We have over 70 chefs out working as at today.
Relief is very tight as you would expect for the time of year, if you have any availability for relief work please get in touch either by email – jojo@chefsinscotland.co.uk or call 01683 222830.
We are still keen to meet relief chefs here in Moffat, please get in touch to check our availability.
Jade is settling in well and getting to grips with the way chef recruitment works.
Alannah is back for a few days while Jessica takes a little time off.
Looking back over the last 6 months and how many relief chefs we have out and the amount of jobs we get confirmed, some do fall down and some hotels cancel due to filling a permanent position.
We meet with Michael once or twice per week to go over what is happening in the office, we always continue with training and going over our policies and making sure everything is up to date.
A few chefs we had booked out 6 months ago and where they are now
Gordon Wright was at the Pierhouse Hotel then went to The Cartland Bridge and was there for around 5 months
Alan Anderson was at Mackays Hotel and is now fixed up with his own work
Ally Elder was at the Ramnee Hotel and is at the Frigate in Ullapool
Paul Sellers was booked at the Hall Garth this job was cancelled he is currently at the Royal an Lochan Hotel
Michael Njoroge was at the Gathering Place Bistro and is now at the Royal Golf Hotel Dornoch
Mark Bellingham was at The Springkell and has taken a seasonal position at The Harris Hotel
Stuart MacColl was at The Cairngorm Hotel and has just started at Y not bar and grill
Zander Yule was at La Piazza and just finished at the Old Manor Hotel
John Taylor was at The Cartland Bridge Hotel and has just finished at Y Not bar and grill
Cameron Brown also at The Cartland Bridge Hotel just finished a 6 month stint
Gary Williamson was at the Four Seasons hotel in St Fillans and is currently at the Isle Ornsay Hotel
Stuart Palmer was at Scripture Union and still helps out now and again
Johan Sikkema was at Muckrach Lodge and is now at the Carrbridge Kitchen
Ed Stankaitis was at the Caley Sample Room and is currently at Archerfield Golf
Sarah Jeffrey also at the Caley Sample Room and is at the Murray Arms Hotel
David Young was at The Pentlandview Care Home and has just started at Cringletie House Hotel
Thanks all for all your hard work and support 😊
I am looking to meet more of our relief chefs or new chefs looking to get registered.
We are still over 70 chefs out working all over Scotland.
Relief is tight as you would expect for the time of year. We are suggesting a 20% chance of getting a chef to you by the end of August.
Happy to take details if you can pay the chef weekly, provide accommodation and are paid to date with us.
Some of the chefs are not as well known to us and it may be their first relief stint with us. We will give you all the information we have and the onus is on the employer as to whether they want to take them on or not.
If you have any availability please get in touch – contact jojo@chefsinscotland.co.uk or call 01683 222830
Out at the moment
Paul Sellers is at The Royal an Lochan Hotel
Craig Thomson is at The Golf View Hotel
Jason Paxton is at The Glen Nevis Hotel
David Jones at Peveril of the Peak
Donnie Lamont is at The Granary Restaurant
Ally Elder is at the Frigate Bar and Restaurant
Sarah Pozzi is at The Glenisle Hotel
David Maxwell is at the Oban Bay Hotel
Sarah Jeffrey is at The Murray Arms Hotel
Thank you everyone for all of your hard work over what has been an extremely busy season (and its not over yet)
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Its hard to believe that I have been working for Chefs In Scotland for nearly 3 and a half years and during that time I have seen quite a bit of change in the day to day goings on in the office. When I first started it was originally just to help doing a bit of filing, chasing of references and answering of phones while I decided my next move after taking time away from the kitchen after an accident. The job was initially just seasonal and that was in April in 2015, the rest they say is history…
During the entirety of my time here Johanna has always dealt with relief and when I started Michael was dealing with recruitment and I started up picking up the junior chef recruitment as the months went by and my ongoing training continued.
When October rolled around it was decided that I would continue placing chefs and in January 2016 I was in full swing. In the February Alannah joined us for the season and I began placing a few more senior chefs and come the end of the year it was decided that I would take over the senior chef recruitment from January 2017 and Alannah would re-join us and pick up junior recruitment. As I have never worked as high up as head chef level it was great to be able to get help and training from Michael while still getting chefs placed.
Day to day, chef recruitment, I suppose like anything does have its ups and downs and I feel it always works in cycles and you get a run of placements all at once. I still love the fact that no two days look the same and there is always a new story to listen to and a new job to fill. As Tom joined us in the office last October when Alannah begun her maternity leave it was his job to start working through the junior placements to get chefs placed and he did exactly that after a few months settling in. He even placed a few head chefs during his time here which was excellent. Although Tom enjoyed his time here and got a lot of chefs placed, he was ready to move on and start his new project with Lowland Brewing.
So now nearly 3 and a half years on and with a head chef list which is growing on a daily basis, things look quite different than they did when I started. Now we have Jade starting with us and although to begin with she is just doing admin work and references as well as answering calls, the plan is that she will be placing the junior chefs down the line bringing to the team a strong background in hospitality in Moffat.
As we go through this period of change it is a very exciting time for us all as we progress on with Chefs In Scotland to ensure we are getting lots of chefs placed in permanent and relief placements all over Scotland and doing our best to advise establishments and help in the best way we can.
Jessica
We have over 70 chefs out working, 20 chefs booked out this week so far.
We have a very large list of jobs needing filled, I update this list regular so if you just let me know which number you would like more details on I will either call or PM you with them. If you are a new chef looking to register for relief work we ask that you email over your updated CV and contactable work references.
We have been meeting relief chefs also so if you want to set up an informal meeting please get in touch for our availability.
Chefs out working are
Tom Williams, Michal Mozdzen and James McInally are at Dalhousie Castle in Bonnyrigg
Robin McCrindle is at Inverlochy Castle
Jim Miller is at Portavadie
Bobby Ainsworth is at Bakur Bar
Johan Sikkema is at Carrbridge Kitchen
Craig Morris is just finishing at Deeside Inn and heading to The Glenburn Hotel
James Hardy and Scott Bolton are both at Glenburn Hotel
Jonny Lewis is at Deeside Inn
Tim morris is at Go Glasgow Urban Hotel
Steve Ali is at The Kastille
Ionel Rizea is at Mackays Hotel
Thanks to everyone for all your hard work we have been getting some excellent feed back 😊
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