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Chef

Our client, a well-established Cafe situated in a beautiful estate, is seeking a quality driven Chef who will make a positive contribution to the growth of the business over the next few years.

The 70 cover Café, serves a contemporary breakfast menu, light lunches, snacks, daily specials, Afternoon Tea, coffees and home-made cakes with as much as possible sourced locally.

They are seeking an experienced, friendly and professional team member to contribute in all aspects of delivering excellent quality food and service to our customers.

Responsibilities & Duties:
Suitable candidates must have a track record in Professional Cookery, a cool head, and be able to demonstrate skills in the following areas:
-To assist in the preparation, cooking and presentation of short order food to the highest standards in a clean, tidy, safe and pleasant environment.
– To assist the Head Chef in the development of new dishes and menus.
-To prepare and cook sufficient food to provide the agreed amount of customer choice with minimum wastage.
– To ensure all food preparation is carried out in accordance with food hygiene procedures.
– To ensure food is prepared to required standards checking for taste, presentation and quality.
– To ensure food is served promptly and work is carried out quickly and efficiently to keep up when busy.
– To ensure portion control, preparation and storage methods, avoid wastage and keep down costs.
– To assist in completion of the weekly Kitchen Diary.
– To ensure the kitchen and service area are clean, tidy and attractive during service.
– To deal with customer/staff requests promptly and politely. Listen to customer/staff comments and deal with them as appropriate or pass on to a more senior member of staff to ensure prompt follow up action is taken.
– To ensure you know all about the food being prepared.
– To be fully conversant in food allergen legislation and ensure that all food items prepared/sold in the Café have the required allergen information available.

Hours:
This Chef role is a full-time position (40 hours per week), 5/7 days per week, day time shifts. Hours of work are approximately 7.30am-3.30pm.

This Chef position offers a good salary plus benefits.

The Café is located in a rural setting, so own transportation is essential.

If you are looking for a chef role which offers a great work life balance and a lovely working environment then this could be the perfect role for you!

Scattergood’s are acting as an agency on behalf of this vacancy. In line with UK Immigration and Employment Law, only applicants eligible to live and work in the UK need apply. For this position, and other live vacancies, please visit our website www.scattergoods.co.uk

Junior Sous Chef

Our client is an Exclusive Private Members Club in the heart of the Surrey countryside near Leatherhead.

They are looking for a committed Junior Sous Chef to join their busy and successful kitchen team and further develop their career.

As a Junior Sous Chef you will be expected to assist in the preparation and delivery of dishes in all sections of the kitchen under the supervision of the Head Chef. You will either have proven experience as a Chef de Partie in a similar environment looking to learn and progress or already be a junior Sous looking for an exciting new opportunity.

Hours:
45 hours per week, based on 5 days out of 7, predominately day time hours. Can be flexible on shift pattern to suit candidate.

Junior Sous Chef Duties and Responsibilities:
* To assist the senior chef’s by being creative, flexible and proactive
* Ensure that menu items are consistently produced and delivered at the standards set by the Head Chef
* Ability to work unsupervised in the Head Chef’s absence
* Receipt & storage of all provisions, fresh & frozen, in accordance with current food hygiene regulations including stock rotation and storage
* Ensuring all food is labelled clearly & correctly
* Checking all menus to ensure foodstuffs have been received and are prepared on time to the required standards
* Cleaning according to the cleaning schedules
* To provide assistance in the absence of other section Chef’s as instructed by the Head Chef or his Deputy
* Accept accountability/responsibility in the absence of the senior kitchen team to ensure that departmental procedures are implemented and maintained including hygiene and safety standards are in line with our 5* star hygiene rating
* To undertake training as and when required
* Any other reasonable duties required by the Head Chef

Ideal Applicant:
* Good team player, hardworking and enthusiastic
* Passionate about food

Benefits:
* Staff uniform
* Straight shifts, working 5 days out of 7, mainly daytimes – can be flexible for the right candidate.
* Free meals on duty
* Free parking
* Use of our stunning golf course at selected times
* Generous work pension scheme
* Share of staff gratuities

This is a great opportunity for a Chef who really wants to learn and develop whilst working in a fantastic environment, offering a competitive salary package plus benefits.

Scattergood’s are acting as an agency on behalf of this vacancy. In line with UK Immigration and Employment Law, only applicants eligible to live and work in the UK need apply. For this position, and other live vacancies, please visit our website www.scattergoods.co.uk

Commis Chef / Chef de Partie

We are looking for a Commis Chef or Chef de Partie for a successful award winning multiple rosette level restaurant near Woking, Surrey.

Ideally applicants should:
-have some experience of Rosette level/fine dining experience.
-have good attention to detail combined with excellent organisational skills and time management
-be comfortable working in a fast paced kitchen with the need to be able work calmly and remain focused in a pressurised environment.
-have a warm and friendly personality with a flair for recognising and exceeding guest expectations.

For the successful Commis / Chef de Partie they offer competitive salaries ranging up to £28K depending on experience plus Tips. For the right candidate they will ensure you receive the training you require to further your career and provide opportunities for advancement.

They are passionate about providing excellent food, service and guest experience and are looking for a Chef that represent these values.

Own transport is required or live in may be available.

This is amazing opportunity to work with and learn from a talented an award winning Chef.

Scattergood’s are acting as an agency on behalf of this vacancy. In line with UK Immigration and Employment Law, only applicants eligible to live and work in the UK need apply. For this position, and other live vacancies, please visit our website www.scattergoods.co.uk

Chef de Partie

Our client is a prestigious golf and hotel complex near Epsom, Surrey.

Having fairly recently had a major refurbishment of the restaurant and banqueting suits, our client is looking to recruit an experienced, highly motivated and enthusiastic Chef de Partie to join the existing team in a fast-paced kitchen.

Our client sets incredible standards for employees, they operate in a very fair and balanced way and recognise that time away from work is very important. Aside from this you will expect to receive continued development and support and opportunity for your voice, thoughts and ideas to be heard. The kitchen provides service to the bar, weddings, conferences and various events throughout the year. You will be joining an established team with many members of staff being in post for years.

The Chef de Partie role reports into the Head Chef and Sous Chef. You will work with the kitchen team to produce a high standard of food, which will be well-presented and consistent in quality. You will help with training and supervision of Commis and Kps.

You should ideally have a chef’s qualification – C&G 205/1&2 catering equivalent, good written and spoken English, food hygiene certificate, experience of working in a large commercial kitchen and function/banqueting experience.

Remuneration for the Chef de Partie role is competitive, depending upon experience and knowledge. Accommodation may be available if required.

If you are a Chef de Partie looking for a fantastic new opportunity then please apply now.

Scattergood’s are acting as an agency on behalf of this vacancy. In line with UK Immigration and Employment Law, only applicants eligible to live and work in the UK need apply. For this position, and other live vacancies, please visit our website www.scattergoods.co.uk