Job
Title:
Sous
Chef
Department:
Kitchen
Location:
THE CUBE,
Canary Wharf
Role
Description
Working in
the Kitchen team, you are responsible for the delivery of a high-class food
service. You will work as part of our double kitchen, supporting THE BUTCHER
and TONI LOCO, to serve food to customers throughout their CUBE journey.
Essential
Duties and Responsibilities
* Leading top quality food
service to complement the customer experience.
* Prepare and cook dishes, from
main courses to sliders and sharing platters.
* Ensure food is always delivered
on time and to a high standard.
* Leading the kitchen team on
shift, ensuring staff follow directions.
* Helping to organise shifts and
rotas for staff with fairness and sufficient time to plan.
* Escalating any issues to the
correct superior staff.
* Monitor and rotate stock to
reduce wastage.
* Maintain a clean and
presentable service area at all times.
* Assist in setting up; stocking
sauces and prepping ingredients.
* Helping to close the kitchen,
deep cleaning the area and putting away all tools.
* Support the Head Chef with
admin duties.
* Deputise in the absence of the
Head Chef.
Other
Duties and Responsibilities
* Ensure all kitchen training is
completed and documented in a timely manner.
* Proactively contribute to and
suggest ways of improving company procedures.
* Implement new processes as
directed by the senior team.
* Onboarding and training new
members of the team.
Skills
Technical
* 5 years of Kitchen / Cooking
experience.
* Experience leading large teams including
back-office responsibilities.
* High volume kitchen operation
experience.
* Experience opening and closing
the kitchen area.
Personal
* Flexibility to work regular
evenings and weekends.
* Positive, ‘Can do’ attitude,
picking up any additional responsibilities to help the wider team.
* A keen eye for detail, never
compromising on standards and keen to deliver an amazing service.
* Ability to think on your feet
and adapt.
* Making suggestions for
improvements.
* Clear and confident communication,
with excellent verbal and written English.