Sous Chef

Waterman; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Menu development support

Apprenticeship scheme

Culinary masterclasses

Free meals

20% pub discounts

Share save scheme

Pension scheme

28 days holiday

Job summary

You will join Young's as a Sous Chef in a cheerful pub environment that blends hospitality with quality dining. You will lead a small team, contribute to menu development and ensure outstanding service with fresh, quality dishes.

Join a culture that values hands-on leadership, staff development and cost control, while delivering great customer experiences in a welcoming setting.

Qualifications

• Experience as Sous Chef or Senior CDP looking for next step.
• Passion for producing quality fresh food in a welcoming pub environment.
• Strong leadership and people development skills.
• Excellent communication and hands-on kitchen management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the kitchen team, ensuring high standards of service.
• Collaborate with Head Chef to create and update menus and daily specials.
• Oversee food quality, consistency and GP control in the kitchen.
• Manage kitchen staff rota, training and health and safety procedures.

Skills

Menu planning

Team leadership

Communication skills

Hands-on chef

Health & safety

Rota management

Job description

SousChef

About us:

A thriving community pub where we work hard but play harder! We are a small pub with a big heart, lots of sports screens and 8 boutique rooms for B&B and we are looking for someone fantastic to join our team!

What we offer ourSous Chefs:

• Access to our Sous Chef - Head Chef development Programme: the majority of our head chefs are internal appointments
• Autonomy to createyour 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 existingSous Chef or Senior CDP looking for their next step, who has a passion and flare for producing quality fresh foodin an environment that makes people feel welcome. As the successful Sous Chefyou will:

• Have experience championing excellent servicethrough quality food
• Demonstrate a passion for leading and developinga team
• Be an active hands-on Chef with excellentcommunication skills
• Be responsible and able to manage the kitchenstaff rota, training and all health and safety effectively at all times
• Working alongside your Head Chef, you will beable to demonstrate your creativity and ability by helping to design anddeliver new dishes for our menus and daily specials
• Demonstrate great planning and organisationalskills, necessary to maintain effective controls with regard to both GP andlabour
• Have a pro-active approach to driving sales anddelivering growth, through engagement with both kitchen and front of houseteams

Thanks for your interest in working with Young's.