Sous Chef
Waltham Abbey (Essex) Hotels - Restaurants
Job description
Explore our very big world
Our most successful Sous Chef is talented and creative, wants to grow within an international brand and wants to work within a place that makes them proud. Others may call you a foodie, but you know you’re much more than that.
Our Cast Iron Bar & Grill is all about fresh, seasonal ingredients, traditional flavour combinations and time-honoured cooking methods, simple tasty food done right or you may be creating unforgettable memories for a wedding breakfast, corporate event or a high class sport team.
The impact you’ll make
You will work with the Head Chef to manage day to day operations, ensuring quality and standards are delivered. In this role, you will display leadership in guest hospitality, exemplify excellent guest service, and create a positive team atmosphere. You will exhibit culinary talents by personally performing tasks while assisting in leading and developing the team.
What you’ll be doing
· Prepare fresh ingredients for cooking according to recipes/menu
· Cook food and prepare top-quality menu items in a timely manner
· Test foods to ensure proper preparation and temperature
· Operate kitchen equipment safely and responsibly
· Ensure the proper sanitation and cleanliness of surfaces and storage containers
· Support, train and develop commis chef’s in the team
· Use your creative flair and attention to detail to create dishes that put smiles on faces
What we're looking for
· Great teamwork skills and attention to detail
· Positive outlook and outgoing personality
· Previous hotel kitchen experience in a Sous Chef role or a Junior Sous Chef in a hotel kitchen looking for their next role
Perks you deserve
In addition to an hourly rate of £18.32 ensuring you are paid for every hour worked, we’ll support you in and out of the workplace by offering:
· Health & Wellbeing - complimentary Leisure Club Membership because your wellbeing is important
· Meals - Tasty and Varied Meals in our Associate Dining Facility
· Uniform & dry-cleaning service
· Discounts - Enrolment in Perks at Work - Access to unlimited deals from retailers to restaurants, cinema’s and more
· Travel - Discounted Hotel Accommodation Worldwide for you and your Friends & Family, 20% F&B Discount, 30% Retail Discount & 20% Spa Discount in Marriott Hotels Worldwide
· Holidays - 20 days holiday plus 8 Bank Holidays increasing with service
· Pay - Annual Performance Related Pay Review
· Service Charge - Eligibility to receive Service Charge
· Health - Cycle to work scheme
· Pension & Life Assurance
· Flexibility – do you need flexibility in your life, talk to us as we know worklife balance is important
· Take Care Access to our Take Care Emotional Wellbeing Resources & Associate Assistance Service
· Develop and Grow - Comprehensive Training and Development programs
· Career - career progression opportunities are endless as the #1 leader in hospitality worldwide
· Celebrate - Awards and Recognition Celebrations
· Events - Monthly Calendar of Associate Focused & Fun Events
You will be working 40 hours per week over 5 days, including weekends on a variety of early, mid and late shifts - do you need flexibility in your life? We are happy to discuss this with you!
Marriott International is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive, people-first culture. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, such as disability, age and veteran status, or any other basis covered under applicable law.
Delta Hotels provide a seamless travel experience that has been thoughtfully designed with the essential needs of the modern frequent traveler in mind. We flawlessly deliver the key essentials guests need and we work hard to eliminate everything they don’t. At Delta Hotels by Marriott, we are always warm, wise and in control so our guests can focus on what’s most important. With a strong presence in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, Delta Hotels by Marriott is rapidly expanding across markets all around the world. If you enjoy delivering purposeful service and focusing on the details that matter, we invite you to explore jobs at Delta Hotels by Marriott. In joining Delta Hotels, you join a portfolio of brands with Marriott International. Be where you can do your best work, begin your purpose, belong to an amazing global team, and become the best version of you.