Job Details
The Company and the Role:
Fantastic Seasonal Chef contract opportunity working in an amazing and passionate award-winning kitchen and restaurant team, based in Southampton, full time hours at competitive rates available.
This is an exclusive opportunity to work in a very friendly kitchen team with an award-winning Head Chef and Executive Chef.
The successful menu comprises a relaxed and informal blend of oriental and tropical dishes, with great seafood classics and tried and tested favourites.
Full Time or Part Time working hours are on offer to cover the opening hours of the venue, which cover breakfast, lunchtime and late dinning service 7 days a week.
As part of an award-winning catering and hospitality specialist group, there is career development and progression available if you want it.
Key Features of the Role:
As a Seasonal Chef you will be contracted to work up until September, in a temporary to permanent, casual, Interim or purely temporary basis, you can work full time or part time hours, as the venue is a very busy working environment.
Taking great pride in the quality of fresh and frozen food you serve and understand the diversity of the menu.
Attentive, passionate and friendly making sure the guest has a great experience, ensuring that the customer`s expectations are met and exceeded every time they visit.
Assisting the brigade to produce the best quality results for every customer`s culinary experience, emulating the highest standards of food quality and consistency.
As a Seasonal Chef you will be part of a team who helps influence effective kitchen controls and to achieve good gross profit, efficient ordering and stock control as well as driving excellent standards of health and hygiene.
Knowledge and Skills Required:
Prior experience as a Chef where food preparation and working in a fresh and frozen food kitchen was part of your everyday Chef duties would be ideal.
A background in having been a contract Chef, Seasonal Chef, a Temporary Line Chef or Cook is desirable.
Experience preparing and cooking various dishes and menu items will be considered.
Your practical experience should ideally be supported by some form of catering qualification.
Passion for producing the perfect dish every time, having a desire to aim for high standards.
Emotionally robust and someone who can thrive under pressure in a busy seasonal kitchen environment and stick to a contract of employment through to the end.
Excellent team player who can respectfully communicate to team members.
What`s on Offer?
The Seasonal Chef opportunity has flexibility for someone to work more or less hours than the standard 40 to 50 hours per week, on a Seasonal Contract, Casual, Interim / Temporary basis.
Early start for breakfast shift is 8am and lunch time shift runs up to 4pm, with the restaurant closing service around 10pm depending on time of year.
Set hours and days can be geared around your availability, but some split shifts and straight shifts will be required, as well as some Saturday`s and or Sunday`s or both.
£8.00 to £11.00 per hour (depending on experience for a Seasonal Chef), plus tips on top.
Prospect of permanent employment if all goes well and then excellent career progression opportunities within the group`s multiple venues across the South Coast, if you are looking to build your Chef career.
20 days` holidays plus bank and public holidays or if required to work a day off in lieu. Staff Discount Card, free uniforms, meals on duty.
Applicants Please Note:
Do not apply for this vacancy unless you are an experienced Chef.
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