Sous Chef

Young's; Burnham-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a fantastic pub with a strong community focus as a Sous Chef. You will lead a talented kitchen team in producing quality British food while enjoying benefits like culinary training and a supportive environment for career growth. With autonomy in menu creation and a focus on fresh ingredients, this role offers a fulfilling and dynamic work experience.

Benefits

Access to culinary masterclasses

Free meals

20% discount across Young’s pubs

Company Pension Scheme

28 Days Holiday per year

Qualifications

• Natural leader with a passion for producing quality fresh food.
• Hands-on chef with excellent communication skills.
• Able to manage kitchen staff and ensure health and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Create menus and specials alongside Head Chef.
• Lead and develop kitchen staff.
• Drive sales and deliver growth through team engagement.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Planning and organisation

Creativity

Education

Experience as a Sous Chef or Senior CDP

Job description

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The Dunstan House Inn is a fantastic pub with rooms, situated in the heart of the local community. We're all about the good things, nostalgic British food, real ale, wines from around the world and an enviable range of gins. Our team are ambitious, positive and all about putting our guests first. Upstairs, there are six stunning en-suite guest bedrooms, and we're just a stone's throw from the gorgeous seaside and town centre.

In the Summer we're bustling, we've got the best beer garden around and all day sunshine, with an outdoor bar and our coveted burger shack serving up proper burgers all season long. In the Winter, we transform into a cosy winter retreat, with roaring log fires, candles simmering and hearty pub classics served from our talented kitchen team all week long.

We love to see our team grow their skills and develop their career whilst they are with us, and actively encourage our team to partake in as much training as possible.

What we offer our
Sous Chefs:

• Access to our Sous Chef - Head Chef development Programme: the majority of our head chefs are internal appointments
• Autonomy to create
  your own menus and specials, alongside your Head Chef
• Access to our Apprenticeship Scheme - Gain a nationally recognised qualification
• Access to regular culinary masterclasses and training days to boost your skills
• Free meals
• 20% discount in all Young’s pubs and hotels
• Share save Scheme
• Company Pension Scheme
• 28 Days Holiday per year

What we look for in a Sous Chef:

We are looking for an existing
Sous Chef or Senior CDP looking for their next step, who considers themselves
as a natural leader with a passion and flare for producing quality fresh food
in an environment that makes people feel welcome. As the successful Sous Chef
you will:

• 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

Thanks for your interest in working with Young's. If you would like to be part of our team, apply now!