Sous Chef

TN United Kingdom; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic kitchen team in Abingdon as a Sous Chef. You'll lead the team in delivering high-quality meals, ensuring kitchen operations run smoothly. Enjoy benefits like overtime pay, staff meals, and career development opportunities while working with fresh ingredients in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Overtime pay

Staff meals

50% staff discount

28 days holiday

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Company pension scheme

Career development opportunities

Tips shared equally

Christmas and Boxing Day off

Qualifications

• Experience as a Sous Chef or similar role.
• Strong kitchen skills including food prep and hygiene.

Responsibilities

• Support and lead the kitchen team to deliver effective operations.
• Manage labour and stock in the absence of the Head Chef.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Problem Solving

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Join Our Kitchen Team as a Sous Chef

We love real cooking — fresh, customer-led, and high-quality ingredients. As Sous Chef, you'll support and lead our kitchen team to deliver 14 great shifts a week, ensuring effective and safe kitchen operations.

The Benefits

• Overtime pay for hours worked beyond contracted hours
• Staff meals on every shift
• 50% staff discount outside working hours from day one
• 28 days holiday (including Bank Holidays), pro-rata
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay after 2 years
• Exclusive staff events like Loungefest
• Competitions and incentives, including trips
• Company pension scheme
• Long service awards
• Pay management with Wagestream
• Support via the Licensed Trade Charity
• Career development opportunities
• Tips shared equally based on hours worked
• Christmas and Boxing Day off

What You Bring

• Experience as a Sous Chef or similar role, eager to advance your career
• Experience with fresh ingredients and strong kitchen skills (food prep, hygiene, knife skills)
• Hands-on work ethic, leading by example to uphold high standards
• Driven and proactive in overcoming challenges
• Knowledge of KPIs, decision-making in the absence of the Head Chef, and managing labour and stock
• Excellent communication skills to manage stakeholders and build trust
• Understanding of rota scheduling, sales, labour forecasting, and HR practices
• Experience in training and recruiting kitchen staff, including apprentices and junior chefs

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