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We have a new fantastic opportunity for a Sous Chef to join us at Daish's Hotels!
Offering a competitive salary of up to £31,941 per annum, based on 45 hours per week and varied shifts working up to 6 days per week, plus incremental and performance pay reviews. We also offer continuous all-year-round employment – we don’t close for the winter months! You also get £50 once you have completed basic Daish's training, and if you refer a friend, you'll split £100!
Hours include evenings, weekends, and bank holidays, but our kitchen team finishes no later than 8.30 pm! Breakfast shifts start from 7 am.
Daish's Hotels are flexible employers and strive to facilitate a healthy work-life balance for our employees. We provide a supportive mental wellbeing and financial assistance package. We even give you an extra paid day off for your birthday.
In addition to these fantastic benefits, we have a great “Take your family on a Daish's holiday scheme” for as little as £95 per holiday… 4 nights, breakfast, dinner, room, travel, and entertainment all included.
As our Sous Chef, you'll be responsible for preparing quality meals for up to 150 guests within a standard 45-minute service window for both breakfast and dinner. Full training is provided in managing our kitchens, working with set menus, and ensuring all meals meet high standards of taste, presentation, and food safety. You will be part of our Daish's training Academy.
Skills and attributes you will bring to the role:
* Producing food as directed by the head chef, with the potential to create your own dishes independently and as part of the team.
* Assist in implementing menus with new or existing creations, ensuring variety and quality.
* Work with the Head Chef to maintain equipment required for service standards.
* Train new staff members.
* Assist with monthly stocktaking if required.
* Assist with daily stock replenishment if required.
* Maintain legislative records such as the SFBB log and labelling systems for internal and external inspections.
* Be aware of and help maintain a safe working environment in accordance with company Health & Safety policies.
* Experience working in a commercial kitchen environment.
* Ability to manage tasks and responsibilities effectively.
* Good knowledge of culinary trends and kitchen processes.
* Enthusiastic, confident, and competent.
* Ability to multi-task and perform under pressure.
* Commitment to the values of the organization.
* Working knowledge of health and safety issues related to kitchens.
* Catering experience in a Coaching Hotel operation is desirable.
A little about us…
We are Daish’s Holidays, a fast-growing family-run holiday operator with 12 hotels across the UK and a fleet of luxury coaches. We are expanding rapidly with many exciting opportunities. Our core values are: Clean and Comfortable Accommodation, Good Food, Great Entertainment, Friendly Service.
We are industry leaders in providing value-for-money holidays, routinely winning awards for customer service excellence. Six of our hotels have won TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards for 2023, and we have been nominated in the 2023 British Travel Awards for Best Company for UK Coach/Touring Holidays!
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