Junior Sous Chef

Brunning and Price Pubs Ltd; St Albans; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals on shift

Staff discounts across B&P group

Nest pension

Life assurance

Cycle to work

Job summary

Brunning and Price Pubs Ltd is seeking a Junior Sous Chef for Prae Wood Arms in St Albans. You’ll be hands-on with fresh food cooking and play a key role in a busy kitchen, partnered with the Head Chef to inspire the team.

Benefits include a competitive basic up to £32,000, paid overtime, excellent tips, free meals on shift, pension, and staff discounts across the group. A rewarding path with training and progression is available.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in catering and hospitality in a restaurant, gastro pub or hotel at junior sous, sous or kitchen manager level is essential.
• Positive attitude and ability to work with the Head Chef to run the kitchen.

Responsibilities

• Run the kitchen under the Head Chef, driving the food culture.
• Lead and motivate your team to deliver exciting, high‑quality dishes.
• Engage with customers and ensure consistent service and atmosphere.

Job description

Ready to freshen your career up? It might be time for a change. If you’re a Junior Sous Chef who loves fresh food cooking, we need you! Come and join us at Prae Wood Arms in St Albans.

There’s plenty in it for you:

Your Bread and Butter

• Basic up to £32,000 plus tronc (that’s your card tips that are paid into your bank).
• Paid overtime.
• Great cash tips.

The Extras

• We know you work hard so we feed you well - free meals on shift, choose from the menu!
• 30% discount for you, your friends and family across B&P and our group including wagamama.
• It’s never too early to start saving for the future with a NEST pension.
• Protection for your family with life assurance.
• Great discounts via Perks on Tapsaving you money on everyday purchases and more.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• £1,000 referral bonus for introducing new Managers or Chefsto the company.
• Stream - use flexible pay to choose when to get paid

Your Wellbeing - it’s important to us!

• Free 24-hour confidential legal and information helpline for you and your family.
• Bespoke wellbeing support offering free counselling for all crew.
• Access to health checks and virtual GP appointments.
• Discounted gym membership.
• Plenty of social get togethers - it’s not all work and no play.
• Recognition platform with regular thankyous.

We want you to grow with us!

• Superb internal and external development programmes to support your progress.
• Earn while you learn - we partner with national training provider HIT to support our work-based Level 4 Senior Culinary Chef apprenticeships.
• Advanced Leadership Skills course enhancing self-awareness and soft skills.
• We encourage movement between our pubs so you can have a long-term career with B&P.

About You...

Previous experience in catering and hospitality in a restaurant, gastro pub or hotel at junior sous, sous or kitchen manager level is essential, as well as a positive attitude. Working alongside the Head Chef you’ll be responsible for running the kitchen, driving the food culture and keeping your team and our customers engaged with exciting new dishes.

About Brunning And Price...

• A family of 79 pubs and still growing!
• A company with heart, where individuality, personality and diversity are encouraged.
• A company committed to reducing our carbon footprint, working sustainably and supporting our local communities.

Are you ready to be part of a family where you can genuinely make a difference to your pub? Then make your next career move something special.