Located on the beautiful Osney Island in Oxford, the Holly Bush is a neighbourhood hangout serving up freshly made artisan pizzas, bubblingpots of comfort food and seriously tasty beers.
In return, we will provide you with a great package including:
- Competitive salary & Bonus
- 28 days holiday
- Company Pension scheme
- Free food on shift
- Refer a friend Bonus
- Benefits portal
- Employee assistance programme
- Career development programme
- Realistic working hours
- Retail discount scheme and 30% off dining
- Fun culture surrounded by a supportive team
Your role as Sous Chef:
- Work closely with your head chef to effectively control stock and food GP, and identify opportunities to maximise profitability
- Responsible for all food production ensuring that food is prepared to an exemplary standard
- Overall accountability for hygiene and health and safety within the kitchen
- Ensuring all team members are fully trained and aware of how food is stored, rotated and disposed of and monitoring their adherence
- To ensure that food and labour costs are effectively managed in order to achieve a strong food margin and labour within budget
- Responsible for the recruitment, training, coaching and development of the kitchen team to ensure the delivery of excellent food quality and guest satisfaction
- To train and coach the front of house team to ensure that they have a good knowledge of all menu items to so that our guest service is of the highest standards
- Ensure that company policies and procedures are followed by checking Food Safety and Health & Safety daily and Business Due Diligence on a weekly basis
- Complete daily and weekly stock checks and ensure that all invoices are processed daily and accounted for
What we are looking for:
- Min 18 months as Sous Chef with a background in a busy food operation and passion for food quality
- The ability to deliver to excellent standards in a fast paced and pressurised environment
- Leadership qualities including motivating your team through holding regular and engaging team meetings and briefs
- A role model and a vision to inspire the kitchen team
- Have a desire to develop your career with a well known and expanding company
