Senior Sous Chef

In the absence of the Head Chef, the Senior Sous Chef will plan, organise, and direct the preparation and cooking of all food within a HUB, serving three houses within the estate. Ensuring that the school's reputation for quality, consistency & choice is enhanced for Students & House Staff at all times
- We provide Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner service across all locations, along with any other ad hoc requirements for the houses.
- Adopt a hands-on approach taking full responsibility & accountability for the food production within the HUB kitchen
- Possess an exceptional drive for preparing & delivering high levels of Consistency, Quality & Choice across all food services
- Responsibility & accountability for Food Safety, Health & Safety, HACCP and COSHH within the HUB kitchens

You will be set up for success if you have:

- Must be able to pass full security vetting and Enhanced DBS checks

Proven experience in a role as a Senior Sous /Sous Chef, being able to demonstrate a track record of catering for large numbers
- Have a 'big personality.' Great people skills and be able to lead, develop, train, and inspire your team.
- Have a real passion for food and customer service along with bags of enthusiasm.
- A full UK driving licence is desirable

Aramark (NYSE: ARMK) is in the customer service business across food, facilities and uniforms, wherever people work, learn, recover, and play. United by a passion to serve, our more than 247,000 team members deliver experiences that enrich and nourish the lives of millions of people in 19 countries around the world every day.

Your Aramark journey starts here

Aramark UK are currently looking for a talented, enthusiastic and experienced Senior Sous Chef to ensure the smooth running of all aspects of in house food at this independent school based in Uppingham, Rutland, LE15 9QE
Uppingham - Uppingham School is an Independent School that has numerous locations throughout the town. There are 15 boarding houses in total & 2 Hub kitchens across the site, some houses have in house Chefs. The required role would be based within the hub kitchen.Aramark UK are making a work life balance achievable whilst still working in hospitality, cultivating your culinary career with a world leading organisation. Aramark provides world-class contract catering services to our extensive list of clients across the UK, including Defence and Judicial, private industry and Education. We are very lucky to have some of the best Culinary and Catering talent that the UK has to offer working within our teams.

This is a full-time position, 45 hours per week, 3-4 days over 7 including some weekend work. You will be working 7 days within a 14 day period. We are offering a great work life balance when it comes to shift times
- a rarity when you work within culinary!
- We are offering a salary of £32,091 per annum.
- Free meals, parking and local transport links nearby.
- You will have access to MyStaffShop
- which includes 100's of discounts, including savings on your weekly supermarket shop and weekend treats.
- We also offer a company package including life assurance, pension contributions, generous holiday entitlement with the option to buy more, and many more perks.
- You will also be joining a talented team, with fabulous career prospects that could lead to all sorts of opportunities - we LOVE to promote from within.
- We are passionate about developing our people from within; great training and development is available. We also offer apprenticeship schemes, so that your learning journey can continue.