Pastry Sous Chef

Job Description

What youll be doing: Pastry Sous Chef30k basicOn-going training & developmentMedicashHealthcare benefits, including dental, optical and therapy treatments. (Includes up to four dependent children)Exclusive Benefits & Wellbeing site (Perks at Work)Entertainment discounts -Up to 55% off cinema ticketsHealth & wellbeing discounts -Discounts for Nuffield Health (20%) and Pure Gym (10%)Travel discounts -Discounts for holiday companies such as TUI and ExpediaShopping discounts -Save up to 15% at high street and online stores by purchasing Shopping Cards. Many of the Shopping Cards can be reloaded, and some can be used online to double your savings with existing online offers

• Meals on duty
• Travel Loan (after 3 months service)
• Vodaphone discounts
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 3 days additional leave, following return from Maternity
• Day off for Babies first birthday
• Holiday Purchase scheme
• Professional subscriptions

Hospitality partner Levy UK, are looking for a very creative Pastry Sous Chef to join the team at Tottenham Hostpur stadium!

• #daretobe a passionate culinary innovator
• We are looking for a Sous Chef of Pastry to lead our hospitality dining experiences with a flourish of finesse and flair.
• Key focus areas
• This venue will be all about quality and innovation, where the job holder works with the Executive Head Chef and Head Chef of Pastry on menu development and standards to deliver exceptional hospitality experiencesbe they football, NFL, music concertsor other ad hoc opportunities.
• Leads effective and collaborative communication with all key internal and external stakeholders including our Michelin star calibre chef partners with the fore sight to working in the relevant partners establishments.
• Ensure we never compromise on quality and flavour through exceptional professional standards
• Drive sales, manage volumes and compliance through preferred suppliers and local sourcing where applicable
• Deliver client tasting sessions for event planning
• People management of both permanent and fixed brigades across multiple hospitality kitchens on site to include effective leadership, recruitment, engagement, training, development and motivation
• Legislative and company HSE procedures and standards compliance
• Assist the culinary department to manage and control labour costs and to ensure they meet or exceeds company budgets.
• To work with the HR team at each stage of the employee/variable worker journey to ensure the right candidates are selected to work in the culinary team and that there welcome to the company is inspiring informative and educational. To take full responsibilityfor the technical training during a new recruits on boarding phase, working to standard operating procedures.
• Responsible for the production of high end restaurant quality desserts for all match day hospitality areas, non-match day events and associated food areas within the venue as & when required.
• Assuming full control of the pastry department, ensuring that safety, quality, quantity and appearance standards are met at all times
• Responsible for the supervision and direction of all chefs working in the pastry section.
• Highly motivated & creative
• Have a real passion for patisserie and cooking
• Strong team player
• Great organisational and communication skills
• Strong command of the English language
• Demonstrate the ability to stay in control during peak trading.
• Hard working and reliable
• Able to lead by example

Person spec

• You will be ambitious, confident and resilient
• You are a nice person who enjoys leading a talented brigade
• You have a passion for fresh ingredients and enjoy creating stunning dishes time and time again
• Proven track record in high quality environments and have the confidence and ability to demonstrate your own style with finesse and flair
• Able to illustrate how you keep pace with food trends and translate them to exciting and appealing menu and food offers
• You have a guest first approach and are able to adapt style to a broad range of experiences
• Commercial minded with evidence of successfully managing costs in line with exceptional delivery
• You take a hands-on approach
• Supervise the delivery of the food service provision required utilising all available resources effectively and efficiently ensuring that all meals are provided to the required quality standards at the specified times to create a consistent customer experienceand avoid any service failures or penalties
• Provide the highest level of customer service by role modelling the Levy UK values and behaviours at all times to colleagues, customers and clients
• Plan food production and process orders via nominated systems and use the correct approved Compass vendors
• Check invoices and delivery notes and report any anomalies using the correct reporting procedure
• Supervise the receipt, correct storage and quality of commodities and report any concerns or observations
• Ensure the recovery and storage of food and correct labelling procedures are followed
• Follow all recipes provided to ensure full compliance of nutritional/dietary requirements
• Assist with coaching and mentoring all Apprentice/Trainee Chefs on formal development programmes
• Attend Craft Forums, share knowledge and provide constructive feedback to the Food Operations Team
• Follow all waste control procedures using the Food Production Process (FPP) guidelines
• Assist with the preparation of all function/hospitality menu costs in accordance with the correct pricing structure and provide in a timely manner to your line Manager
• Be flexible and comply with any reasonable requests made by your line Manager including if necessary working within other units within reasonable distance
• Highly motivated & creative

Who we are: Levy UK + Ireland is the sports and hospitality sector ofCompass Group UK and Ireland.It is the market leader in the provision of legendary food and drink experiences at some of the UKs most s