Sous chefs - Stoke on Trent
50 per hour - weekly pay
Shifts: Day shifts working up to 39 hours, will include weekends on a rota. Shifts - 8am till 430pm
Contract - full time
Blue Arrow Stoke on Trent & Newcastle Under Lyme are looking for temporary relief chefs to help support our clients with temporary cover ranging from holidays, sickness or general recruitment support, majority of our roles could easily lead to permeant work for you or be as flexible as you want it be.
A lot of the environments are ranging from Leisure and event-based establishments ranging from garden centres, hotels, golf clubs restaurants and we do also supply to any public sector environments from Care homes schools, nurseries and many more, I'm sure we can offer something for you.
You will be catering anything from breakfast, hot and cold lunches seasonal specials sandwiches homemade soups and cakes along with preparing children food and children boxes, afternoon teas events and celebrations.
You will be working with a team of chefs and catering assistants and expected to run and over see the kitchen as well as manage staff members.
Previous 1 year experience up to senior Sous chef level
Ability to manage and run kitchens, as well as placing all food orders, completing rotas, and managing of small and large teams in the head chef absence
Flexibility in shift patterns - i.e must be able to work daytime, night shifts and weekends dependant on when the clients need cover
Level 2 food hygiene certificate (ideal but not essential as we can provide this at a cost)
Passion for food
Due to certain locations a full UK driving license is required along with own access to a vehicle
Cook and produce food orders
Ensure all H&S is completed daily including temperatures of food and fridge items.
Managed the whole kitchen operation
Take charge of all staffing kitchen operations in the head chef absence
Working times and shifts
Some of our clients do offer just day shifts working 5 days a week including weekends up to 39 hours on a rota system, which can be anything from 7/am starts until 4/5 pm.
However As you can imagine being a chef does mean you are expected to workdays, evenings, weekends and nights, which will be client dependant due to their business needs which will be discussed at the time of booking.
A lot of our chefs who are registered with us enjoy working for Blue Arrow due to the flexibility around shifts, and we can offer both ongoing and short-term assignments. Another great reason is that you get paid a great hourly salary along with every hour worked, Some of our chefs have gained permanent roles with their perfect companies due to working in ongoing assignments and then offered permanent contracts and most importantly you are paid on time and on a weekly basis.
Great pay rates and weekly pay
your very own App and portal to accept shifts on the go, and submit timesheets
Mixtures of shifts.
ongoing work in majority of our clients
Company pension scheme, and holiday accrual
If you have a car and are flexible with locations, great, if you're limited to public transport, we'll only send you to places that have public transport links and provide you with all the information you will need to get there.
Hotels, pubs, restaurants,
Contract catering sites including industrial catering
Schools, Nurseries, Universities, hospitals, Care homes and prisons - to work in these environments it would require an Enhanced DBS check - which we do have the facilities to put you through at a cost
Blue Arrow is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to helping find great work opportunities for great people.