Junior Sous Chef

Shepherd Neame Ltd; Birchington; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK brewer is seeking a Junior Sous Chef to join their kitchen team at the Minnis Bay Bar & Brasserie in Birchington. This position offers competitive pay and various benefits, including a share of tips and flexible working hours. The ideal candidate will have catering experience, a love for food, and be a motivated team player. Opportunities for career advancement within the company are available.

Benefits

Competitive hourly pay or salary

Share of tips

Early wage withdrawal scheme

25% discount on food and drinks

Company pension plan

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Proven catering experience is required for this role.
• A love for food and passion for the kitchen is essential.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Play a key role in the kitchen team.
• Ensure outstanding service and food for guests.

Skills

Catering experience

Team player

Motivation

Job description

Shepherd Neame is on the look out for a Junior Sous Chef to join our kitchen team, so if you are an established chef looking for a new challenge and to carve out your career in the kitchen; this may be just the job for you.

Overlooking one of the finest beaches on the North Kent Coast, the Minnis Bay Bar & Brasserie in Birchington is a relaxed, stylish location that offers truly outstanding views, great food, an extensive drinks list and friendly service. The pub sits close to both Quex Park and the Powell Cotton Museum and the history-rich area can be explored with Shepherd Neame's Minnis Bay Bar & Brasserie Pub Walk, which starts and ends at the pub.

We know that excellent chefs are the key ingredient to a successful kitchen, so this role will see you playing a key role in our kitchen team, ensuring that outstanding service and food is provided to our guests.

If you have proven catering experience, you love food, are motivated and are a great team player, we can train you and teach you everything else that you will need to know.

WHATS IN IT FOR YOU?

• Competitive hourly pay rate or salary
• A share of tips in addition to your pay
• Early wage withdrawal scheme
• 25% discount on food and drink at Shepherd Neame Managed Houses
• 25% discount on overnight Managed House Hotel bookings
• Up to 40% discount on select purchases from the Visitor Centre Shop at Faversham
• Sheps Hut discounts and special offers hub on 100's of high street shops and services
• Access to a Workplace Mental Health Platform
• Company pension plan
• The opportunity to develop & move within our pubs, the Brewery & Support Office
• Flexible working hours

Shepherd Neame may be Britain's oldest brewer but our approach is anything but old-fashioned. We are an authentic, independent business, yet flexible and agile, and that has enabled us to survive and thrive based on the following Sheps Skills:

• Working Together
• Pride and Passion
• Authenticity
• Sheps Spirit

WHO ARE WE?Britain's oldest brewer, Shepherd Neame, has been based in the market town of Faversham, Kent for over 300 years. An independent family business, we boast an award-winning visitor centre and more than 300 pubs and hotels throughout London and the South East, from the historic heart of the City to the Kent coastline. We employ around 1,500 team members across our pub estate and more than 270 at our Brewery and Support Office. Diversity, equality, and inclusion matter to Shepherd Neame. If you think you would be suited this role we would welcome your application regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexual orientation. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all employees feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential.