AddressIsola by San Carlo are hiring a Senior Sous Chef!
Our story
The Distefano family, spanning two generations, started San Carlo over 30 years ago and seen it grow to twenty-five authentic Italian restaurants across the UK – from Covent Garden, Piccadilly and Knightsbridge in London to Bristol, Leicester, Liverpool Leeds, Cheshire and Manchester and with a growing number overseas – including Kuwait, Bangkok and Qatar and with new sites set to open in Bahrain, Dubai.
Staff Benefits:
- You will be joining, one of the world’s leading family-owned companies - which means global opportunities
- Delicious, healthy Meals whilst on duty – all free
- 30% discount in our restaurants, for you and your friends & family
- Gym discount scheme
- Squadra – our very own people platform offering you free discounts and rewards at thousands of companies worldwide from groceries to holidays.
- Support in training and continuing Professional development
- Online development training with our San Carlo App ‘lacademia’
- Wagestream – giving you flexibility to access, track, build and better manage your pay.
- Access to a confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with a 24/7 helpline for you and your family.
- Free confidential counselling sessions to help with you and your families wellbeing
- Free online health portal – giving you resources at your fingertips to help you reach your goals.
- Access to Hapi-life – a platform to help you live your life healthier covering Mental, Financial, Social & Physical wellbeing.
- Bring your friends and take part in our generous ‘Refer a Friend’ programme and earn up to £1000 per person!
Key Responsibilities:
- Overseeing the daily operations of the kitchen, including food preparation, cooking, and plating.
- Overall responsibility of food quality and presentation, sent out to customers
- Managing kitchen staff, including hiring, training, and scheduling
- Maintaining a positive and engaged team through 1:1 meetings, incentives and recognition
- Inductions for all new starters in line with company procedure
- Manage the Sous Chefs to ensure all training is to company standards
- Ensuring that all kitchen staff follow food safety and sanitation guidelines and kitchen procedures
- Managing food inventory and ordering supplies as needed
- Ensuring that all kitchen equipment is properly maintained and repaired as needed.
- Collaborating with other kitchen staff and restaurant management to ensure that food is prepared and served in a timely manner
- Handling customer complaints or issues related to food quality or service
- Treat everyone with respect and remain calm at all times
Required Qualifications & Experience:
- 4 year’s experience in a similar role
- Team management experience
- Excellent communication skills
- Meticulous attention to detail, highly organised and capable of handling multiple tasks
- A proactive self-starter who can work independently with good judgement and minimal direction
The San Carlo story first began in 1992 in Birmingham, when Carlo Distefano opened the first San Carlo restaurant. San Carlo quickly became a favourite with many of the city's residents due to its authentic Italian food, ambient atmosphere, and high standards of service.
San Carlo now operates throughout the country with leading restaurants in Bristol, Leicester, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds & London.
