Sous Chef

H&D Recruitment is hiring a skilled and motivated Sous Chef to support smooth and efficient kitchen operations. This role involves assisting senior chefs, supervising kitchen staff, ensuring food quality standards, and maintaining cleanliness and safety in line with company policies.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist senior chefs across all kitchen domains
• Ensure smooth and consistent food production
• Oversee stock purchasing, receipt, and storage
• Maintain cleanliness of all working areas
• Supervise and guide kitchen staff performance
• Perform administrative tasks as directed by superiors
• Ensure compliance with quality, quantity, and safety standards
• Exceed customer expectations through high service standards
• Address customer complaints, inquiries, and suggestions
• Support, mentor, and resolve disputes within the kitchen team
• Promote team spirit and collaboration regularly
• Ensure dishes meet portion, quality, and temperature standards
• Assist in preparing cleaning rosters and supervising schedules
• Prepare substitute items as needed
• Arrange and garnish food attractively
• Manage food logs, quality, and quantity monitoring
• Assist in recruiting, hiring, and training kitchen staff
• Report maintenance needs to appropriate staff