Job Description

Sous Chef - Monday - Friday

Area: Abingdon OX14

Salary: £30,000.00

Hours per week: 40

Blue Apple is an experienced independent contract caterer specialising in bringing a bespoke and tailored solution to our clients. We have a diverse range of customers and pride ourselves on delivering fresh food solutions created by happy teams.

We do simple sarnies really well, hospitality that’s heavenly, delectable fine dining and anything else in between is beautifully presented while always being, tasty and delicious. Quite simply, food is our passion.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Sous Chef based in Abingdon area for one of our new shiny, stake of the art contracts. The ideal candidate should be a creative and passionate with food with a great eye for detail.

Key responsibilities are to:

· To ensure that food preparation, production and service is of a high standard and meets with customer satisfaction.

· To keep within company standards regarding the quality, quantity, consistency, presentation and delivery of all meals/dishes.

· To deputise duty kitchen staff in the absence of the Head Chef/Chef Manager.

· To ensure food offer is produced within necessary cost controls, as directed by the Chef/ Manager.

· To work within departmental control systems and practices including the monitoring and recording of temperatures of refrigerators, freezers, hot cabinets/serveries in compliance with current regulations and quality control systems.

· To ensure stock is used in strict rotation and that stock held in fridge's are segregated as necessary.

· To ensure that statutory and safe working practices are adhered to by all staff.

· To ensure that a high standard of hygiene is maintained in all food preparation and kitchen areas ensuring equipment and utensils are maintained in clean and hygienic working order and to report any faults or breakdown in equipment to the Chef /Manager.

· To maintain the necessary standards of personal hygiene, cleanliness and appearance.

· To work as part of a team within the catering service.

· To support all company policies and to ensure compliance with current Health and Safety at Work Regulations, Food Safety Act Regulations and COSHH Regulations.

· To participate in the arrangements for performance review and appraisal.

· To perform any other duties, commensurate with the grade of the post, as directed by the catering management.

to be successful you will need to demonstrate an affinity with our values, a track record of providing great food in a fast-paced environment, creativity, initiative and a positive attitude to team work.

C&G 7061 or 7062 or NVQ equivalent and previous catering experience is preferred, however, we will support the right candidate with training and development.

We look forward to hearing from you.

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £30,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Sous Chef ED OX14

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