Sous Chef

GATHER & GATHER IRELAND LIMITED

Co Dublin
€19.00-21.00 per hour
Permanent
Full-time

15 days ago

Gather & Gather Ireland is a sustainable food service company providing catering services to workplace restaurants, cafés, hospitality, and event catering across sectors including tech and education. Full Job Description Key responsibilities and accountabilities: Food Production: To produce food which is seasonal, of known provenance, locally sourced in a timely fashion to ensure smooth service to the customers. To deputise in the Head Chef's absence. To assist the Head Chef in developing and planning menus that are in line with client and customer expectations at the relevant Gather & Gather site. To prepare and oversee all preparation of food to the highest standard and in line with the Gather & Gather style. To ensure that all appropriate ingredients are available for the menus being prepared and where necessary identify shortages and instigate action to source ingredients. To communicate with the relevant parties all requirements for planned menus and order necessary ingredients. To undertake stock ordering and stocktaking as necessary. Inform Head Chef of supplier quality issues Kitchen Finance: Plan menus and prepare food in order to minimise wastage. Control costs through efficient purchasing and use of existing stock whilst ensuring that Gather & Gather standards and style is maintained. Work with the Head Chef to deliver all budgetary targets on site through a thorough understanding of GP, GP%, selling price, cost price, margin, mark up and calculation of menu costs through recipes. Responsible for undertaking weekly and monthly stock takes. Managing / Developing a Team: Overall responsibility in Head Chef's absence for managing the kitchen team ensuring that they are all are aware of Gather & Gather standards and carry out their jobs in line with those standards. In Head Chef's absence conduct daily briefings before service ensuring all Chefs understand the day's menus and are aware of their responsibilities for the day. Provide feedback and coaching on performance. To provide any necessary on-job training whereby increasing the team's understanding and knowledge of produce. To assist as directed by Head Chef in any appraisals, and the management of poor performance and attendance. To assist in the induction of new staff into their position. Health & Safety: To understand and comply with Gather & Gather and statutory health, hygiene and safety, quality standards including COSHH and HACCP and to ensure that all tasks are carried out in accordance these standards by all members of the kitchen team. To ensure that the kitchen team have completed up to date COSSH and Food Hygiene training. To ensure equipment and food temperature readings are taken and recorded on a daily basis. To ensure all food is labelled and dated in fridges and freezers. Wear the correct uniform and safety shoes as directed and maintain uniform items appropriately. Report any equipment and/or building fabric faults and any hygiene, health and safety hazard t

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Career Level

Experienced [Non-Managerial]

Candidate Requirements Essential
1 Level 4 (incl Leaving Certificate/ Leaving Certificate Applied/ Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme) Desirable
Catering, Communications, Customer Service, Hospitality Collaboration, Flexibility, Initiative, Working on own Initiative English C2-Master (Fluent)

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