Sous Chef

inploi; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned culinary establishment in Bournemouth is seeking a talented Sous Chef to join their vibrant kitchen team. You will work alongside the Head Chef to create exquisite, modern French dishes while ensuring a motivated and safe kitchen environment. Ideal candidates will have a passion for cooking and experience in managing kitchen teams. Competitive benefits include a permanent contract, employee discounts, and opportunities for development.

Benefits

40 hours per week guaranteed

Fortnightly pay

Meals from the employee menu

100% discount off food at Côte

Internal development programmes

Company pension scheme

Employee assistance program

Access to early pay

Qualifications

• Experience in creating dishes and leading a kitchen team.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Head Chef to deliver a motivated and safe environment.
• Support the Head Chef and General Manager in maintaining kitchen standards.
• Ensure the team has resources to succeed in every shift.

Job description

Overview

Sous Chef

Are you happiest when you’re creating iconic, mouth-watering dishes with a twist? Are you organised and confident enough to lead a team? Do you take your work seriously, but never yourself?

We’re looking for a Sous Chef to join our team, working shoulder to shoulder with the team and reporting to our Head Chef.

As a Sous Chef, you’ll be working with a menu that is packed full of flavour, provenance and seasonality. Our all-day food menu showcases and celebrates the diverse, modern French food landscape with indulgent French classic dishes that are balanced with lighter options too.

The kitchen is yours as a Sous Chef, you\'ll be working closely with the Head Chef to deliver a motivated and safe environment for all our Chefs to work in. You’ll support the Head Chef and General Manager by ensuring the kitchen is in tip-top condition and you’ll have the teams back by ensuring they have everything they need to make every shift that bit better.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Head Chef to deliver a motivated and safe environment for all cooks.
• Support the Head Chef and General Manager by ensuring the kitchen is in tip-top condition.
• Ensure the team has everything they need to make every shift a success.

Benefits

• Permanent, full time contract guaranteeing you 40 hours per week
• We pay all our teams fortnightly because who doesn’t love a payday?
• Every shift you work, we’ve got you covered with meals from our employee menu (thanks Chef)!
• Treat yourself, family and friends to 100% discount off our food at any Côte
• We’re here for the curious, so it’s no surprise there are loads of opportunities when it comes to internal development programmes, we have some big plans coming this year!
• Company pension scheme & life assurance scheme
• Employee assistance program – 24/7 support and advice for health, wellbeing, and financial issues
• Access your next pay early through our Wagestream partnership

About Côte

Bonjour, we’re Côte.

We believe life should be full of flavour. Yes, we’re foodies – but we’re actually in the business of making memories. Founded in Wimbledon in 2007 with a mission to deliver quality, French-inspired food, extraordinary service, and a whole-hearted enjoyment of life, we now have a 3,000-strong team and 85 restaurants (and counting) across the UK.

There are so many reasons to join Côte

We’re on an exciting new journey – and our team will play a huge part in making it happen. That means when you’re with us, every day is an opportunity to aim higher. Because we’re invested in your development, so you’ll get out as much as you put in. And we encourage you to bring your unique flavour to work, because we value the diversity of our teams. Best of all, the work you do brings joy to others. Sound good? Maybe you belong with us.