SousChef
About us:
Minutes from the beach, The Canford couldn’t be a more idyllic place to work!
With its friendly, buzzing atmosphere, a fabulous, dynamic management team, and spectacular location right on the South Coast, working here offers employees a Mediterranean lifestyle on their doorstep. Nurturing talent is a priority for The Canford, and we are committed to offering our team regular and extensive training to ensure everyone has the opportunity to grow and progress.
If you are bright, fun, and enthusiastic then come and join us! Our team are extremely fun-loving and quick on their feet. They work together, socialise together and as a team, they get the job done whilst enjoying an incredible beach vibe. Ideally, we are looking for bubbly, well-presented, and customer-orientated people who strive to provide outstanding service to each and every customer.
We are proud of our reputation for providing quality British seasonal fish & seafood from our restaurant and more casual dining from our Boat Shack.
What we offer ourSous Chefs:
1. Access to our Sous Chef - Head Chef development Programme: the majority of our head chefs are internal appointments
2. Autonomy to createyour own menus and specials, alongside your Head Chef
3. Access to our Apprenticeship Scheme - Gain a nationally recognised qualification
4. Access to regular culinary masterclasses and training days to boost your skills
5. Free meals
6. 20% discount in all Young’s pubs and hotels
7. Share save Scheme
8. Company Pension Scheme
9. 28 Days Holiday per year
What we look for in a Sous Chef:
We are looking for an existingSous Chef or Senior CDP looking for their next step, who considers themselvesas a natural leader with a passion and flare for producing quality fresh foodin an environment that makes people feel welcome. As the successful Sous Chefyou will:
10. Have experience championing excellent servicethrough quality food
11. Demonstrate a passion for leading and developinga team
12. Be an active hands-on Chef with excellentcommunication skills
13. Be responsible and able to manage the kitchenstaff rota, training and all health and safety effectively at all times
14. Working alongside your Head Chef, you will beable to demonstrate your creativity and ability by helping to design anddeliver new dishes for our menus and daily specials
15. Demonstrate great planning and organisationalskills, necessary to maintain effective controls with regard to both GP andlabour
16. Have a pro-active approach to driving sales anddelivering growth, through engagement with both kitchen and front of houseteams