SOUS CHEF (GASTRO BAR)

Location: Cormey, Co. Cavan

Full-time, permanent

Essentials: Sous chef for busy Gastro bar, eclectic menu, unpredictable business levels up to 400 covers per day over weekends, circa 200 mid week, hot food served 12-9pm daily; team of 5 chefs in this area

Salary: €38k – €44k gross/year DOE

Main requirement: EU Passport or Irish Stamp 4

Our client is one of Ireland’s largest independent collections of castle hotels and venues. With a castle in each corner of Ireland, our client holds the largest independent and privately-owned collection of luxury castles in the country.

Benefits:

• Working in multi award winning venue
• Professional yet friendly kitchen team environment
• Competitive remuneration package (subject to negotiation for right candidate)
• Career progression withing the group
• Discount across the brand
• Staff meals on duty
• Free parking
• Pension is available after the probation period

Job Responsibilities:

• To lead kitchen team in chef’s absence
• To provide guidance to junior kitchen staff members, including, but not limited, to line cooking, food preparation, and dish plating
• To oversees and organise kitchen stock and ingredients
• To ensures a first-in, first-out food rotation system and verify all food products are properly dated and organised for quality assurance
• To Keep cooking stations stocked, especially before and during prime operation hours
• To train new kitchen employees to restaurant and kitchen standards
• To Manage food and product ordering by keeping detailed records and minimise waste, plus work with existing systems to improve waste reduction
• To supervise all food preparation and presentation to ensure quality and restaurant /banqueting standards

Requirements:

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience as sous chef
• Experience is fast paced gastro bar / bistro style setting
• Good Organisational skills
• Ability to lead as well as work with your team
• Fluent written & spoken English