Sous Chef

Salary: £30,000

The Chiswick Cinema is looking for an experienced Sous Chef to join the team.

About The Chiswick Cinema

Bringing the big screen experience to Chiswick for the first time since 1934, Trafalgar Cinemas are thrilled to present The Chiswick Cinema. The brand-new, luxury venue will boast five screens and a private Members’ bar and terrace, along with a café and restaurant. A 16-seat screening room with private dining room attached will be a unique private hire venue.

The eagerly anticipated cinema will be an inviting place to meet friends and see films and the Members’ Club, with its unique benefits and access to areas, will be an important business driver. Programming will include a mix of mainstream and arthouse current releases, documentaries, family screenings and an array of event cinema. The venue is currently slated to open June 2021.

The Chiswick Cinema is part of Trafalgar Entertainment Group (TE), a live entertainment business founded by Sir Howard Panter and Dame Rosemary Squire, and home to Trafalgar Studios, Trafalgar Theatre Productions, Trafalgar Releasing, Stagecoach Performing Arts, London Theatre Direct, Luke Shires Marketing and Jonathan Church Theatre Productions.

About the role

Chiswick Cinema is looking for an experienced Sous Chef to join the team. The Sous Chef will be responsible for assisting the Head Chef in the overall management of the kitchen, organising efficient and cost-effective practices to ensure a smooth kitchen operation. This is a hands-on role overseeing fulfilment of daily service and all preparation in the run up to it. The Sous Chef will supervise the quality of food, maintain food hygiene standards.

Key responsibilities

• In the absence of the head chef maintain, ordering and controlling food stocks within budget
• Ensuring you and your team have high standards of food hygiene and follow the rules of health and safety
• Ensuring ongoing team communications.
• To assist in managing the day-to-day operation of the kitchen.
• To produce food in a timely fashion to ensure smooth service to the customer
• Helping the head chef to develop new dishes and menus
• Monitoring portion and waste control.

Essential skills

• 1 to 2 years’ experience as a chef
• Good communicator and ability to work as a team
• Proactive and ‘hands on’ approach
• An appreciation and understanding of fresh food and quality ingredients
• Passion for baking and creating desirable not essential.
• Food Safety Level 2 desired
• Punctual, positive and reliable

Full time, 40 hours per week – over seven days

Meals provided whilst on duty. Uniform provided and 25 days holiday.

The  Chiswick Cinema is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Job Type: Permanent

Schedule: 8 hour shift

To apply

Please send a CV and cover letter to Kathryn Smith: ksmith@trafalgarcinemas.com

The closing date for this position is 01/09/2021 at 23:59