Sous Chef - Edinburgh

Sous Chef - Edinburgh

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: From £29,000.00 per year

Your Aramark journey starts here

• Do you love to create meals that put smiles on faces?
• Are you wanting to work in a business who will offer you a great work life balance?
• Are you looking for your next challenge and fancy a weekday role, leaving your weekends free?
• If the answer is yes, then read on. We are currently recruiting a Sous Chef to join our team working at Aegon, Edinburgh Park, Edinburgh, EH12 9SE

Perks of the job

• Starting salary from £29,000 per year
• Full time – 40 hours per week, Monday – Friday. 6am - 4pm
• No late finishes or weekends!
• Life insurance and pension contribution
• Free on site gym
• Free on-site parking
• Local transport links
• Free uniform
• Cycle 2 Work scheme / Refer a friend scheme
• Love2Shop discounts including discounts on your weekly supermarket shop and lifes luxuries!
• Additional staff discount in the companies outlets
• You will also be joining a great team, with fabulous career prospect and could lead to all sorts of opportunities – we LOVE to promote from within!
• As we are passionate about developing our people from within, great training is provided, we do not look for experience, we need a good attitude and the willingness to learn.

What you'll be doing

• Management of a kitchen, or team within a kitchen, to ensure tasks are appropriately allocated and team members are fully utilised
• Lead team to use best practice Food Production techniques in line with Aramark standard recipes, systems and brand standards
• Direct and coach team members to learn procedures and standards for all kitchen tasks, ensuring all training and development needs are met

• Assists with performance monitoring, record keeping, recruitment and development for direct reports
• Determine the food offer to ensure it meets customers’ demands and is profitable
• Handle customer complaints
• Ensure complete compliance of team with food safety and health and safety legislation and in line with Aramark standards
• Report any incidents, near misses and health & safety issues to Unit Manager
• Responsible for shift opening and closing checklists
• Maintain good working relationships with all other members of the team
• Undertake relevant training as required
• Place orders as required
• Carry out stock takes as required

Experience

• Previous culinary experience(2-3 years) within catering or retail
• Experience working in a busy kitchen
• Must be eligible to work in the UK
• A great passion for food and service
• Flexible approach to hours and duties