Sous Chef

Sous Chef The Company The Pumproom @ Copper Rivet Distillery is a unique casual fine dining restaurant and cocktail bar set on the banks of the river Medway in Chatham's former Royal Naval Dockyard. The restaurant is housed in our Victorian former Pumphouse and is almost unique in the UK as being a casual fine dining venue set alongside our Distillery. Our guests have the opportunity to sample some of the UK's best locally made and sourced gin, whisky and vodka in the very building in which it was made, alongside our carefully prepared top quality cuisine. The Role Are you an experienced and ambitious Junior Sous Chef or Chef de Partie ? Would you like to move to the next level? If so we would love to hear from you. This role is full time as we need you to manage the day to day running of the kitchen, motivating and mentoring the team. You will have great support as you will be working in partnership with the Executive Head Chef who will be on hand to help with the strategy and running of the Kitchen. Our Executive Head Chef will also mentor you to get you to the next level in your career. If you have a passion for excellent food, we will give you the opportunity to be curious and creative. Does this sound like you? ? We need you to have at least 2 years experience in a quality kitchen environment. ? Of course the basics are important, so we want you to be hot on hygiene and be organised, so the kitchen and work stations are always in good shape. ? Allergy Awareness Training and Level 2 Food Safety are minimum requirements in the Kitchen (we will refresh this training when it is needed). ? Management skills, you need to be able to lead, motivate and work well alongside your team. ? You will need you to have some basic business acumen too, you will need to know about costs, the sourcing of good food, seasonal produce and have a passion for cost effective menu creation without compromising on quality. Benefits A competitive salary, we are family business and great performance is recognised and rewarded. A share of the service charge in addition to your salary Employee discount when dining at the Restaurant Discount on our Gin, Whisky, Vodka and Distillery Gifts ,Gin tours and Whisky experiences. Pension scheme A development plan to get you to the next level. 24/7 Healthcare GP services and counselling services. Free meals when on shift Terms Job Category Manager Reports to Executive Chef Contract Type: Permanent Hours We are closed on Mondays and Tuesdays and only open late on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Place of work: ME4 4 LP https://crdpumproom.com/about-team TPBN1_UKCT