Junior Sous Chef

TN United Kingdom; Scarborough; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Scarborough is looking for a Junior Sous Chef or experienced Chef to join their team. You'll support the Head Chef and Sous Chef, ensuring high-quality dishes are prepared daily. Enjoy benefits like tips, discounts, and opportunities for personal development in a fast-growing business.

Benefits

Tips shared equally across the team

Staff food on every shift

50% discount on food

28 days holiday pro-rata

Competitions and incentives

Christmas and Boxing Day off

Best staff party

Emotional and practical support

Company pension scheme

Long service awards

Qualifications

• Experience working with fresh ingredients.
• Good chef/kitchen skills including food prep and hygiene.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head Chef and Sous Chef to deliver 14 great shifts.
• Ensure prep is done for each day and make each dish to specification.

Skills

Communication

Team Player

Self-motivated

Education

Chef Certification

Job description

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You love real cooking. We love real cooking. Customers love real cooking. It's a no-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.

Responsibilities

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
• Staff food on every shift, regardless of hours worked
• 50% discount on food in all three brands from day one
• 28 days holiday (inclusive of 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 Licenced Trade Charity
• Power over your pay with Wagestream
• Company pension scheme
• Long service awards
• Great opportunity 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 allergen management, kitchen essentials, and Food Safety best practices.

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