Junior Sous Chef

The Lounges; Horwich; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading restaurant seeks a Junior Sous Chef who loves cooking with fresh ingredients and delivering excellent dishes. Join a team that values quality and offers competitive benefits, including tips, paid breaks, and significant opportunities for career advancement.

Benefits

Tips shared equally among the team

Paid breaks

Staff food on every shift

50% discount on food

28 days holiday, pro-rata

Competitions and incentives

Christmas and Boxing Day off

Emotional and practical support

Company pension scheme

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Experience working with fresh ingredients.
• Good chef/kitchen skills (food prep, hygiene practices).
• Cleaning and knife skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head Chef and Sous Chef in delivering shifts.
• Ensure daily prep and every dish meets specifications.

Skills

Good communication skills

Team player

Self-motivated

Strong knowledge of allergen management

Food Safety best practices

Education

Experience as Junior Sous Chef or Chef

Job description

You love real cooking. We love real cooking. Customers love real cooking. It's a no-brainer, so you might wonder why many other places don't do it. We do it, and you'll be doing it with us - fresh, customer-led, and with high-quality ingredients.

You'll support the Head Chef and Sous Chef in delivering 14 great shifts, ensuring daily prep and that each dish is made to specification.

The Good Stuff

• Tips shared equally across the team, based on hours worked
• Paid breaks
• Staff food on every shift, regardless of hours worked
• 50% discount on food across all three brands from day one
• 28 days holiday (including Bank Holidays), pro-rata
• Competitions and incentives (like an all-expenses-paid trip with our supplier)
• Christmas and Boxing Day off!
• The best staff party - Loungefest
• Emotional and practical support via the Licenced Trade Charity
• Power over your pay with Wagestream
• Company pension scheme
• Long service awards
• Great opportunities for personal development and career progression in a fast-growing business

What you'll bring:

• Likely an existing Junior Sous Chef or an experienced Chef ready to take the next step in your career.
• Experience working with fresh ingredients and good chef/kitchen skills (food prep hot and cold, cleaning, knife skills, hygiene practices)
• Good communication skills and a team player.
• Self-motivated to work at pace with limited supervision.
• Strong knowledge of allergen management, kitchen essentials, and Food Safety best practices.

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