Campus Senior Sous Chef in Glasgow

At SEC Food, we’re proud to be the official catering partner for The Scottish Event Campus (SEC). We pride ourselves on providing an exceptional customer experience for every visitor to the campus.

Our people really care about hospitality and we support all our staff members to help them excel and shine in all that they do. We love to hear from candidates who have a positive attitude and a real passion for great customer service. We believe that skills can be developed, all you need is lots of positivity and the drive to succeed within the team.

The Scottish Event Campus is Scotland’s premier venue for concerts, events, conferences and exhibitions. The campus comprises of the SSE Hydro, the SEC Centre and the SEC Armadillo. The company enjoys an enviable reputation as one of Europe’s most prestigious venues with the SSE Hydro consistently ranked in the top 3 busiest venues in the world by attracting over 1.1 million visitors each year.

About the role
We have an opportunity for a highly motivated and driven individual to join our culinary team and work alongside our award winning Executive Chef . Working across the whole campus, your main duties will be as follows:

•To plan, organise and direct the preparation and cooking of food ensuring that the company’s reputation for quality is always enhanced for customers and clients
•Taking responsibility for the food production with a hands-on approach across the whole campus
•Driving sales through centrally driven menu planning and promotions and preferred suppliers
•Responsible for all aspects of Food Safety, Health & Safety and COSHH
•The Senior Sous Chef will also be required to implement and maintain food monitoring procedures to facilitate budgetary control and to monitor all costs involved in the kitchen against agreed budgets
•Covering any absences of the Campus Head Chef where required
•Overseeing all other Chefs across the campus
•Acting as allergen champion for the whole campus

Requirements About You
The ideal candidates should embrace the campus mission; Best Venues, Best People, Best Events. You should always adopt the campus’s key behaviours; teamwork, respect, positivity, friendly & fun whilst providing an excellent visitor experience to every guest. This would suit an indbidula who is dynamic and versatile.

In addition to this, the ideal candidate will have the following:
•Excellent and Innovative culinary and presentation skills
•Excellent Communication and Interpersonal skills
•Energetic with a passion to do a great job
•Able to manage staff in a calm, inspirational manner
•A forward-thinker who can prevent wastage
•Demonstrates a passion for food
•Team Player
•Excellent organisation skills
•Numerate and computer literate with an understanding of financial drivers
•A clear understanding of profit margins, purchasing policy, budgeting and food costing, including control.

What we do for you:

• Flexible working pattern
• Perks at Work company benefits
• Pension
• Staff meals are supplied on shift.