Vacancies

Sous Chef – fresh, seasonal cuisine – 43,500 – award winning cuisine – An exciting opportunity to join a small, independently owned hotel. This family run business has flourished over the years, expanding, and developing their food offering and gaining plenty of awards and accolades along the way. Benefits include: Generous salary + excellent tips Professional team where each individual matters Low staff turnover Opportunity to influence the menus Fresh, local & seasonal cuisine Accommodation should it be required With a brigade of 7 chefs, you will be catering for the award-winning brasserie restaurant, the lounge bar and small function facilities. The menus are modern European, and everything is prepared from fresh, seasonal produce, all locally sourced where possible. The successful Sous Chef will assist the head Chef with the day to day running of the kitchen designing the menus, sourcing suppliers, training, developing, and motivating the staff. With an ambitious management team, they are always looking to develop the business further and will offer their full support. Due to this excellent reputation, they have built up for fine food and premium drinks it is an extremely busy establishment so previous experience of cooking first class cuisine, in a high-volume kitchen will be essential. 8677

Chef de Partie A contemporary fine dining restaurant with a less formal brasserie and terrace for the warmer months. Due to the restaurants continued popularity, they are seeking a talented Chef de Partie to join the team. The restaurant is well established and over the years has been extremely successful in gaining many awards and accolades, which they are keen to maintain. Benefits include: The opportunity to showcase your creativity The support of some extremely talented chefs Superb training on running a first class kitchen Award winning cuisine Generous salary, 7 shifts a week, Sunday evening, Monday, Tuesday off plus a day off in the week Friendly team who enjoy many socials together There is a brigade of 12 chefs preparing innovative, modern British and European cuisine to exacting standards. Everything is made in house using the finest fresh, seasonal produce and experience on all sections of the kitchen will be essential. Although they do have a dedicated team of Pastry Chefs in place baking the bread and creating stunning desserts. The successful Chef de Partie will have plenty of opportunity to demonstrate their creative flair and be involved in the day to day running of the kitchen. There is a friendly and professional brigade of chefs already in place, so you will have plenty of support in your new role. 8780

Chef de Partie – straight shifts – superb fresh cuisine – every other weekend off - This private school is set within amazing grounds, in a rural location and prides itself on the superb cuisine they prepare for their pupils. They have their own in-house caterers creating contemporary menus and everything is made in house using fresh, seasonal produce. So previous experience within a high quality, fresh food kitchen will be essential for this Chef de Partie role. Benefits include: Straight 8–9-hour shifts between 6.30am and 7.30pm No late finishes unless there is a function Every other weekend off Generous salary with regular reviews Meals on duty Uniforms provided Free parking Use of their leisure facilities Working within a brigade of 6 chefs you will have the opportunity to cover all sections of the kitchen and input your own ideas onto the menus. They are looking for an imaginative and creative Chef de Partie with plenty of enthusiasm for their work. A Chef de Partie who takes a genuine interest in the latest food trends and is keen to learn and develop their skills further. The successful Chef de Partie will need their own transport due to the rural location of the school.

PASTRY CHEFS – talented & creative – all levels required - £22-33,000. Ashdown Appointments have a number of vacancies for talented and creative pastry chefs looking for their next career move. The venues vary from high end hotels, award winning restaurants, lively brasseries and popular pubs with dining rooms. All looking for enthusiastic individuals who are passionate about their craft. The positions range from Commis Chef level through to Head Pastry Chefs who can run a section and manage a team. So, the experience required will vary depending on the role you are applying for. However, for all roles you must love cooking and be committed to your career as a Pastry Chef. To find out more about our selection of pastry chef roles please forward your CV.