Creative Sous Chef: Lead Fresh Menus & Training

Duke of Wellington; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to Sous Chef - Head Chef dev.

Autonomy to create menus

Apprenticeship scheme

Culinary masterclasses

Free meals

20% discount in Young’s pubs

Share save scheme

Company pension

28 days holiday

Job summary

Duke of Wellington on Portobello Road in London is seeking a skilled Sous Chef to join our vibrant kitchen team. You will lead by example, inspire a hungry team, and help deliver freshly prepared, premium meals in a busy pub environment.

This role offers autonomy to design menus, access to training, free meals, and a generous holiday allowance as part of Young's. You’ll work closely with the Head Chef to maintain high quality, manage shifts, and drive guest satisfaction across the dining rooms.

Qualifications

• Have experience championing excellent service through quality food.
• Demonstrate a passion for leading and developing a team.
• Be an active hands-on Chef with excellent communication skills.
• Be responsible and able to manage the kitchen staff rota, training and all health and safety effectively at all times.
• Working alongside your Head Chef, you will be able to demonstrate your creativity and ability by helping to design and deliver new dishes for our menus and daily specials.
• Demonstrate great planning and organisational skills, necessary to maintain effective controls with regard to both GP and labour.
• Have a pro-active approach to driving sales and delivering growth, through engagement with both kitchen and front of house teams.

Responsibilities

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Communication

Hands-on chef

Creativity

Planning

Health & safety

Job description

Duke of Wellington on Portobello Road in London is seeking a skilled Sous Chef to join our vibrant kitchen team. You will lead by example, inspire a hungry team, and help deliver freshly prepared, premium meals in a busy pub environment.

This role offers autonomy to design menus, access to training, free meals, and a generous holiday allowance as part of Young's. You’ll work closely with the Head Chef to maintain high quality, manage shifts, and drive guest satisfaction across the dining rooms.