Sous Chef
Arena Racing Company
Arena Racing Company is Britain's largest racecourse group, operating sixteen racecourses and four greyhound stadia.
- Posted
- 7 Jan 2023
- Status
- Full Time
- Permanent
- Location
- England
- Closing date
- 28 Feb 2023
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for experienced Sous Chef to be part of our Regional Catering Team and join us in delivering an excellent customer experience across a diverse range of exciting events.
If you're tired of working every evening and weekend, and want a great work life balance whilst still developing your culinary career in a fast paced environment then this is could be the role for you.
Based at Lingfield Park Racecourse the Sous Chef will work under the direction of the Head Chef to deliver the culinary offering across all racedays at one of the regions most exciting sports venues. You will also be at the forefront of the food development and delivery of our non raceday events business.
Key duties include:
Key duties for the role of Sous Chef include:
- Develop and deliver an innovative food offer across the venue's retail, hospitality and fine dining proposition.
- To implement and adhere to the Company Food Safety Management System across all areas within remit.
- Work with the Head Chef to manage the Kitchen staff rota across all sites in remit, ensuring set cost targets are met.
- Take personal accountability for food safety compliance. Including, ensuring allergen information is displayed correctly and teams are trained and briefed accordingly.
- Being aware of and supporting the delivery of financial targets
Work Perks:
Here are just some of the benefits of becoming a Sous Chef within our company:
- Company Pensions Scheme
- Company Bonus Scheme
- Generous Life insurance schemes
- 2 annual passes to all of our racecourses and stadiums - worth over £1000
- Internal development programmes
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance programme
- Professional development and study support schemes
If you are an experienced Sous Chef with a passion for both large scale event delivery and culinary innovation, we would love to hear from you.
How to Apply
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