedule On-site parking Schedule: 10 hour shift Day shift Holidays Monday to Friday Night shift Weekends COVID-19 considerations: All measures are taken to ensure the safety of both our teams and our customers including enhanced cleaning, PPE provision, and other covid compliance requirements. Work remotely: No COVID-19 precaution(s): Remote interview process Personal protective equipment provided or required Social distancing guidelines in place Sanitisation, disinfection or cleaning procedures in place