Lead Sous Chef: Create Menus, Mentor Team, Grow

Young's Pubs; Cobham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals

20% discount in Young’s pubs andHotels

Company Pension Scheme

28 Days Holiday per year

Job summary

Young's Pubs seeks an experienced Sous Chef to join our Cobham kitchen team and drive quality, consistency and fresh menu development across our seasonal offerings. You will lead a hands-on kitchen, mentor junior staff, manage rota and safety, and work closely with the Head Chef to design daily specials that wow guests while controlling GP and labour costs.

You will enjoy autonomy to create menus and specials, participate in ongoing training and masterclasses, and contribute to a welcoming,

Qualifications

• 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

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a busy sous kitchen operation ensuring high quality execution of dishes
• Develop and refine menus and daily specials in collaboration with Head Chef
• Mentor and develop junior kitchen staff to improve skills and consistency
• Oversee kitchen staffing rosters, training, and health and safety compliance
• Work closely with Head Chef to maintain GP and labour controls and cost efficiency
• Drive sales through menu creativity and engagement with front of house teams

Skills

Menu Development

Food Preparation

Safe Food Handling

Kitchen Safety

Job description

Young's Pubs seeks an experienced Sous Chef to join our Cobham kitchen team and drive quality, consistency and fresh menu development across our seasonal offerings. You will lead a hands-on kitchen, mentor junior staff, manage rota and safety, and work closely with the Head Chef to design daily specials that wow guests while controlling GP and labour costs.

You will enjoy autonomy to create menus and specials, participate in ongoing training and masterclasses, and contribute to a welcoming,