School Sous Chef - Dorking

Sous Chef - Surrey- £34,000Hours: 40 hours per week / 52 weeks(5/7 days - Early or late: 6:30-15:00 or 11:30-20:00)Are you an experienced Sous Chef or Chef de Partie seeking the next step in your career? Are you looking to join a professional team working in a fantastic, fresh food kitchen? With a great work life balance? then look no further...You will be part of a large team providing fantastic fresh food and drink on offer for the students and staff. In addition to a busy restaurant, you will also cater for a hospitality service including working lunches for meetings,Welcome applicants with previous Chef de Partie experience, working ideally within a large scale operation. Must have a proven track record of training, developing, building and motivating a team.If this sounds like you then perhaps you will be interested in working with at this Prestigious College.The Sous Chef role will involve.....To ensure food production, standards, costs & menu planning are carried out in a timely fashion, as agreed with the Head Chef.To carry out the smooth and efficient running of the section as appropriate.To assist the Head Chef with compiling food orders and developing new food concepts.To plan, prepare, cook and present food to the standards required by the company and the client.To ensure that the company's reputation for excellent food and service is enhanced with the client and customers.Assist the head chef in the implementation and monitoring of all departmental training & development plans.To control stock management, production levels and portion control to achieve and exceed budget targetsTo manage the departmental budget to support the kitchen team, by providing appropriate tools and resources.A thorough understand of all current Health & Safety, HACCP, COSHH and Food Safety regulationsMaintain and encourage in others the strictest of hygiene disciplines.Attend mandatory training days/courses, on or off site, as and when required.To carry out any other duties reasonably requested by a member of the management team.Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people.