Junior Sous Chef

Aragon House; London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals

20% discount in Young's pubs andHotels

Share save Scheme

Company Pension Scheme

28 Days Holiday per year

Access to Apprenticeship Scheme

Culinary masterclasses and training

Job summary

Aragon House in Parsons Green is seeking a passionate Sous Chef to join our vibrant kitchen team. You will lead and develop a hands-on brigade, creating quality fresh dishes and contributing to exciting daily specials.

We offer progression opportunities, a development programme with internal head chef pathways, free meals, staff discounts, and a supportive work environment within a multi-faceted pub, restaurant, hotel and bar.

Qualifications

• Experience as Sous Chef or Senior CDP
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Ability to plan and manage kitchen rota and health and safety

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a hands-on kitchen team to deliver high-quality, fresh dishes.
• Help design and deliver daily specials and seasonal menus.
• Ensure health and safety standards are consistently met and rota planning is efficient.
• Collaborate with Head Chef to drive food quality and consistency.
• Support training and development of junior kitchen staff.
• Contribute to driving kitchen gross profit and waste reduction.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team management

Menu development

Health and safety

Planning and organisation

Sales growth

Job description

Sous Chef

About us:

We are looking for some amazing individuals to join our vibrant and energetic team in Parson's Green. We hand pick our team based on their personalities that help to form the supportive and engaging environment that you see when in Aragon House. Do you think you would be the perfect fit?
Aragon House, sat on Parsons Green, is a great place to work. We actively promote within and offer lots of opportunities for progression and development. We have both full and part time positions available and have a range of shifts to suit your needs. Aragon House is not just a pub, we have a restaurant, a boutique hotel boasting 15 stunning rooms, a cocktail bar and a fully heated and serviced garden. We really do have something for everyone?

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

Thanks for your interest in working with Young's.