Job Ref: FOC1958
Branch: Holiday Inn Express Derry - Londonderry
Location: Holiday Inn Express Derry - Londonderry, Derry / Londonderry
Salary/Benefits: Competitive Salary
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Hours per week: 35
Posted date: 12/02/2026
Closing date: 05/03/2026
Who are we
Kaboodle Derry is new bar and restauraunt located in the city centre with a vibrant food menu and social attractions to transform your night out
Role Responsibilities
You'll support the Head Chef in ensuring the efficient and effective running of the Kitchen and Team. You'll deputise for the Head Chef in their absence and keep consistency across the board. Keeping a keen eye for the finer details you'll ensure that the preparation and presentation of the food is of a high standard, and complies with Food Safety Regulations, at all times. As a senior member of the team you'll support with supervising, training and motivating the team to achieve the standards set and work to achieve budgeted food gross profit.
* To motivate and train the Kitchen Team and keep everyone moving in the right direction.
* To aid the Head Chef in planning and implementing new menus.
* To ensure that all deliveries are checked daily whilst ensuring an appropriate stock level is maintained.
* To ensure that a high standard of cleanliness is maintained in the kitchen operation.
* To strive and anticipate customer needs wherever possible and to react to these to enhance customer satisfaction.
* To ensure all systems set by the Company and Head Chef are being followed.
* Devise, agree and action training plans for department in conjunction with the Head Chef to support and develop the teams' skills and knowledge.
* Ensure the team are dressed in appropriate uniform and appropriate persona hygiene standards are met at all times.
* To undertake all budgetary controls to achieve budgeted gross profit. You'll give consideration to stock control and rotation, purchasing, price and portion control and wastage.
* To abide by all Company and Legal Food Safety Standards.
* Report all accidents, dangerous occurrences, or hazards no matter how minor to the Supervisor, Head Chef or Duty Manager.
* Complete any other reasonable tasks as delegated by your Line Manager.
Key Requirements
* Sous Chef or exceptional Chef de Partie looking for their first Sous Chef position
* Flexibility – to enjoy working different shift patterns and seeing the operation on different days of the week including the weekends as well as mornings, or evenings.
* Be comfortable following a standardised menu
* To be standards driven and have good organisational skills.
* To be able to make decisions in a fast paced environment and to enjoy it
* To be able to communicate and motivate your team providing day to day leadership and direction
* Used to managing costs
Benefits
* Competitive salary
* Excellent on-going support, training and development
* 28 days holiday including Bank Holidays per annum
* Stakeholder Pension entitlement
* Discounted hotel room rates for you, your friends and family worldwide
* On-going incentives and rewards
* Meals on duty