Sous Chef
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 19 Tachwedd 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £30,000 i £40,000 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 17 Rhagfyr 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Heston, TW5 9NJ |
| Cwmni: | dnata catering UK |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | DCUK197764 |
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Who are we?
Dnata is one of the world’s largest air and travel services providers. We provide a comprehensive range of inflight catering, onboard retail, supply chain and logistics services at all major and regional airports across the UK. Dnata Catering provide expertly crafted inflight catering services, delivering fresh and high-quality meals at major and regional airports across the UK. As the leading Halal caterer in the UK, we also provide tailored experiences to meet each customer’s unique needs. We’re a leader in VIP catering, offering bespoke inflight to private and charter clients.
The Role
Responsible for providing support in running the Halal Kitchen with a team of Chefs, ensuring airline specifications are met, and all compliance needs are met in line with company, legal and airline standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist the Head Chef in managing Kitchen production, ensuring quality and consistency in line with company guidelines and customer requirements
- Look to continuously improve quality and process to deliver world class standards consistently
- Work with Head Chef to set and achieve KPI targets
- Responsible for implementing standard operating procedures for food production and cooking processes
- Responsibility for food production and presentation within cost parameters whilst minimising all kitchen associated costs without detriment to the business
- Responsibility for Chef recruitment and assist with training and development
- Mentoring the team to support growth and carry out on site assessments of the complete Chef group
- Effectively communicate between the leadership team and Chef brigade
- Ensure workload is fairly distributed among Chef group and provide guidance where necessary
- Ensure all Hazard and Critical Control Points are followed for all food preparation and food delivery that all HACCP procedures for food safety are followed
- Stock control and batch cooking management to minimise wastage share through the Chef brigade
- Ensure full adherence to the company policies in relation to Security, Food Safety, and Health and Safet
- Grow the team to enable positive interaction with all departments
- Facilitate daily shift briefings and manage the OQMS process
- Develop dishes and products that match customer brief, commercial constraints and development strategy
Required Skills
- City and Guilds or NVQ in professional cookery Level2/3
- 2 years’ experience cooking in a professional environment
- Ability to communicate with those at all levels
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- A thorough understanding of health and safety regulations
- Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
- Basic Health and Safety Certificate
- A methodical and logical approach to work
Preferred Skills
- Passion for food
- Evidence of behaviours aligned to company values
- Developing Expertise
- Generating Ideas
- Interacting with People
- Team Working
- Meeting Timescales
- Upholding Standards
What'sin it for you?
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An opportunity to be part of the Emirates global family.
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Free breakfast, lunch and dinner on site
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Free tea and coffee
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Simply health Plan
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Refer a Friend Scheme
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Discounted gym membership at over 2000 gyms nationwide
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Cycle to Work Scheme
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Opportunity to enhance your learning through our inhouse apprenticeship programme
If you're invited to interview, please let us know if there are any adjustments we can make to ensure you're cleared for take-off and able to perform at your best. We’re committed to making the recruitment journey as smooth and inclusive as possible.
Our roles attract high volumes of applications, so it may take us a little time to taxi through them all. We aim to respond to every application within 14 days. If you