Meridian Leisure Hotels

Senior Sous Chef

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Meridian Leisure Hotels. a multiple franchisee of InterContinental Hotels Group, are seeking a SENIOR SOUS CHEF for the new Holiday Inn Reading M4 Jct 10, Wharfedale Road, Winnersh Triangle Berks RG41 5TP

Located adjacent to the Winnersh Triangle station, and within very close proximity of Reading/Bracknell and Wokingham, this 4 star new generation hotel which opened in July 2010, consists of 174 bedrooms with a 8 conference/banqueting suites for up to 280 in the largest suite,substantial leisure club & multiple dining options including a substantial terrace for outdoor dining.

The large brand new kitchen has been specified with the latest and finest equipment.

We are looking for a talented, creative Senior Sous Chef who is capable of bringing their own flair for cooking and presentation to our brand new fast paced kitchen producing high quality modern European dishes and pastries, and possessing the following qualities

* Be confident in providing 100+ covers per day with additional banqueting as events occur.
* Work at consistently high standards
* Well presented appearance and excellent communication
* Be able to manage and teach other ambitious chefs
* Be confident in preparing quality dishes with only the finest locally sourced produce

The ideal Sous Chef must have a passion for high level cuisine and creative food presentation

The hotel is providing modern European cuisine cooking to 2AA standards and we are aiming for future and continued success and as Senior Sous Chef you will help us achieve this

To be considered for this position it is essential you have a proven and stable background as a Sous Chef cooking fine dining cuisine. In addition you should have experience of managing and training your team of chefs with a hands on approach

Desired skills are experience in fine dining Restaurants and Hotels, passionate about food and standards driven, ability to demonstrate kitchen and culinary skills and develop strong kitchen teams, self motivated and driven, a high standard of personal presentation, excellent computer and communication skills and financially trained

Interviews and trials are being held immediately

You must be eligible to live and work in the UK unrestricted

Ideal candidates should have a stable background and positive references