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Kitchen lead in an award-winning wedding venue with strong growth
- Location: Whickham, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE16 5BB
- Salary: £38,000 per annum plus TRONC
- Hours: 45 hours per week working 5 days out of 7 including weekends and evenings.
- Accommodation: is not available
TheWillows is an award-winning weddings and events venue attached to the Woodmans Arms bar-eatery situatedoutside the village of Whickham to the west of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Now into its third year of operation, The Willows is a wedding and events venue operating more than 100 bookings per year. Having recently won Wedding Cater of the Year at the North of England Wedding Awards, as well as Best Wedding venue in the UK at the Hitched Wedding Awards, this a is a growing business looking to continue its successful rise in the wedding and events market.
We are looking for a Senior Sous Chef to work alongside the Executive Head Chef as the lead for the wedding and events kitchen operation; to not only maintain the standard of food but to further build on the reputation for catering excellence.
What's in it for you?
- Pay-rate: £38,000 per annum plus TRONC.
- Hours: 45 per week working 5 days out of 7 including weekends and evenings.
- Other: free meal on shift, free on-site parking.
What we're looking for:
- Experience: a current Sous Chef operating at a high standard, with wedding, banqueting and/or event catering experience.
- Passion: you love to cook with fresh, seasonal ingredients, and you have a great eye for detail.
- Flexibility: our goal is for our couples to enjoy a stress-free wedding day. That might mean we need to be flexible with their catering requests. We are looking for a Senior Sous who can be flexible around our clients needs as well as the needs of the business.
- Team player: youre not fazed by running a high-volume service and can motivate your team with hands-on leadership to produce outstanding food with exceptional attention-to-detail.
Responsibilities:
- Kitchen Management: to lead in the planning, production and delivery of high-quality wedding and event catering.
- Menu Development: to work alongside the Executive Head Chef and Wedding Coordinators to produce exciting and innovative meus that meet the clients requirements.
- Compliance: to have responsibility for all aspects of your kitchens Health & Safety and Food Hygiene, ensuring compliance documentation and record keeping is in-line with the requirements of the business.
So if you like what you read and think youve got what it takes to rise to the challenge of this outstanding business then wed love you hear from you. Press Apply and lets get you one step closer to joining the team.
WHAM Hospitality Recruitment is working on behalf of the client in respect of this role.
