Junior Sous Chef

Saltroom Restaurant; Brighton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join our team as a Junior Sous Chef at Saltroom Restaurant, a premier seafood venue in Brighton. This role involves delivering top-quality dishes with fresh, local ingredients and inspiring your team. Enjoy a competitive pay package and excellent benefits as part of a leading group dedicated to culinary excellence.

Benefits

Free food and drinks when working

Team incentives, trips and rewards

50% discount in any of our restaurants

Guaranteed day off for your birthday

An additional holiday every year for five years

Refer a Friend rewards

Access to cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in a busy fresh food kitchen environment.
• Eligible to work full-time in the UK.
• Genuine passion for creating the finest dishes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver dishes made with quality food and products from fresh local ingredients.
• Maintain a professional manner while under pressure.
• Ensure Health & Safety rules and regulations are followed.

Skills

Team player

Communication

Organisational skills

Ability to work under pressure

Passion for food

Job description

We are looking for an experience Junior Sous Chefto join our team at The Salt Room.

Boasting uninterrupted views of Brighton seafront and the iconic West Pier ruins, The Salt Room is a modern British seafood restaurant that celebrates cooking over fire.

We take pride in sourcing local ingredients — concentrating on sustainability — to produce a menu of mouth-watering dishes. Using the same techniques as our sister restaurants; The Coal Shed & Burnt Orange, we cook the freshest shellfish and meat over charcoal, ensuring a dining experience to remember.

The same seasonality and innovation that is applied to the menu finds its way into the cocktails, with a selection of drinks changing through the year and with a hint of earthy herbs and sea spices sprinkled throughout.

As a Junior Sous Chef you will deliver dishes made with quality food and products, from fresh, using local products, prepared with skill and passion. Your passion for food, flexibility and excellent organisation skills and cool head will mean that you will keep you section always running smoothly whilst inspiring your team to do the same

Our Junior Sous chefs

·Are self-motivated natural team player that thrives under pressure.
·Are great communicators and exceptionally well organised
·Experience in a busy fresh food kitchen environment
·A genuine passion for creating the finest dishes
·Handle fresh ingredients, prepare them to the highest standards
·Maintain a professional manner while under pressure
· Ensure Health & Safety rules and regulations are followed
· Are eligible to work full-time in the UK

In return we offer a truly competitive pay package, a great professional environment, fantastic training, and the chance to grow and develop your career, plus access to an array of benefits.

As a Junior Sous Chef you will enjoy these benefits:

·A truly competitive pay package
·Free food and drinks when working
·Team incentives, trips and rewards
·Treat yourself, family and friends to 50% discount in any of our restaurants
·Book your birthday off – guaranteed
·An additional day’s holiday every year for the first five years
·We reward Refer a Friend
·Access to our cycle to work scheme

By joiningThe Salt Room, you will become part of one of the leading restaurants groups.At Blackrock Restaurant Group we pride ourselves recruiting strong passionate individuals that thrive working in hospitality and being part of an established team. Great progression opportunities available across the group to any future stars from all departments.If you want to be part of something special then come and be part of the friendliest team in town, we would love to hear from you.

Compensation: Competitive salary