Sous Chef – Café 21 Fenwick – Straight Shifts
Up to £39000
We have an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic Junior Sous Chef to join Café 21 situated in the iconic Fenwick department store.
The Candidate
Must have:
- Outstanding organisational skills
- Ability to prepare and serve food within a fast paced restaurant.
- A critical eye for culinary detail
- Positivity and determined attitude to succeed
- Kitchen management experience
- Confidence and passion about great food served well
The Role
Leading the team alongside our Head Chef. Maintaining culinary excellence for the restaurant whilst assisting in running the day to day operations including:
- Purchasing
- Staff training
- Stock control
Our Company
21 Hospitality have been operating acclaimed restaurants in and around Newcastle for the past 38 years and we have gained an excellent reputation for producing great food for our loyal customer base.
You will be working within a well-established kitchen team who provide a very consistent product to a high standard each day. All our dishes are skilfully prepared using the freshest seasonal ingredients available.
Our current restaurants are:
- Café 21 Fenwick Newcastle
- 21
- The Broad Chare
- Saltwater Fish Company
- Porterhouse Butcher and Grill
- St. Vincent
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The Person
To be successful for the role of Sous Chef you will have:
- Experience of working as a Snr Chef de Partie/Sous Chef using fresh ingredients and producing high quality food in a similar kitchen environment
- Experience of running kitchens in the Head Chefs absence
- An understanding of purchasing and controlling the food cost
- Confidence, creativity and passion about good food served well.
- Knowledge of classic cooking techniques
- The ability to work well within a team, be hard working and have a positive work ethic
- The ability to consistently meet customer expectations
- A sound understanding of good food hygiene practices
- An excellent command of the English language and a confident communicator
Your Rewards
To work with one of the region’s leading and best known privately owned restaurant groups for food quality and customer service
- Highly competitive salary
- Meals provided
- Excellent development opportunities
- Discounts at our restaurants
- Pension scheme
- Annual group Christmas party
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: Up to £39,000.00 per year
Experience:
- Snr Chef de Partie or Sous Chef : 4 years (required)
- Busy high end restaurant: 4 years (required)
Language:
- fluent English (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Location:
- Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 (required)
Work Location: In person
