Sous Chef The Benefits £40,000 per annum + monthly service charge payment 4 weeks holiday rising to 5 weeks with service 8 Bank holidays Free car parking Employee uniform In addition you will benefit from a range of company benefits including: Discounted hotel accommodation for yourself and your family at all hotels Discounted hair treatments at our two Utopia Spas Discount off all food & beverage at all hotels Discount of individual treatments booked in our two Utopia Spas Discount on retail products in our two Utopia Spas Refer a friend staff recruitment scheme In additional you will enjoy a range of other benefits when you celebrate your 1 yr, 3 yr and 5 yr anniversary including; your birthday off paid,complimentary overnight stays, complimentary lunch/afternoon tea and service related holiday The Role Assisting with the running of our small brigade alongside the Reflections Head Chef along with assisting in our 3 rosette AG's Restaurant See our website for the full range of menu choices being created Flexible shifts covering lunch & dinner service including weekend working (5 days per week) Quality experience in a fresh food environment required A passion and drive to contribute to the future success of the kitchen brigade who continue to develop award winning dishes Utilising top British suppliers and producers Ability to train, coach, develop, motivate and enthuse a committed team to deliver excellent standards of food and morale within the whole hotel kitchen The flair to contribute practical, costed and exciting dishes for our menu Achieving 2/3 rosette quality food while effectively managing the GP, stock and wastage Assisting and supporting Head Chef with menu planning and composition. Practice and promote effective teamwork and communication amongst your direct work colleagues and colleagues in other departments Carry out daily cleaning duties within the kitchen as directed by the Head Chef in addition to following a clean as you go policy Ensure compliance with inhouse HACCP and food hygiene, health and safety systems to ensure compliance. Requirements Working 5 shifts per week 45 hrs per week The ideal Sous Chef will have 2 years previous 2 Rosette restaurant or 4/5* hotel experience at Snr Chef de Partie level or above. Ideally exposure to 3 Rosette restaurant standards would be a dinstinct advantage. The ability to demonstrate the delivery of consistent quality dishes in a working trial The Sous Chef will have the management experience to be able to assist in maintaining high levels of hygiene and health and safety The Sous Chef will have the drive and ability to be responsible for junior staff development and ensuring high levels of food standards are achieved Team player with an ability and desire tocontribute to the teams success Excellent eye for detail and eager to learn and progress A passion and flair for British produce The Place Alexander House Hotel & Utopia Spa, part of Alexander Hotels a private group of quality hotels of distinction just outside London. 5 Red Star, Award winning Utopia Spa, 58 bedrooms including the new luxury Cedar Lodge development and a 2-bedroom self-contained Gatehouse are available for guests. 2 Award winning restaurants, Reflections Restaurant (2 Rosettes x 60 covers), AGs Restaurant (3 Rosettes x 38 covers) together with a range of conference and banqueting and private dining rooms catering for 8 to 95 guests. Please see our website for a full list of facilities and also to see sample menus for our restaurants and lounge operations. Join our 2 AA rosette and 3 AA Rosette kitchen brigade of dedicated Chefs under the direction of Tony Sanders our Executive Chef. Creating award winning dishes across the seasonal menu. Using the very best of British grown, reared and sourced produce. Opening breakfast, lunch and dinner, 7 days per week.

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