Junior Sous Chef

Green Man; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Autonomy to create menus

Free meals

20% discount in Young's pubs

Pension scheme

28 Days Holiday per year

Apprenticeship Scheme

Masterclasses and training days

Share save Scheme

Job summary

The Green Man in Putney is seeking a passionate Sous Chef to join a new destination dining project. Work with head chef Steeve to create restaurant quality dishes in a welcoming, seasonal environment.

We offer a development programme, opportunities to design menus, apprenticeships, masterclasses, free meals, staff discounts, pension and holiday. Join our team and help drive exceptional dining experiences.

Qualifications

• Sous Chef or Senior CDP with leadership experience.
• Able to lead and develop a team.
• Hands-on Chef with strong communication and safety awareness.

Responsibilities

• Lead kitchen operations and maintain high standards of service.
• Manage kitchen staff rota, training and health and safety.
• Collaborate with Head Chef to design and deliver new dishes.
• Drive sales and growth through kitchen-front collaboration.
• Provide hands-on leadership and effective communication.
• Ensure GP and labour controls through planning.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication skills

Planning & organisation

Pro-active sales mindset

Food quality focus

Job description

Sous Chef

About us

We are looking for a passionate and dedicated sous chef who wants to be a part of a fantastic new project at the Green Man. Think destination dining, food that tastes as good as it looks. Restaurant quality food to drive sales and blow our customers away. Always fresh, always seasonal and always striving for better. Work with fantastic head chef Steeve as we put the Green Man on the culinary map.

The Green Man is the ideal location in Putney for those seeking somewhere to sit back, relax and enjoy great food and drinks with friends or family our beautiful garden.
We are a proud community pub looking for personable, proactive and passionate people to join Tom and the team.
Here at The Green Man we are open to new ideas and give our Team Members room to be creative and love to inspire innovation.
The team look forward to welcoming you!

What we offer our Sous Chefs:

• Access to our Sous Chef - Head Chef development Programme: the majority of our head chefs are internal appointments
• Autonomy to create your own menus and specials, alongside your Head Chef
• Access to our Apprenticeship Scheme - Gain a nationally recognised qualification
• Access to regular culinary masterclasses and training days to boost your skills
• Free meals
• 20% discount in all Young's pubs and hotels
• Share save Scheme
• Company Pension Scheme
• 28 Days Holiday per year

What we look for in a Sous Chef:

We are looking for an existing Sous Chef or Senior CDP looking for their next step, who considers themselves as a natural leader with a passion and flare for producing quality fresh food in an environment that makes people feel welcome. As the successful Sous Chef you will:

• 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