Junior Sous Chef

Title:  Junior Sous Chef

Location:  Winchester House, High Street, Brackley NN13 7AZ

Salary: £32,500 per annum (Monday to Friday role, with the occasional weekend working)

Benefits:

• 28 days holiday

• 3 volunteering days

• 3 days grandparent leave

• 24 week’s enhanced maternity leave

• Bespoke training and development opportunities

• Pension and life insurance

• Discounts available on our Perkbox app; high street shops, holidays & cinema

• Wellbeing hub

• Access to employee assistance programme

• Free meals whilst at work

• Career development opportunities

• HIT Apprenticeships for all experience levels

Holroyd Howe is one of the UK’s leading contract caterers, providing fresh innovative food services solely to independent schools and colleges. We are a team of experienced professionals who tailor our catering service provision specifically to suit children of all ages in order to meet the bespoke requirements of each school.

Can you commit to feeding hungry tummies as well as hungry minds? We serve more than just a meal in our kitchens, so are you the exceptional Sous chef   we’re looking for?

If you are looking for an employer that will invest in you and develop your career further, then look no further and apply!

Key Responsibilities

• Experience in leading a small team, who can build confidence and capability in your teams enabling them to succeed

• Ready to work in a fast-paced environment whilst always leading by example

• Pride in your work, constantly looking for ways to improve and continually learning

• A good understanding of Food Safety & Health and Safety regulations, ability to follow brand standards and comply with company policies.

• Reliable transportation for your commute to work between the hours of 6.30am - 7.30pm on a rota basis , Monday to Friday with the rare weekend duties.

• Support the team with the head chef, whilst maintaining audit standards for food and health & safety compliance while meeting EHO expectations

• Ensuring the team maintains a high standard of cleanliness and food safety on site to maintain a safe environment for our customers, our clients and ourselves

• Highly organised, with a focus on forward planning

• Prepare fresh ingredients by hand, to produce the 3 weekly menu cycle

• Accurately labelling products ensuring lawful compliance around food safety and allergen compliance each shift.

• Be a skilled multitasker

• Learn new skills or improve skills already mastered

• Enthusiastic, energetic with the ability to demonstrate initiative

• Flexible with a ‘can do’ attitude

• Always happy to help with a smile,

• Able to work as part of a team or on your own whilst maintaining high standards at all times,

• Excited to produce amazing high quality and sustainable food products