Sous Chef - Urgent Hiring

We are hiring a motivated Sous Chef to join our vibrant team at Elior UK in Edinburgh.
Growing your career as a Full Time Sous Chef is a terrific opportunity to develop useful skills.
If you are strong in persuasion, planning and have the right experience for the job, then apply for the position of Sous Chef at Elior UK today!

Elior at Hibernian Football Club are looking for a Sous Chef to join our growing team at Easter Road Stadium in Edinburgh.

As Sous Chef you will have previous experience at the same level or similar. You will have first class organisational and communication skills and the ability to motivate and inspire the team to produce food to the highest standards. Working closely with the Head Chef, you will be passionate about food, demonstrating creativity and possess strong product knowledge.

Your key responsibilities will consist of:

• Proactively managing and supporting a catering team
• Recruiting, training, supporting and people development to deliver an efficient, high quality service to Elior UK, customer and client
• Maintaining, ordering and controlling food stocks within budget
• Ensuring ongoing team communications, including building internal and external relationships, management reporting and client liaison to enable operational excellence
• Creating a platform for financial growth through cost control and culinary excellence
• Accountable for COSHH, Food Safety, H&S, legal regulations, environmental policies and duty of care to customer and colleagues

Working Pattern : 5 out of 7 days

The experience and knowledge we are looking for from the future Sous Chef include:

• 2 to 3 years experience
• Genuine interest in customer service excellence
• Proven leadership ability
• Proactive and 'hands on' approach
• Catering experience essential with chef skills
• Contract catering is desirable

Benefits

We thank our colleagues for a job well done, that's why we offer a wide range of benefits, including;

• A salary of up to £30,000 per annum , 28 days holiday*, life assurance, a workplace pension & free lunches on site
• The option to buy additional holidays - supporting your way of life
• Free access to mental health first aiders & counselling sessions - supporting you through life's ups and downs
• Free access to the 24/7 GP service, nutritional & health experts, financial & legal support - the wellbeing of our teams is key
• A vast amount of discounts & cashback for supermarkets & retail - reducing your shopping bills
• A cycle-to-work scheme - keeping your wellbeing and our carbon footprint in mind
• Discounts for cinemas, restaurants, hotels, holidays and family days out - we want our teams to enjoy life
• A great variety of opportunities & award-winning development programmes to support your career ambitions - big enough for growth, small enough to feel connected
• 2 days paid leave for charity work - the community is at the heart of everything we do

*Pro rata, incl. bank holidays

Why it's Great to Work for Us

Welcoming you into our warm, friendly, and genuine team from your first day, we'll make you feel part of the family. With an inclusive, collaborative, and caring culture, you will share our shared purpose of delivering outstanding customer service.

At Elior, we're innovators and extremely proud of our work around diversity, sustainability, and social value. That's why with a firm belief in a diverse workplace, 95% of our colleagues feel we cultivate a culture where people of all backgrounds are welcome and valued.

If you want to give back to the community, this may be your role. Apply today.

Our People Promise

We promise to value you like we value our customers. We want you to feel appreciated, supported and fulfilled.

We aspire to do this by:

• Offering roles to support your way of life
• Employing people who care
• Trusting you to deliver
• Thanking you for a job well done
• Letting you know what you need to know
• Listening to you
• Providing opportunities for growth and progression
• Supporting you through life's up and downs

Any internal colleagues applying for this role, please be advised that new terms and conditions will apply.

At Elior we're enriching lives, everywhere, every day. Feeding children in schools, loved ones in hospitals and care homes, sports fans in stadiums, visitors in heritage sites and teams in the workplace. We are a multi-award-winning global player in the hospitality sector, founded in 1991 with over 105,000 colleagues worldwide, serving over 4 million guests every day. In the UK, our dedicated team serve our customers across 1200 locations.

Because of our success and stability, we can offer you excellent career opportunities where you will be nurtured and supported to fulfil your potential. We are renowned for looking after our people, with 87% of our colleagues feeling proud to work with us, and we are committed to delivering delicious and healthy food, which is ethically sourced. And we're committed to looking after the planet, supporting the community, cutting food waste and supporting wellbeing. We've lots to shout about with our strong and united approach in tackling many important global sustainability issues. This role sits within our stadia division, catering for fans and visitors at prestigious stadiums across the UK. With matchdays, concerts, conferences, and banquets to be catered for, our specialist teams are experts in adapting to our client's needs with locally sourced seasonal menu's. At the heart of the matchday experience, we bring choice, quality, and value for money to some of the most prestigious sports venues across the UK.

Benefits of working as a Sous Chef in Edinburgh:

● Company offers great benefits
● Opportunities to grow
● Attractive package