Sous Chef

San Carlo Hale are hiring a Sous Chef!

Our story

The Distefano family, spanning two generations, started San Carlo over 30 years ago and seen it grow to twenty-five authentic Italian restaurants across the UK – from Covent Garden, Piccadilly and Knightsbridge in London to Bristol, Leicester, Liverpool Leeds, Cheshire and Manchester and with a growing number overseas – including Kuwait, Bangkok and Qatar and with new sites set to open in Bahrain, Dubai.

Colleague Benefits:

•  You will be joining, one of the world’s leading family-owned companies - which means global opportunities 
• Delicious, healthy Meals whilst on duty – all free
• 30% discount in our restaurants, for you and your friends & family
• Gym discount scheme
• Squadra – our very own people platform offering you free discounts and rewards at thousands of companies worldwide from groceries to holidays.
• Support in training and continuing Professional development
• Online development training with our San Carlo App ‘lacademia’
• Wagestream – giving you flexibility to access, track, build and better manage your pay.
• Access to a confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with a 24/7 helpline for you and your family.
• Free confidential counselling sessions to help with you and your families wellbeing
• Free online health portal – giving you resources at your fingertips to help you reach your goals.
• Access to Hapi-life – a platform to help you live your life healthier covering Mental, Financial, Social & Physical wellbeing.
• Bring your friends and take part in our generous ‘Refer a Friend’ programme and earn up to £1000 per person!

Key Responsibilities:

•  Overseeing the day-to-day operations of the kitchen, including food preparation, cooking, and plating
• Managing kitchen staff, including hiring, training, and scheduling
• Maintaining a happy and engaged team through 1:1 meetings, incentives and recognition
• Inductions for all new starters in line with company procedure
• Manage the Junior Sous Chefs to ensure all training is to company standards
• Mentor any new members of the team, to ensure a positive working experience
• Ensuring that all kitchen staff follow food safety and sanitation guidelines and kitchen procedures
• Managing food inventory and ordering supplies as needed
• Ensuring that all kitchen equipment is properly maintained and repaired as needed.
• Collaborating with other kitchen staff and restaurant management to ensure that food is prepared and served in a timely manner
• Handling customer complaints or issues related to food quality or service
• Treat everyone with respect and remain calm at all times

Required Qualifications & Experience:

•  2 year’s experience in a similar role
• Team management experience
• Excellent communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail, highly organised and capable of handling multiple tasks
• A proactive self-starter who can work independently with good judgement and minimal direction