Events Sous Chef - Moreton-in-Marsh

To lead (with the head chef) the delivery and set up of the new event space. To then lead and oversee the smooth running of all on site events and delivering delicious, market leading, on brand food. To continually showcase the farm and market garden produce. Whilst maintaining highest food safety standards and delivering the agreed budget, Great Food

• To develop and deliver the food identity in the new events space, with the head chef
• Ensure events food and offer is evolving, deliverable, keeping up to date and leading the way with current food trends, innovation and techniques, whilst maintaining Daylesford food identity, seasonality and driven by Market Garden
• Write (with head chef) seasonal menus and publish to event planning team
• Stay up to date with all current food trends/ingredients
Great People
• To be a role model to your team in terms of work ethic, service quality, professional skills and personal appearance
• Deliver team briefings on event (FOH and Kitchen)
• Whenever new starters, interns or apprentices are in the kitchen, they are encouraged, supported and shadowed, ensuring they have the best possible experiences
• Strong lines of communication with events team
• To bring fun to the workplace and ensure a happy, motivated and focused team
• To work closely with, communicate and support, Farmshop sous Chef and wider teams as needed
• Agree with head chef a time/day for regular meetings
Great Numbers
• Understand and help deliver kitchen budgeted GP
• Understand and deliver budgeted events revenue
• Ensure set budgets and targets are understood
• Ensure weekly rotas are managed to deliver target wage costs ensuring correct staffing levels in line with business levels
• Agree, cost and book agency/freelance team in advance of events as needed
• Manage annual holidays, for yourself and in line with events business levels and presence at key periods
• Oversee the kitchen ordering effectively to ensure minimum waste with full availability
• Create and follow transfer processes for ingredients/dishes between events and items from farmshop kitchens
• Oversee, monitor and record accurate monthly stock levels
Great Service
• To encourage swift, efficient, knowledgeable and engaged service team and event planners, through briefings and menu training
Daily Operations and Personal Development
• Ensure maintenance procedures are understood and followed in order to maintain a safe workplace and take H&S responsibility for all kitchens under your control
• Ensure Food Safety procedures are trained and followed to meet company internal audit requirements
• Allergen Procedures are fully trained and are always followed
• Be aware of opening/closing procedures of the kitchen are being followed and recorded
• Maintain good lines of communication with the events team
• Stay up to date with online training
• Support other onsite head chef and team as required
• Attend weekly function sheet meeting
• Agree and have regular check in with head chef regarding progress of role and own successes within the role as it evolves
  
  Discounts: We offer a range of discounts on our products, treatments, and dining
experiences from day 1. Volunteering Days: Employees are offered one paid day per year to volunteer with a charity of their choice. Private Medical: We offer subsidised private medical insurance through Bupa. Pension Scheme: Pay up to 9% of your salary into your pension each month; we contribute up to 4.5%. Life Assurance: We offer life assurance cover, equivalent of up to a year of your annual salary. Mental Health Support: Our Employee Assistance Programme provides 24-hour support, seven days a week.