Company Description Sous Chef Hospitality/ Events & Restaurant Milton Keynes Up to £34k + Paid Overtime Predominantly Monday to Friday Days We are recruiting Sous Chef Hospitality for an exclusive Sporting facility at a Milton Keynes location !
Come be a part of the food revolution!
Be part of an enthusiastic team overseeing a unique flagship operation in Milton Keynes operating across multiple locations, with a number of modern restaurant's as well as an extensive hospitality & events programme.
Our Milton Keynes location serves around 1800 customers across 4 outlets, including 3 restaurants, 3 coffee bars and a deli bar, alongside this we also cater for high profile hospitality events.
This is an incredible opportunity for a dynamic, creative and experienced Hospitality Sous Chef to join our team.
If this sounds like you, please get in touch!
Benefits: 28 Days holiday including bank holidays Plus your birthday off 3 volunteering days 3 days grandparent leave.
24 week's enhanced maternity leave.
Secondary career leave.
Wedding/commitment day leave.
Free meals on shift.
Bespoke training and development opportunities Apprenticeships opportunities for all experience levels Pension and life insurance.
Discounts available from HAPI app, from high street shops to holidays & cinema.
Wellbeing hub.
Access to employee assistance programme.
Cycle to work scheme.
Calling all culinary connoisseurs that are OBSESSED about food, we need you!
If you have an insatiable appetite for the culinary arts and a burning desire to create food that delights customers and clients, then look no further.
At BaxterStorey we offer an exceptional culinary playground where your creativity can flourish, your talents can shine and we wholeheartedly believe in nourishing talent and empowering our chefs to continuously evolve, refine their craft and create a development partnership together to ensure professional growth opportunities This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled Sous Chef to make a name for themselves within the food service industry and be a part of setting the new standard for workplace hospitality.
Job Description Support the smooth and efficient operation of the kitchens ensuring the company's reputation for food quality is maintained at all times.
Organise the planning, preparation, cooking and presentation of food to the standards required by the company and the client.
Ensure supplies are correctly issued, used and accounted for to carry out stock takes and food rotation procedures.
Set objectives and be responsible for the day to day running of the kitchens including supervising the recruitment and selection process Assess employee performance and recognise training needs and potential as appropriate.
Continuously update your industry knowledge on current food trends and ingredients.
Control and achieve agreed financial targets whilst maximising all commercial opportunities, communicating this with the team as and when needed.
Ensure that the location meets statutory and company requirements of Health and Safety, Food Safety and environmental legislation and procedures.
Qualifications Proven experience working as a Sous Chef or similar role Have an obsession for food and creating experiences You can demonstrate that managing, training, and supporting a team has been an important part of your career to date Financially astute, you are very analytical and know how to create and maintain budgets and drive commercial performance Excellent coaching, delegation and influencing skills Ability to prioritise multiple projects in a fast-paced, multi-faceted, creative environment and able to thrive under pressure Meticulous organisational abilities and a high attention to detail Empathetic, clear and highly effective verbal and written communication Ability to adapt to challenges and opportunities with a solution-oriented perspective Excellent strategic thinking and critical reasoning skills Works according to the BaxterStorey core values Additional Information For almost 20 years, for every client, in every location (whether that's an office, stadium, cathedral or university), we have created beautiful spaces, exciting menus and friendly teams, so that each and every customer can have the hospitality experience they deserve.
We need the brightest and the best to join us to make this all possible.
We will support you to create your hospitality legacy and build a career that you are proud of.
Our drive and belief in our people, means that we always strive to supercharge our team's careers.
'Better' is a daily habit that sits deep within our DNA, meaning learning will be front and centre of your experience working with us.
Join us, and be part of the food revolution!
BaxterStorey Values: ALWAYS VISIONARY We strive for better, we never settle, never compromise, never follow.
We lead the way, blazing our own trail.
WHOLEHEARTEDLY POSITIVE We are up-beat, motivating and inspiring.
Our love for what we do radiates through our food, and is amplified by our people.
CREATIVELY COLLABORATIVE We embrace our differences to push creativity and we work together to be better.
FOREVER CONSCIOUS We work together as a team to lead by example, protecting the planet and supporting local communities.