Junior Sous Chef

Alexander Pope; Twickenham; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals

20% discount in Young’s pubs/hotels

Company pension scheme

28 days holiday

Apprenticeship scheme

Job summary

Alexander Pope in Twickenham is seeking a Junior Sous Chef to join a bustling kitchen focused on fresh fish and pub classics. You will work under the Head Chef, leading a hands-on team, designing and delivering daily specials, and ensuring smooth kitchen operations while maintaining high standards.

The role offers opportunity to progress via the apprenticeship scheme and development programmes, plus free meals and employee discounts.

Qualifications

• Experience leading and developing a kitchen team.
• Hands-on chef with strong communication.
• Proficient in managing staff rota and health and safety.
• Creative with menu design and daily specials.
• Able to drive sales through kitchen-front collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the kitchen team alongside Head Chef.
• Design and deliver new dishes for menus and daily specials.
• Ensure health and safety compliance at all times.
• Plan, organise, and control GP and labour.
• Collaborate with front of house to drive sales.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Communication

Menu development

Planning

Organisation

Health & safety

Rota management

Training

Sales growth

Job description

Junior Sous Chef

About us:

The Alexander Pope pub & hotel is a stylish hub for Twickenham & Teddington, just a five-minute walk from Strawberry Hill Station. Serving all the pub classics we have a particular focus on fresh fish which we champion via our daily 'Skipper's Catch'. On rugby days you can find the pub buzzing with all the pre-match diners, not to mention our live music nights and famous quiz nights. Sundays are very popular for families who just love our Sunday Roasts. We'd love to hear from you! The nearest public transport is Strawberry Hill Train Station.

What we offer our Junior 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 Junior Sous Chef:

We are looking for an existing Junior 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 Junior 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