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Sous Chef – Golf Club – Leatherhead

Our client, a beautiful golf club in Leatherhead, Surrey are currently looking to recruit their Sous Chef.

The role
In the clubhouse they cater for breakfast, lunch, snacks and society dinners. As well as this a key feature of the business is the function trade which ranges from wedding receptions through to conferences for up to 150 as well as Sunday lunches. You will be working with the Head Chef, overseeing a further 2 chefs and managing the kitchen in the head chefs absence. As the Sous Chef you will be responsible for preparing and cooking from fresh produce, assisting with menus, training and leading the team, food safety, stock control and ordering.

Candidate Requirements
– applicants should preferably have function catering experience.
– excellent organizational and communication skills will be needed to assist in the running of the kitchens as well as ensuring health and safety standards are met.
-You must possess the skills and experience to be in charge of the kitchen operations when the Head Chef is absent.

Hours of Work
This Sous Chef role offers the advantage of being predominantly daytime hours, evening shifts are occasional dependant on functions. Working 5 days out of 7, 40 to 45 hours a week.

Benefits
*Competitive salary – up to 30K
*Local accommodation can be provided if needed, as part of the salary package
*Share of gratuities
*Free meals on duty
*Paid breaks
*Increased annual leave through length of service
*Free golf
*Guaranteed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year’s Day off
*Life insurance
*Support, training and development to improve your competency and skills in the role and to aid towards progression opportunities in the future

If you are a Sous Chef looking for a fantastic opportunity offering a great work life balance and excellent benefits please apply now.

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Commis Chef – Daytimes – Esher

Do you have a passion for food and want to be part of a fast paced and fun environment?

As a Commis Chef, are you looking for a position where you can train with a highly experienced kitchen team who can help you further and develop your career and take your training to the next level?

Our client, a busy fresh food Cafe Restaurant in Epsom, Surrey is looking for a Commis chef to join their team.

As well as the Cafe Restaurant they also have an outside catering business so the Commis chef position will involve the food production for events and catering contracts when required.

They will provide training across all sections and you will work closely with the front of house team ensuring that they deliver a high level of food and service to their customers.

The right Commis Chef will:
*Take pride in their work
*Have great attention to detail skills
*Be willing to learn
*Show enthusiasm for what they do
*Work well as part of a team
*Be flexible and a good communicator

This Commis Chef position offers an excellent work life balance as its daytime hours with a Sunday as one of your 2 days off.

If you are looking to develop your career in a fun environment whilst having a good work life balance then this could be the role for you.

Chef de Partie – Daytimes – £28K Package

Our client is an independently owned café and tea shop on the outskirts of Guildford and the group were awarded ‘Best café in Surrey for a number of years. They are currently looking to recruit a Chef de Partie to join their successful team.

This is a 40 cover cafe with substantial outside space. They are open from 8-4pm daily on a 5/7 day basis. There is typically around 8 in the team and a further 8 casuals for busy weekend days.

The company very much pride themselves on the taste and presentation of their food and on giving a high level service, so this will be a very high quality food led business where all food is made on the premises from high quality, locally sourced ingredients. They are renowned for the very high level of customer service they provide and the genuinely warm and friendly atmosphere within the café.

The Chef:
The company are looking for a chef de partie with a real passion for food, with great interpersonal skills, who is outgoing and would have the ability to manage service confidently.

As the Successful Chef de Partie you must:
-be able to demonstrate that they have a genuine interest in fresh food
-have the ability to work as part of a team towards the common goal of providing an excellent product to the customer
-have experience of a similar nature would be an advantage.
– Existing Chef experience
– Warm, friendly personality
– A team player
– Lots of energy
– Ability to multi task and work under pressure
– An interest in good food

This Chef de Partie position offers a good salary plus excellent tips and the benefits of working daytimes.

Chef – Education – Alton

We have an exciting opportunity for a Chef to join a growing catering team within the education sector.

The company offer a good salary and Excellent Benefits including:
*35 days annual leave (including bank holiday allowance)
*Health Cash Plan and Perkbox discount scheme
*Life insurance, pension scheme and occupational health scheme
*Excellent training and development opportunities
*Free wellbeing activities (eg. gym/yoga)
*Social activities (free Christmas party/summer BBQ) and subsidised events (comedy shows/trips, etc
*Free parking

The Job role:
The main role as a chef will be to provide wholesome food for students using delicious fresh produce and you will also be jointly responsible for the organisation, preparation and cooking of meals to create dishes with modified textures for those with special diets.

Hours:
This Chef role with require you to work 36.5 hours per week, 52 weeks of the year. The rota will include a combination of 7am-3pm and 11.45am-7.45pm shifts during term time with no weekend working and 10am-6pm shifts in the school holidays (13 weeks) which includes weekend working.

Requirements:
The successful Chef will be qualified to City & Guilds 706/1 & 706/2 or NVQ/QCF Professional Cookery level 1 & 2 and have experience in a commercial catering environment. All candidates will need to be able to work as part of a team and should possess excellent communication skills. It would be advantageous to have experience of complex diets, but training will be provided for the right candidate.

This is an excellent opportunity for the right candidate offering fantastic hours of work and Benefits.

2nd Chef – Retirement Village – Farnham

Our client an independent retirement community for discerning older people who seek an independent lifestyle, beautiful surroundings and a caring, fully serviced supportive
environment, are currently looking to recruit an experienced 2nd Chef.

The catering for the residents on site is of the upmost importance and they are offered a 5 star dining room service- breakfast, lunch and dinner- plated and then served by the dining
room staff. The menu changes on a 6 monthly rotation but with seasonal changes as required and all made from scratch from fresh ingredients.

As the 2nd Chef you will work alongside the Head Chef and Catering Assistants and will be catering for around 45 on average per day. You will help lead the team and oversee the kitchen in the absence of the Head Chef.

This 2nd Chef role will require some evenings and weekends, however generally the majority of work will be daytime based hours.

This 2nd Chef position offers a good rate of pay, the benefits of daytime hours and a lovely working environment .

Head Chef – Retirement Village – Farnham

Our client is an independent retirement community for discerning older people who seek an independent lifestyle. Based in Farnham, Surrey and set in beautiful surroundings and a caring, fully serviced supportive environment. They are currently looking to recruit an experienced Head Chef to lead and manage the kitchen.

The catering for the residents on site is of the upmost importance and they are offered a 5 star dining room service- breakfast lunch and dinner- plated and served by the dining room staff.

As the Head Chef you will manage 2 chef assistants and 2-3 catering assistants. You will be given autonomy in management of the kitchen environment in view of rotas, ordering, Health & Hygiene, Health & Safety etc. The menu changes on a 6 monthly rotation but with seasonal changes as required and all made from scratch on site from fresh ingredients. You will be catering for around 45 on average per day.

This Head Chef position will require some evenings and weekends, however generally the majority of work will be daytime based hours.

This Head Chef position offers an excellent salary and Benefits.

Junior Sous Chef – Cafe – Weybridge

Our client, a well renowned and fast paced visitor attraction in Weybridge, Surrey currently have an exciting opportunity to join them as their Junior Sous Chef. The role will involve working predominantly in the Café Kitchen in the delivery of the highest standard in retail food.

Junior Sous Chef duties and responsibilities as follows:
-Presentation and production of all food must be consistently of the highest level
– Support the management of all areas of food delivery, to predominantly cover the café but may also include some hospitality areas and temporary pop up sites
– Produce and deliver the food to specification- plan and cost the menus as required
– Manage stock levels to food areas to ensure consistent coverage in displays as well as customer demand
– Support the business front of house when required
– Ensure the back of house area is maintained to Company standards
– In the absence of Kitchen Porter, to take responsibility for all back of house duties
– Adhere to Company rules, regulations and procedures at all times
– BOH / FOH end of day check list to be completed every day
– Ensure that all goods in procedures are met in line with Company HACCP procedures
– Adhere to the Company procedure for ordering food and non-food items as required
– Ensure the accurate administration of all Company paperwork, including stock control sheets, wastage and purchase orders as directed
– Ensure the highest standard of security on stocks, cash and key control

As the Junior Sous Chef you should have previous experience at this level working with fresh food in a busy environment.

You will work a structure of straight shift patterns on a 5/7 day basis, mainly daytime hours.

This Junior Sous Chef position offers a competitive salary, plus benefits and the advantage of mainly daytime hours

Junior Sous / Sous Chef – Golf Club – Berkshire

Our client, a prestigious golf club based near Ascot ,Berkshire is looking for a professional Junior Sous Chef/Sous Chef to work alongside their high profile Head Chef.

They are looking for someone to join the team and work towards the chef’s goal of taking the kitchen to the next level and breaking down the barriers and perceptions of when it comes to the food usually associated with golf clubs. They are looking for a Junior Sous Chef / Sous Chef with vision, flare and most of all passion for the job. Utilising only the very best fresh and locally sourced ingredients available, the menu constantly evolves, but at its core, are simple dishes, cooked to perfection, often with a creative twist, but being the very best example of that dish possible. The head chef has worked in some of the best restaurants in the world as well as being a private chef to some very high profile clients.

The chef’s duties will include:
*Enforce strict health and hygiene standards in line with the club’s policies and HACCP
*Cook the dishes on the menu to the required standard, paying close attention to the finer details of simple cooking.
*Follow the guidance of the Head Chef, and have input into new dishes, and presentations of the dishes they offer.
*Running the kitchen on the head chefs days off maintaining the required standards of food.

The Ideal candidate will have:
-Proven experience in a Junior Sous Chef/ Sous Chef Role.
-Excellent use of various cooking methods, ingredients, equipment and processes.
-Ability to multitask and work cleanly and efficiently under pressure.
-Knowledge of best cooking practices.
-Culinary School and Food Hygiene diploma

They are offering a Salary of up to £32,000 depending on experience + Benefits and a good work life balance.

You must have your own transport due to the location of the Club.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a passionate Chef who wants to share their vision and flare.

Cook – Cafe – Nr Godalming

Our client is a popular, busy café based near Godalming, Surrey and they are currently looking for a cook to join their small team.

They serve cooked breakfasts, pastries, cakes and lunch items along with tea, coffee, smoothies and milkshakes etc. They are traditionally an eat-in table service café, but during the pandemic period, takeaways have become a much more significant part of the business, which has added significant volume. The Café is open between the hours of 8.30am – 4pm Monday-Saturday and 9.30 until 2pm on Sunday.

The role:
This cook role focuses on making sandwiches, toast, bagels, baps etc but will also require some washing up.

What we are looking for:
-Some high volume catering experience would be ideal
-Energy and enthusiasm is essential
-An ability to work at pace under pressure for some periods of the day
-Knowledge of Food Safety

The role will be working 32 hours per week, working only 1 in 3 weekends.

This cook position offers a competitive rate of pay + Tips and overtime is paid as extra. It also offers the advantage of daytime hours and working only 1 in 3 weekends, so an excellent work life balance!

If you are a cook looking for a new opportunity offering a good work life balance please apply now.

Chef de Partie – Cafe – Maidenhead

Our client a prestige garden centre situated in a beautiful Estate is seeking a quality, driven inspirational Chef de Partie who will make a 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. The Estate also hosts, and caters for a program of events throughout the year.

We are seeking an experienced, friendly and professional Chef de Partie to contribute in all aspects of delivering excellent quality and service to our customers.

Chef de Partie Responsibilities & Duties:
Suitable candidates must have a track record in Professional Cookery 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.
– To ensure you know all about the food being prepared.
– To be fully conversant with food allergen legislation and ensure that all food items prepared/sold in the Café have the required allergen information available.

The Café is open 7 days per week and you will be required to work 5/7 days. This Chef de Partie role is a full-time position (primarily day shifts) and working alongside the Head Chef and one other Chef de Partie. It offers the advantage of daytimes hours with occasional evenings required for special events.

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

If you are a Chef de Partie looking for a role with daytime hours and a great work life balance whilst cooking with fresh locally sourced ingredients, please apply now!