Junior Sous Chef

The Lounges; Northallerton; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the culinary industry seeks a Junior Sous Chef in Northallerton. Join a passionate team focused on fresh cooking and high-quality ingredients. You'll support the Head Chef in delivering exceptional dishes while enjoying great benefits like tips, paid breaks, and opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

Tips shared equally across 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

Company pension scheme

Long service awards

Opportunities for personal development

Qualifications

• Experience as a Junior Sous Chef or Chef looking to advance.
• Good chef skills including food prep and hygiene practices.
• Knowledge of allergens and kitchen essentials.

Responsibilities

• Support Head Chef and Sous Chef in daily operations.
• Ensure food prep is completed to specification.
• Maintain kitchen hygiene and safety standards.

Skills

Communication

Team Player

Knife Skills

Food Safety Knowledge

Self-Motivated

Job description

You love real cooking. We love real cooking. Customers love real cooking. It's a no[1] brainer, so you wonder why so 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 be supporting the Head Chef and Sous Chef to deliver 14 great shifts, ensuring the prep is done for each day and making each dish 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 jetting off on an all-expenses-paid trip with one of our suppliers)
• Christmas and Boxing Day off!
• The best staff party - Loungefest
• Emotional and practical support via the Licensed 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:

• You are probably an existing Junior Sous Chef or an experienced Chef looking to take the next step in your career.
• You will ideally have experience working with fresh ingredients and demonstrate good chef/kitchen skills (food prep hot and cold, cleaning, knife skills, good hygiene practices)
• Good communication skills and a team player.
• Self-motivated to work at pace, with limited supervision.
• Strong knowledge of best practices regarding allergens, kitchen essentials, and food safety.

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