About the role
As Senior Sous Chef, you're here to help build the overall success and reputation of our restaurant. Working collaboratively with front of house, Weyfish & Hatch teams, your role revolves around delivering outstanding unique eating experiences in an open kitchen. Your skills, expertise and passion for food will enhance our guest experience. We will encourage you to share ideas that both shape Catch's future and create positive impact in our communities & planet
* Supporting the Chef owner in fostering a positive, guest-focused and impact-led kitchen mindset.
* Upholding service and operating procedures that maintain and deliver world class service.
* Efficiently ordering ingredients in line with forecast
* Receiving deliveries in accordance with Food Safety Regulations and ensuring strict stock rotation.
* Supporting costing, preparing and portioning dishes to achieve target margins.
* Cooking with the minimum of food wasted, re-purposing bi-product wherever possible.
* Embracing the internal circular economy at Weyfish.
* Supervising the tasks required to prepare, store and serve food to Catch standards.
* Staying in the detail & focus of service whilst keeping one eye above the crowd, ensuring a warm welcome smile as our guests arrive in Catch
* Delegating tasks efficiently according to need and capability.
* Communicating closely with FOH team, identifying and solving risks to service and calmly resolving matters if something doesn't go to plan.
* Maintaining a clean, tidy and safe workplace through good cleaning schedules, daily check sheets, allergen controls and temperature logs. Ensuring equipment is used and maintained to the highest standards. Maintaining good personal hygiene, appearance and cleanliness standards for yourself and team.
* Meeting all legal aspects required by the Food and Hygiene Regulations, Health and Safety at Work
* Aspiration and drive to develop in to a Head Chef role within 2 years
* Natural ability to elevate and contribute t guest experiences
* Genuine desire to make a positive impact on others
* Passionate about all things seafood, su
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What else you'll bring
•At least 2 years Sous Chef experience in a high-quality establishment
•Excellent organization sills and time management
• Self-disciplined
• Team player & ability to nurture and develop
• Seasonality awareness
• Good delegator, excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Developing financial awareness including how to cost
• Clear menu ethos consistent with Catch
• Creative input
• Alignment
with sustainability
values
Why Weymouth
Crystal clear waters and over 40 species of locally caught fish and shellfish: Portland crab and lobster, diver caught scallops, sea bass, turbot, monkfish, sole. A fleet of 30 inshore day boats, landing directly to the fishmonger's downstairs, part of a family of businesses including Catch. A unique, fully funded, financially secure business model. The most picturesque harbour on the Jurassic Coast, less than 3hrs from London. A lower
cost of living.
Who we're looking for
We're looking for someone capable of delivering dishes that do justice to the quality of the produce, who shares our
commitment to local producers and from whom sustainability is an absolute.
A strong, motivated individual, ideally someone who has previously worked in a similar role, supporting Chef and leading the preparation and service of food in an open pass kitchen. A team player who's an avid learner, adaptable, confident, customer-focused and professional under pressure, who's ready to assist with menu development.
We care that you are passionate, obsessive, driven,