An innovative hospitality group which runs one of the North Easts top restaurant’s is expanding into the Tyne Valley.
Fresh Element Ltd, the group behind award winning restaurant SIX at the BALTIC, are recruiting 20 catering staff for their new venue based near Hexham.
The new café and event space, close to Haydon Bridge, which will be run by Fresh Element, is looking for front of house staff and chefs for the exciting new development opening this summer.
Fresh Element not only run Six at the BALTIC but also BALTIC Kitchen and Garden Kitchen in Eldon Garden, as well as managing all the events and weddings at the BALTIC. They focus strongly on sustainability, with the aim to be fully sustainable by 2020. This involves sourcing local, organic food where possible, whole animal butchery at their development site and responsibly disposing of waste.
Pete Hunt, Director of Fresh Element said, “We are looking for enthusiastic, customer focussed staff who will add depth to our team.
“We are also looking for full time chefs to help manage our busy kitchens who are passionate about working with fresh, local sustainable food.”
And chefs can look forward to learning a lot from Fresh Element who provide development opportunities and training for their staff. Fresh Element chef/butcher Tom Robertshaw now shares his skills through public masterclasses and by training Fresh Element’s other chefs in butchery, “Unlike most chefs, who source meat from suppliers, I butcher whole animals at our development kitchen, at BALTIC, dry ageing, curing and preserving some cuts and devising menus that utilise every portion of the animal. It’s incredibly rare for a chef to do this,” he said.
“It’s how I learnt,” he added. “I learned what I know now, because other people showed me and it’s important those skills are passed on.”
For more information on job opportunities go to https://www.caterer.com/jobs/fresh-element or contact Fresh Element visit their website at http://www.freshelement.co.uk/ or call 0191 440 4926.