Job Summary
Are you a passionate and driven culinary professional ready to take the next step in your career?
We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Senior Sous Chef to join the talented kitchen team at Hilton Belfast. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a fast paced, high quality hospitality environment where creativity, leadership, and exceptional food standards are at the heart of everything we do.
Alongside your culinary duties, you will be responsible for supporting the wider kitchen team with daily operational tasks and people management tasks. Reporting directly to the Head Chef, you will oversee the presentation of all food leaving the kitchen in their absence and uphold expectations, reputation and standards.
Contract; Permanent, 40 Hours Per Week | 5 Days Over 7 | Monday–Sunday Rota
Responsibilities
We want to hear from inspired chefs who love creating amazing food from the best ingredients, have a keen eye for detail and high standards but with bags of flair and creativity. The ideal person for this role will be enthusiastic about change, focused on details and trusting.
If you are passionate & looking to develop within a truly talented team, get in touch with us today!
Responsibilities of the role will include but are not limited to:
- Assist the Head Chef to develop new dishes and menus.
- Assist the Head Chef in food purchases while controlling costs
- Prepare, cook and present dishes within your speciality.
- Support, mentor and train any talented junior chefs in the brigade
- Ensure you and your team have the highest standards of cleanliness, food hygiene and health and safety.
You’ll work in a busy and hardworking team environment, where you’ll continually learn and develop.
The core skills and experience required to succeed
- Truly passionate about the Hospitality Industry
- Previous experience in working in highly acclaimed venues which have a reputation for great service
- Commercial business acumen
- Previous knowledge and experience in stock takes, ordering, and team management
- Ability to work under pressure to deadlines and targets
- Understanding of the hospitality and travel industry
- Ability to function independently with a minimum of supervision
- Excellent communication skills, the ability to communicate verbally and in writing
- To be an enthusiastic team player with a flexible approach and have experience in empowering a team to successfully meet expectations
- Results focussed with an overwhelming desire to succeed
- Previous experience in hotels is preferred
You must have the right to work in the UK to be eligible for this role. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from all candidates prior to commencing employment.
This position offers an exciting opportunity for a dedicated culinary professional to advance their career within a vibrant hospitality setting. We value leadership, innovation, and commitment to excellence in delivering memorable dining experiences.
Pay: From £39,500.00 per year
Work Location: In person
