Sous chef - united kingdom, archway, london

job description

are you a talented senior chef, looking for a step up? are you ready to own the entire kitchen and make the team and menu your crowning glory?

archie’s is a buzzy neighborhood bistro and event space in archway. we serve up killer coffee, brunch and lunch seven days a week. our passion for food, design and music is reflected in our seasonal, quality ingredients; colourful, plant-filled interiors and lovingly-curated playlists. we are popular with local customers and were nominated in the time out love local awards 2021

we have a large kitchen with lots of space and willing to invest further into it for the right chef.

we are looking for an energetic, creative sous chef who can lead and inspire a kitchen team we have a 50 cover restaurant, including outside seating. we run a number of events throughout the year with our private hire menus and have a seasonal all day brunch menu, updating several times throughout the year. we are looking at second sites to open in 2022 / 23.

what we can offer:

- flexibility and good work-life balance (shifts start at 7/730am starts with 315-430pm finishes)

- full or part time work

- platform to be creative, with regularly changing seasonal menus and bespoke events

- opportunity to lead and grow with the business, with a view to opening second site in 2022

- reasonable budgets for constant kitchen improvements / equipment

- friendly environment with high staff retention rate

what we are looking for:

- ability to produce food at the pass in a consistent and professional manner, working well with foh staff

- be cool and calm under pressure,

- ordering, stock rotation, wastage management

- computer literacy, knowledge of excel and rota management

- menu development, including accurate costing of all dishes

- relationship building with our suppliers as well as daily checking of correct food deliveries

- help with recruitment, as and when necessary

- run a tight ship where people enjoy working and continue to improve

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