Sous Chef

The Alchemist, Birmingham are looking for a passionate Sous Chef to join their team. As a Sous chef at one of our restaurants you will need ambition and speed. You will be working with fresh ingredients in state of the art kitchens under the guidance of the Head Chef. Our restaurants are busy and you will need stamina and skill to ensure our guests receive an exceptional dining experience. You should have the ability to focus, multi task and communicate whilst adhering to company specifications and producing the high quality food that our guest have come to expect. As Sous Chef you will report directly to the Head Chef to ensure the quality and standards are adhered to. Your training program will be extensive, following our succession program, this will equip you for your promotion to Head Chef of you own unit. You will assist the Head Chef in the day to day running of the kitchen as well as assuming control of the unit in Head Chefs absence. Our menus change seasonally requiring you to attend training sessions to bring you up to speed with new dishes. You will have a knowledge of or be willing to learn about the importance of gross profits and how to achieve and maintain them. Hygiene will be of major importance to you. You should be able to adhere to our strict health and safety policies and have an understanding of current food trends. It goes without saying that being a team player is paramount. In return we offer you: The chance to progress your career within a company listed in the Top 100 employers in hospitality Excellent career progression for those wishing to take their career to the next level as Head Chef Company Pension Scheme 50% off all food for you and your guests when dining at any of our restaurants Competitive rates of pay Guaranteed birthday off and the day after A chance to get involved in our "Currency of Kindness" initiative which allows our staff the freedom to give something back to the Community by volunteering to charitable causes during their working hours without losing pay. Access to the CODE app. Available exclusively to those working in the industry the CODE app offers up to 50% off at the best independent establishments across the UK, from Michelin-starred institutions to your favourite neighbourhood haunt. Locations include London, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Glasgow & Edinburgh. Please apply with your current C.V. Good luck The Recruitment Team We process your data for recruitment purposes only. We are storing this data in house we will not share it with anyone else. We would like to keep this data until the role that you have applied for is filled. After that period is over we will retain your data for 6 months and then delete your data from our database. Here’s a link to our privacy policy https://thealchemist.uk.com/privacy-policy. In this policy, you will find information about our compliance with GDPR (data protection law.) You can find how to send us a request to let you access your data that we have collected, request us to delete your data, correct any inaccuracies or restrict our processing of your data This job was originally posted as www.caterer.com/job/89789095