Junior Sous Chef

The Farmers Arms in Woolsery, North Devon is seeking a Jr Sous Chef to help support the team. This role will work directly with Head Chef, Toby Neal, on running service, working with vendors, managing staff, coordinating with the Birch Farm team and dish development.

Check out our website and view sample menus at woolsery.com

Insta @collectiveatwoolsery, @tobynealcooks

Our food ethos is local, foraged, fresh and sustainable. Everything made in house or supplied by quality vendors who help to support our community. We have our own 150 acre farm to supply fresh produce and meat as well.

The menu will change regularly, depending on what is in season and fresh locally. The style of service is casual and welcoming and the food centres around a British flavour profile and pub classics done to a high, and creative, standard. We also run a five course Birch Farm Tasting Menu, alongside our Pub menu, which is our signature menu and changes seasonally and focuses on the farm and its bounty.

Job Duties:

• Running of lunch and dinner service and mise en place for the pass for our 60 cover restaurant
• Daily orders to vendors and Birch Farm
• Recipe input, costings, production and wastage management (must be computer literate, or willing to learn)
• Staff management over a brigade of 5 - 7 kitchen members per shift
• Cover during the absence of the Sous Chef and/or Head Chef, as well as cover of all stations as needed
• Maintaining the very highest standards of food production, hygiene, cleanliness and following Health & Safety procedures.
• Work well in a team environment with the customers experience always being paramount
• Have a good attitude, be open minded to new techniques, a different perspective and a willingness to learn in order to create something special
• Cross training to all stations
• Ability to work full time, flexible hours. We offer a 48 hour per week contract, working 4 days on and 3 days off.
• Passionate cook with a desire to produce the best quality food possible
• Ambitious and driven to help create an exceptional culinary destination

Skill Requirements:

• Excellent communication skills; verbal and written. Must be comfortable with computer, with basic typing, email and calander management skills required. You will be trained on the specific stock management, recipie costing and ordering programs we use.
• Experience with staff management and comfortable leading a team, as well as taking direction and feedback from management team
• Must be able to follow checklists, wastage sheets and training documents
• Must have a minimum 2 years in a similar level restaurant kitchen with verifiable references
• Must have a minimum of 2 years in a CDP or above job role

Employment Package:

• £36,720 starting salary for 48 hour contract. Negotiable, DOE.
• Weekly rotas are 4 days on, 3 days off.
• 28 days holiday
• Shared tips across front and back of house
• Staff housing available

Please submit a CV and cover letter specific to this position**.**

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From £36,720.00 per year

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• On-site parking

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Bideford EX39 5QS: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• CDP or greater in an equivalent restaurant environment: 2 years (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person