Junior Sous Chef

Megan's Restaurants; Farnham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A trendy restaurant group in Farnham is seeking a Junior Sous Chef to join their team. You will ensure all dishes are prepared to high standards and contribute to a vibrant kitchen environment. This role offers a competitive hourly wage, career progression opportunities, and a supportive team culture. Ideal candidates will have experience in a comparable fresh food kitchen and a passion for culinary excellence. Enjoy benefits including discounts and professional training.

Benefits

50% off for friends and family

Team socials

Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Early pay access

Free meals and drinks on shifts

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Ideally, previous experience as a Senior Chef de Partie or Junior Sous Chef.
• Strong knowledge of food hygiene and health & safety standards.
• Ambitious and eager to develop in kitchen management.

Responsibilities

• Prepare dishes correctly according to recipe specifications.
• Ensure dishes look incredible before reaching the pass.
• Train and lead the kitchen team and uphold high cleanliness standards.

Skills

Experience in a premium branded fresh food kitchen

Food hygiene standards

Team leadership

Job description

Junior Sous Chef

Megan's
Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7HH
£14.50p/h (for over 21s) plus amazing uncapped tronc

Ready to dive into a job that's as delicious as it is rewarding? Picture this: Eastern Mediterranean-inspired dishes made from scratch, stunning Insta-worthy interiors and a career path that’s actually going places. Sounds great, right? But here’s the real cherry on top: ask anyone at Megan’s what they love most and they’ll all say the same thing: the people. We’re a fun-loving, supportive bunch who make every day at work enjoyable, meaningful and just plain awesome.

If you’re looking for a place where you can grow, be yourself and work alongside an epic team, then Megan’s might just be your perfect match.

What’s in it for you?

• Pay
  £14.50 per hour plus amazing uncapped tronc
• Benefits
  • 50% off when visiting with your friends & family
  • Amazing team socials
  • Long service awards
  • Access to our comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme including a free, confidential helpline/webchat available all day, every day of the year
  • Early access to your pay if required through WageStream
  • All the good stuff you’d expect like auto-enrolment in our pension scheme and free meals & drinks on shifts
• Career progression
  • Ongoing professional training & development, with real career progression
  • Freedom to get involved with new openings
  • Opportunity to move between sites and grow with the group

We’re looking for an experienced and ambitious Supervisor to join us. You’ll be ensuring that all our dishes are prepared correctly to the recipe spec, that every dish that reaches the pass looks incredible and helping to train & lead our awesome team. You’ll also ensure that the kitchen is a beacon for food hygiene and H&S standards, with a high level of cleanliness at all times. If you want to progress then we can help you pursue a career in kitchen management by developing your skills and knowledge even further. Ideally you’ll have previous experience as a Senior Chef de Partie or Junior Sous Chef in a similar premium branded fresh food kitchen environment, but if you’ve got a different background then don’t let that stop you from hitting that apply button!

About us

• An independently-owned, dog-friendly collection of over 20 neighbourhood restaurants open for brunch, lunch, dinner & cocktails
• Passionate about serving delicious fresh food inspired by the Mediterranean and made with the highest quality ingredients
• Exciting growth plans, meaning amazing opportunities for your career development
• Regular team parties – work hard, play harder!
• A diverse and inclusive company that makes sure everyone is genuinely welcome
• Focused on supporting local charities and really being a force for good in our communities

If you’re ready to be part of our amazing team then take the next step in your career and apply to be our next Junior Sous Chef today!

We celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive environment for all employees.

Package includes membership of an independently managed tronc arrangement through which service charge is allocated outside of and in addition to your basic pay from your employment.