Job Description
About Butlin’s
At Butlin’s, we’re all about fun, excitement and adventure by the bucketload! For over 80 years we’ve been delighting hundreds of thousands of guests each year, whether on a non-stop action family break or our epic Adult only Big Weekenders. Ask any of our team, past and present, and one of the best things they’ll say about working at Butlin’s is our culture! We’re all about providing our guests with an Altogether More Entertaining and Fun Break, brought to life through our three mighty values. So, if you want a role where you Create Smiles, where you aren’t afraid to Get Stuck In and where the team genuinely Cares For Each Other – we think you’ll fit right in!
About the Role
We are looking for a Sous Chef to join our Buffet Restaurant Team here at Butlin’s Bognor Regis. Reporting to the Head Chef, you will support the running of the kitchen and support in leading a team of up to 20. Making our guests smile is at the heart of our values, and you will ensure this happens consistently by ensuring that guests remain the central focus of all operational decisions. This will include resource planning, recruitment and selection, ensuring that we have the very best team in place to deliver an amazing service. You will be passionate about exceptional experience and will monitor this regularly to develop action plans in your venue with a focus on continuous improvement. Financial performance will play an important part in your role, and you will deliver food cost budgets through effective menu planning, cooking to standards and specification. You will also support in the accountability of food hygiene standards and health and safety,inline with legislation and company policies. You will be a role model for the Butlin’s unique way of working, ensuring training schedules and performance development plans are in place for your team and inspiring them to deliver a great experience to guests every time. We truly believe
that variety is the spice of life and in this role you’ll have the opportunity
to lead and develop the skills of a team in our main buffet restaurant serving our guests who have booked a half-board dining package.
About You
We’re looking for a passionate Lead Chef to join our team. You should have demonstrable experience of managing a volume driven, fast-paced kitchen and / or conference and event operation that has a focus on consistently delivering a great food and team experience. You should be confident in leading and inspiring a team and have the ability to develop those around you with clear goals to drive performance. Whilst your experience is important to us, your mindset and approach is of equal importance to ensure that both our guests and team have a great experience with Butlin's.
Interested?
If this sounds like the perfect role for you, we would love to hear from you. To apply, we will ask you to submit your CV and a letter which should include why you would like to work for Butlin's and what about this role excites you.
We may close this role early should we receive enough applications so don’t delay should this be of interest!
Typical working hours: working 40 hours per week, five days over seven. The restaurant is open for breakfast and dinner daily therefore shift times may vary. This is a permanent salaried role (paid monthly) and is part of a 5% bonus scheme too.