Junior Sous Chef

Loungers plc; Welwyn Garden City; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading restaurant group in Welwyn Garden City seeks a Junior Sous Chef to support the Head Chef in delivering high-quality, fresh dishes. You will be responsible for ensuring daily prep is done and making dishes to specification. This role offers great benefits, including career progression opportunities, paid breaks, and a generous discount in all brands.

Benefits

Tips shared equally across the team

Paid breaks

Staff food on every shift

50% discount on food

28 days holiday

Personal development opportunities

Qualifications

• Existing Junior Sous Chef or an experienced Chef.
• Experience working with fresh ingredients.
• Demonstrate good chef/kitchen skills.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Good communication skills

Team player

Strong knowledge of food safety

Self-motivated

Job description

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.

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 Benefits

• 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 in all three brands from day one
• 28 days holiday (including Bank Holidays), pro rata
• Competitions and incentives (like 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 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 be able to 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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