Sous Chef

Wildfire

Manchester•Upto £46,000 inclusive of service charge/ tips•Full time

Wildfire – New Kitchen. New Concept.


Wildfire, a bold new concept centred around the art of live-fire cooking. Expect an indulgent, flavour-driven menu built around bold dishes designed to be shared at the table, fuelled by sustainably sourced binchotan, charcoal and oak. With fire, smoke and exceptional ingredients at the heart of the experience. A fresh approach to sharing food big flavours and generous plates.


The Role


This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and passionate Sous Chef. You will share our commitment to delivering an outstanding customer experience and take real pride in ensuring quality and consistency of every dish produced. You will love working with fresh ingredients from around the world and learning new processes and techniques. You will lead by example and enjoy sharing your skills and experience with others.


About You


To be successful in this role you will:

  • ensure quality and consistency of food during all stages of production;
  • be fully responsible for the overall operation, progress and timing of various sections within the Kitchen;
  • ensure appropriate stock levels are maintained and ordering is optimised;
  • participate in the HACCP procedure according to the company’s Food Safety Management System;
  • lead by example and uphold professional standards, at all times, providing a source of knowledge and inspiration to all kitchen staff; and
  • responsible for the day to day running of the kitchen service in the absence of the Head Chef, and
  • awareness of financial performance including recipe costing and GP targets.


Desirable, but not essential:

  • experience working with solid fuel cooking


We Offer

  • Competitive rates of pay
  • Share of service charge
  • Excellent training and progression opportunities
  • 24/7 employee assistance and wellbeing programme
  • Staff social events
  • Staff referral scheme
  • 50% off food at all our venues