Sous Chef

Adnams Plc; Aldeburgh; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A local brewery and hospitality company in Aldeburgh is seeking a Sous Chef to oversee kitchen operations and assist the Head Chef in creating seasonal menus. Experience in a busy kitchen is essential. The ideal candidate will have strong culinary skills, excellent multitasking abilities, and a passion for local food. The role offers a competitive salary, pension, meals on duty, and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Company Pension

Life Assurance

Tips

Meals on Duty

Share Incentive Plan

Career Development Opportunities

Wellbeing Programmes

Employee Discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in a busy kitchen environment.
• Ability to manage and motivate kitchen staff.
• Strong understanding of local cuisine and food purchasing.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning and implementing seasonal menu changes.
• Manage food purchasing and stock rotation.
• Ensure dishes are prepared and served to specification.

Skills

Culinary skills

Presentation skills

Multitasking

Efficiency under pressure

Job description

What do you need to know about Adnams and our Team?

We make amazing award-winning beers and spirits from our home in Southwold, have some great shops across the region and operate some stunning pubs and hotels. We understand the value of every customer and work hard to deliver amazing service in a time of exciting innovation and digital transformation.

We do all of this while caring passionately about the environment, our local communities and our wider social responsibilities.

At Adnams we really care about diversity and are proud of our culture where everyone is respected, valued and treated with kindness.


What are we looking for?

We are looking for a Sous Chef who can provide the highest quality food and work closely with the Head Chef to plan and implement seasonal menu changes and drive business success.

The ideal Sous will already have experience in a similar busy kitchen and use their skills to assist in the effective management, motivation, standards, and development of all Kitchen employees.

You will deputise in the Head Chef's absence and ensure that the day is planned and organised for the rest of the team. Food is local and fresh, and you will manage food purchasing and stock rotation on a daily basis

We need a Chef that loves the buzz of a busy kitchen, likes to understand the local's palette and can produce specials and modern classics.

You will possess excellent culinary and presentation skills, ensuring all dishes are prepared according to specification and served at the correct quality, portion size and temperature. You will have the ability to multitask and work efficiently under pressure.

Flexibility required to cover a variety of shifts per week including bank holidays and weekends.

What's in it for you?

Hopefully, a sense of pride that you are working for a business that cares about the important stuff and a lot of fun working with an amazing bunch of people.

Enthusiastic and hard-working people who join Adnams tend to stay around so we must get quite a lot of things right. We really admire innovation and are not afraid to try something new, so you get to put new ideas into practice to deliver even better results for everyone.

We offer an excellent package including a Competitive Salary, Company Pension and Life Assurance, Tips, Meals on Duty, Share Incentive Plan, Career Development Opportunities, Wellbeing Programmes and fabulous employee discounts!