Sous Chef

The Windmill Village Hotel, Golf Club & Spa is a vibrant and dynamic family business situated on the A45 as you leave Coventry towards Birmingham. The business enterprise includes The National Motorcycle Museum & National Conference Centre and The Manor Hotel - Marco Pierre White Steakhouse Bar & Grill.

 We have an exciting opportunity for a Sous Chef to join our hotel; you will receive a competitive salary plus amazing benefits which include free onsite parking, free membership to our state of the art gym and golf club, discounted food & beverage and discounted stays within the group.

As our Sous Chef your main responsibilities will be to support the Head Chef in leading, motivating and developing the kitchen team . You must be passionate about food innovation, high quality ingredients, and demonstrate outstanding attention to detail.

The successful applicant will thrive within a dedicated, vibrant and hardworking team. The head chef leads by example, so you will be expected to support him in achieving team targets.

You must have experience in a similar environment with the knowledge and confidence to deliver the role described below.

Key responsibilities for the Sous Chef are:

• To run the kitchen in the absence of the head chef.
• Provide a consistently high level of service and product delivery.
• Co-ordinate, plan, participate and supervise production, preparation and presentation of meals.
• Responsible for working on all sections of the kitchen as required.
• Help the Head Chef to develop new dishes and menus. Keep up to date with new products, menus and promotions.
• Plan and allocate jobs to junior staff, ensuring that all items produced are according to standard recipes, portion yields and within agreed time limits and minimum wastage.  
• Assist with the training, development and motivation of junior staff.   
• Be fluent in HACCP procedures and assist in due diligence.
• Work in co-operation with other departments, especially the food services departments.  

Desired attributes for the Sous Chef include:

• Has a passion and commitment to customer service
• Well organised and structured in your approach
• Confident personality with presence
• Forward Thinking
• Have experience of working within a hotel or similar operation, ideally in a 4 star environment 
• Be smart and professional in appearance with a "can do" attitude and excellent communication skills

In return we will offer the successful Sous Chef:

• Competitive Salary
• Free onsite parking
• Discounts on all food & beverage
• Golf & leisure membership
• Discounted stays worldwide in Partnership Hotels