Sous Chef

Las Iguanas; Bedford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading restaurant as a Sous Chef at Las Iguanas, where you'll thrive in a vibrant kitchen environment. This role involves supporting the Head Chef, leading a team, and ensuring high-quality dishes that celebrate Latin American cuisine. Enjoy perks like employee discounts, flexible working, and opportunities for competitions and trips!

Benefits

50% Employee Discount off food and drink

25% Friends and Family Discount

Negotiable contracts and flexible working opportunities

Referral bonus

We Care program including virtual GP and mental health support

Free meals on shift

Access to wages before payday

Discounted Gym Membership

Discounts on Merlin Entertainment

Competitions with trips to Mexico, Brazil, and Cuba

Responsibilities

• Support and assist the kitchen team to deliver authentic Latin American dishes.
• Ensure every dish meets high standards and follows specifications.

Skills

Teamwork

Job description

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Step Up as a Sous Chef at Our Urban Cantina!

Are you a culinary leader who thrives in a bustling kitchen? Look no further! At Las Iguanas, we’re all about vibrant energy, a sense of escape, and epic hospitality. Recognised as a Sunday Times ‘Best Places to Work 2024’, our South American-inspired urban cantina is where passion meets flavour, and our Sous Chefs are the driving force behind our excellence. If you love leading a team, supporting the Head Chef, and ensuring every dish meets our high standards, we want you! This role is perfect for someone who can follow specifications, uphold brand standards, and has a passion for Latin American cuisine.

Why Iguanas?

• 50% Employee Discount off food and drink across all Big Table Group Brands.
• 25% Friends and Family Discount
• Negotiable contracts and flexible working opportunities available
• Referral bonus
• We Care program including: 24/7 virtual GP, second medical opinion, mental health support and counselling, Get Fit Program, and healthy diet support.
• Free meals on shift
• Access to wages before payday
• Salary Finance- access to savings and loans
• Discounted Gym Membership
• Discounts on Merlin Entertainment, Alton Towers, Legoland etc
• Lots of Competitions including opportunities to win trips to Mexico, Brazil, and Cuba! Not to mention our amazing team parties.
• Spend and save giving access to hundreds of online retailers, with the added bonus of 10% cash back

As a Sous Chef, you will develop and celebrate your kitchen career every day, cooking with authentic flavours and fresh ingredients from Latin America. You will be responsible for supporting and assisting our kitchen team to guide our guests’ taste buds towards that true Latin American experience.

If you’re ready to bring your flair to our kitchen and make every meal a masterpiece, join us as a Sous Chef!

Skills

Teamwork

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Management and Manufacturing

Industries

• Restaurants