Description
About TheRole
We’re looking for a SousChef to join the Butlin's Team based in Bognor Regis.
Reporting to the Head Chef, you willsupport the running of the kitchen and support in leading a team ofup to 20. Making our guests smile is at the heart of our values,and you will ensure this happens consistently by ensuring thatguests remain the central focus of all operational decisions. Thiswill include resource planning, recruitment and selection, ensuringthat we have the very best team in place to deliver an amazingservice.
You will be passionate aboutexceptional experience and will monitor this regularly to developaction plans in your venue with a focus on continuous improvement.Financial performance will play an important part in your role, andyou will deliver food cost budgets through effective menu planning,cooking to standards and specification. You will also support inthe accountability of food hygiene standards and health andsafety,inline with legislation and companypolicies.
You will be a role model for theButlin’s unique way of working, ensuring training schedules andperformance development plans are in place for your team andinspiring them to deliver a great experience to guests every time.We truly believe that variety is the spice of life and in this roleyou’ll have the opportunity to lead and develop the skills of ateam in our main buffet restaurant serving our guests who havebooked a half-board diningpackage.
AboutYou
We are looking for individualswith experience in a similar level role. We would also love to hearfrom you if you're looking to step up to your next role in thekitchen.
You will need to be hard working anddetermined, a reliable person who likes to get things done and whowill look for better ways for the team to consistently deliver ourbrand standards.
We are looking for candidateswho are energetic and enthusiastic, high spirited and fun lovingand who will understand their role and the value they can add tothe guest experience by unleashing the potential of theteam.
You should have also passed your Level 3Food Safety qualification and be confident in leading a team tocontinually deliver high standards in a fast paced and busy kitchenenvironment.
As with any chef role at thislevel, you will also be responsible for managing margins andcontrolling costs and all things health, safety and hygienerelated.
We think our chefs at Butlin’s aresomething special and we know our guests love to keep returning toour restaurants as part of their holiday experience so the cherryon the top for the successful candidate is for them to be fun, keento join in and work as part of a team, and is interested inensuring our guests have a great time, everytime.
Typical working hours: working five daysover seven, covering 40 hours per week and are part of a bonusscheme and is a unique opportunity to work within a kitchenenvironment without splits shifts, a 40-hour working week andnormally finished by 8pm.
AboutButlin's
At Butlin’s, we’re all about fun,excitement, and adventure by the bucketload! For over 80 yearswe’ve been delighting hundreds of thousands of guests each year,whether on a non-stop action family break or our epic Adult onlyBig Weekenders.
Ask any of our team, past andpresent, and one of the best things they’ll say about working atButlin’s is our culture! We’re all about providing our guests withan Altogether More Entertaining and Fun Break, brought to lifethrough our three mighty values.
So, if you want a rolewhere you Create Smiles, where you aren’t afraid to Get Stuck Inand where the team genuinely Cares For Each Other – this could bethe perfect fit for you.
There has never been amore exciting time to join Butlin’s!