Hospitality and Catering

Sustainable Farm-to-Table Senior Sous Chef

Expired
This job has expired View all jobs

Job Title: Sustainable Farm-to-Table Senior Sous Chef

Location: Knepp Castle, West Grinstead, West Sussex RH13 8LJ

Salary: £35K+ depending on experience

Job Type: Permanent / Full Time – 40 hours across five working days

Knepp is a 3,500 acre estate devoted to a pioneering rewilding project. Using grazing animals as the drivers of habitat creation, and with the restoration of dynamic, natural water courses, the project has seen extraordinary increases in wildlife.

As part of this project Knepp has created a butchery, providing award winning beef, venison and pork that are biproducts of the project. As part of this new venture, the restaurant will utilise the high-quality produce coming off the project as well as our new 3-acre market garden. It is our hope that we can create an exciting and sustainable culinary location.

The role:

This is a fantastic opportunity for a dynamic, enthusiastic and passionate chef looking for a new challenge to work alongside expert growers, butchers, chefs, stockmen and ecologists to create a unique restaurant revered and recognised as a food destination.

Responsibilities:

People:

  • To act as a role model to your team
  • To work within the management team to recruit the best people for the right roles
  • To develop, train and coach your team through appraisal and ‘learning & development’
  • To own the delivery of all mandatory training within your team
  • To bring fun to the workplace and ensure a happy, motivated and focused team
  • To include and oversee the creation of new dishes/recipe’s
  • To assist the Head Chef in any duties necessary

Customer Experience:

  • To ensure high customer experience and promote our ethos
  • To champion swift, efficient, knowledgeable and engaging restaurant, retail and tour service ensuring compliance by the team of standard operating procedures
  • To engage with the wider Estate team in the delivery of events

P&L:

  • To prepare and deliver achievable sales and EBITDA budgets
  • To manage the rota effectively to deliver target wage costs
  • To assist in engaging the team in the weekly targets and deliver agreed spend per head and transaction targets
  • To treat & monitor stock levels as if it belonged to you to ensure minimum variance between actual & book

Operation:

  • To maintain a safe workplace
  • To ensure Swallow’s environment is well maintained and meets internal Brand standards
  • To be responsible for the execution of paperwork and GP sales relating to restaurant To ensure the daily banking and cash reconciliation is undertaken
  • To continuously develop recipe’s on Knepp’s behalf
  • To explore ingredients that are in line with Knepp’s ethos and sustainability standards
  • To help create occasional pop-up/evening events
  • Working on the line and on the pass to ensure quality and organisation of kitchen during service hours

Job Requirements:

  • As well as experienced Sous Chefs, we are open to candidates who are eager to step up into a management position.
  • Food Hygiene standard level 2 (optional)
  • HACCAP management (Optional)

Statutory:

  • To own legal compliance and operating standards across the restaurant, retail and tour areas
  • To ensure the kitchen operates to 5* EHO compliance
  • To take and pass any required food hygiene and HACCAP training and implement where needed

Essential Skills:

  • Team management
  • Work ethic
  • Menu creativity
  • Enthusiastic about sustainability

Employee Perks Benefits:

  • Wine training/tastings
  • Coffee on tap
  • Fixed days off
  • Team trips and annual parties

Please click on the APPLY button to submit your CV for this role.

Overseas candidates will NOT be considered for this role. We are not sponsoring Visa’s at this time, so please refrain from applying unless eligible to work in the UK

Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of: Chef, Chef de Partie, Sous Chef, Commis Chef, Chef Assistant, Catering Assistant, Caterer, Support Caterer, Catering Support, Canteen, Canteen Attendant, Catering Officer, Line Chef, Experienced Chef, Kitchen Chef, Food Preparation, Station Chef, Cook, Cook Assistant, Preparation Chef, Catering Chef, Kitchen Manager may also be considered for this role.

How can we help?
How can we help?

If you have any questions and you would rather chat to a member of our team please email or call us about this role.

CV writing tips

Get helpful tips and tools for writing an awesome CV.

Here to help

Contact our team of talent acquisition experts now.

Let’s talk Book Demo