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Junior Sous Chef

River Cottage
Axminster, Devon

Posted: 19 Feb 2025

Deadline: 26 Mar 2025

Compensation: £32,000 per year

Living Wage employer

Paid Full-time Permanent

Job description

The day to day running of all dining events (and cookery schools, if applicable) delivered at River Cottage, ensuring all aspects follow the values and ethos of River Cottage and are delivered to the highest possible standards.

A River Cottage Chef role is like no other. You will be working with a daily-changing menu that is influenced by the seasons using the very best local, responsibly sourced, seasonal ingredients to create delicious dishes, which reflect our passion and commitment to food provenance.

You will have a passion for working with fresh ingredients and a keenness for developing your culinary skills working with the best ingredients the South West has to offer, as nearly all our menu is created fresh. You will work closely with our suppliers & have creative freedom with the guidance of our Head Chef Chiara Tomasoni.

KEY TASKS

• To deliver all in house dining events ( and cookery courses, if applicable) to the highest possible standard, in an organised and timely manner.
• To form good relationships with all River Cottage teams and contributors.
• To liaise with the Head chef to ensure all produce is ordered in a timely fashion for all dining events and cookery classes, ensuring stock is rotated and checked.
• To produce accurate and relevant menus for dining events and recipe packs for each cookery school
• To ensure all dining events and courses run within their allocated costs.
• To continually review ways of reducing waste
• To work in any other area of food operations including but not limited to, our Kitchen and Stores cafe, weddings and bespoke events.
• Ensure that all controllable costs are kept within budget by recording all waste and ensure accurate accepting of deliveries
• Coach members of your team to participate in demonstrations to aid their development.

Practices

• Ensure that all company assets, stock and property are well cared for and secure at all times.
• Maintain and monitor the highest standards of Hygiene and Health & Safety in accordance with all statutory, legal and company requirements. Ensure all due diligence & HACCP documentation is recorded & filed.
• To establish and maintain excellent communication with the Head Chef to agreed

Specifications and deadlines

• Ensure the proper implementation of all company policies and procedures.
• Hold and attend training and team meetings as required.
• Communicate company policies, procedures, and standards and to ensure that these are fully understood, implemented and adhered to at all times.
• Undertake any such other duties as may reasonably be required by the company
• To always act as an ambassador for River Cottage and to carry out PR activities when requested.

Application information

Please send an email with CV and covering note to hr@rivercottage.net

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