Closing Date: 4 October 2024
Salary: Up to £32,000, Plus Desirable Benefits
Paid overtime, Plus Service Charge (TRONC)
Based at Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve
At Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve, we are recruiting a Sous Chef to work in our unique restaurants across the reserve, which include our beautiful, historic hotel & Garden Room Restaurant, Bear Lodge Restaurant & Babydolls Wood-Fired Pizza Restaurant.
All our restaurants take great pride in sourcing the finest quality local ingredients.
Seasonal vegetables are sustainably sourced, while our trusted local artisanal suppliers deliver delicious dairy, meats and fish.
Who we are looking for:
An ambitious Sous Chef with a real passion for cooking. Previous experience within a fast paced, fresh food kitchen will be essential. You will assist the Head Chef in the supervision of the overall day to day kitchen operation and develop and create seasonal dishes. You will also work closely with front of house managers and teams in order to deliver exceptional customer service.
Contract details:
This is a permanent contract, working 45 hours a week, five days out of seven, which may include day shifts, evenings, weekends, school holidays and bank holidays. Service charge (TRONC) is in addition to salary, which based on last year’s performance, was circa £3k. A reliable form of transport would be essential due to the remote location of Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve. All applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
The location:
Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve is a world-renowned wild animal park set within 600 acres of Kentish savannah. The Reserve is home to some of the world’s most rare and endangered animals and offers luxury short breaks accommodation, free roaming animal safaris, once-in-a-lifetime animal encounters and exquisite dining experiences. Most importantly, every one of our employees is part of real conservation in action and their efforts have contributed to animals such as black rhino and western lowland gorillas being returned to their natural habitats in collaboration with our partners at The Aspinall Foundation.
Why you should join us:
We’re on a mission to create memorable experiences that matter, and our Core Values ‘One Team’, Customer’ and ‘Pride’ are what drive us each day to become part of something extraordinary. As well as walking to work surrounded by the calls of Howler monkeys and the roars from our pride of Lions, you will join a supportive team who are passionate about their place of work.
Be part of the Port Lympne and Howletts family and join our pride.
You can also expect a host of other roarsome benefits including:
- Service Charge (TRONC) in additional to salary.
- 28 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays, pro-rata to start date, rising with length of service.
- Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including workshops and e-learning.
- Enhanced Sickness, Maternity and Paternity Policies.
- Unlimited free entry for you and a person of your choice into both of our parks as well as friends and family tickets.
- Exceptional discounts on food, retail and accommodation at our parks.
- Numerous retail discounts and access to a 24-hour counselling line through our Healthy Extras Scheme.
- Company Pension
- And many more length or service-related rewards and Benefits.
To apply: Please email a CV along with a covering email to- leee@portlympne.com
