Junior Sous Chef

Young'S; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to Sous Chef-Head Chef dev. pro

Autonomy to create menus and specials

Apprenticeship Scheme

Culinary masterclasses

Free meals

20% discount in Young’s pubs/hotels

Share save Scheme

Company Pension Scheme

28 Days Holiday per year

Job summary

The Green Man in Putney is seeking a passionate Sous Chef to lead a high-standards kitchen team and deliver restaurant-quality dishes with seasonal flair.

You’ll partner with Head Chef Steeve to design menus, train staff, manage the rota and health & safety, and drive sales through creative daily specials while maintaining top GP and labor controls. Free meals and a vibrant, creative environment await.

Qualifications

• Experience championing excellent service through quality food.
• Passion for leading and developing a team.
• Hands-on chef with excellent communication skills.
• Responsible for kitchen rota, training and health and safety.

Responsibilities

• Lead kitchen team to deliver restaurant-quality dishes.
• Design and deliver new dishes and daily specials.
• Manage staff rota, training and health & safety procedures.

Skills

Leadership

Menu design

Team management

Communication

Food quality

Cost control

Hands-on chef

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