Production Chef

1 day ago


Hitchin, United Kingdom Reed Talent Solutions Full time

**Sous Chef**
Not every chef job includes working a 70-90-hour week with limited time for a social or family lifeWe have a unique opportunity for the right person to work as a Production Chef, whilst achieving the work/life balance you’re looking for.
We are keen to meet with you if you have experience as a Chef, Production Chef or Junior Sous Chef and are ready for your next challenge. We welcome your experience, whether it be gained within a restaurant, hotel, contract catering, or other high end kitchenenvironment, as long as you have the transferable skills needed to flourish and grow in is this role.
Find out more about our Baycroft hospitality by clicking here.
**Salary**: £27,446 per annum.
**Join our kitchen as a Sous Chef**
Baycroft in Fairfield Park is an elegant 75-bed Care Home where everyone is made to feel loved, safe, and comfortable. The home offers residential, nursing and dementia care and puts the needs of residents and their families at the heart of everything theydo.
**The role**
We have a fantastic opportunity for someone to join us in the position of Sous Chef in Fairfield Park cooking for up to 75 residents and staff.
Your responsibilities will include:

- Supporting the Head Chef in providing guidance and direction to the kitchen brigade.
- Ensuring all food costs and labour are managed within the catering budget
- Working as a team with the Head Chef in executing all food production, and the completion of rotating menus considering the varying needs and requirements of residents.
- Interacting with residents and actively handling residents’ problems or complaints
- Working as a team with the Head Chef in developing and continuously improving the service for our residents.
- Overseeing and providing direction for all day-to-day operations in the kitchen in the absence of the Head Chef

**What you will need to succeed**
- Have experience working in kitchens as a Sous Chef and/or Production Chef.
- Show knowledge of the importance of nutrition and fortified diets where appropriate.
- Have a City and Guilds Diploma in Professional Cookery or BTEC HND in professional Cookery or equivalent - This is only desirable depending on experience.
- Prove their stocktaking, product ordering and accountability experience
- Be COSHH trained and HASSAP aware
- Have a working knowledge of H&S legislation
- Demonstrate good communications skills at all levels

**The offer**
- **Salary: £13.20 per hour/ £27,446 per annum**:

- **Your holidays are important to us**. Annual leave entitlement equivalent to 29 days, inclusive of bank holidays
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- **Get paid to do good**. We offer you two days off on full pay each year to volunteer in our community
- **Well done** With our colleague recognition programme you will know when you’ve done a #greatjob
- **Learning never** One Academy, our innovative, in-house learning and development offering is designed to help you take your career to the next level.**We’re here for you**. Our employee assistance programme offers counsellingand support for...


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