Position: Chef
Salary: £29,000 – £31,000 per annum
Location: Essex
Working days / hours: 40 hours within a 5 to 6 day week
Benefits & Entitlements: 28 days paid holiday (pro rata), employer’s pension contribution, Chef’s uniform and meals on duty
Prospects: Salary review; promotion, recognition and reward for outstanding performance and commitment
Duties include preparation of complex regional Indian curry dishes, training and supervising junior Chefs, purchasing & dealing with suppliers, stock control, quality checks, health & hygiene compliance and HACCP protocols, monitoring food safety & temperatures, maintaining cleanliness and good order within work areas, cost analysis and review, preparing reports and schedules and performing key duties as assigned.
To qualify for selection, you must have the following minimum requirements: –
High level creative skills and mastery in preparation of authentic India dishes and other specialties.
Proven previous experience at required skill level
In addition you should also be:-
Performance, achievement and results driven
Have an eye for detail
Able to work well with others
Creative energetic and passionate about delivering culinary excellence
A hardworking, fastidious and conscientious individual
FAST PACED AND BE ABLE TO WORK UNDER PRESSURE
Boost your chances of being shortlisted by sending a video demo of your skills, photos of dishes you specialise in and /or have created, Instagram link (if avail.) menus you have worked on, plus any recommendations and references to hand.
Important note:
This vacancy is open to worldwide as well as UK candidates. WE HAVE SKILLED WORKER SPONSORSHIP LICENCE AND GOING TO APPLY FOR CoS ALLOCATION!
UK applicants – we may ask for proof of right to work in UK (e.g. passport copy or other eligible evidence) to be sent by email or post before calling you for onsite interview. If you cannot or will not provide in advance your application may be rejected. You must produce evidence in original form at time of interview.
Overseas applicants – Kindly note all fees/charges and other costs relating to UK job procurement including travel to UK under skilled worker Sponsorship are borne by you only. (Employer will NOT pay). If you are eligible for the post and agree to the aforementioned in principle we will send you full details and related costs of UK employment and visa formalities in due course.