Sous Chef

Charles Wells; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary 34K

28 days holiday

Pension scheme

Discounts

Shift discounts

Refer a friend

Assistance programme

Benefits portal

Career development

Dining discount

Job summary

Salisbury Arms on Tenison Road is seeking a Kitchen Team Leader who combines ambition with a strong work ethic to drive food safety, hygiene and service standards. You will lead a busy kitchen, coach junior staff and work with the Kitchen Manager on menu development and efficient rotas.

You will help ensure allergen compliance, optimise margins, control portions and stock, and support new menu launches while maintaining a positive, proactive team culture in a busy hospitality environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a busy kitchen environment.
• A methodical, calm and organised approach to work whilst working under pressure.
• Exhibits a proactive, positive, and can-do attitude towards tasks and challenges.
• Precise planning and organisation ability.
• Act as role model for team in behaviours, appearance, hygiene and time keeping.
• Ability to give and receive fair feedback where appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for food safety and hygiene across the kitchen areas.
• Training and coaching junior kitchen staff and ensuring all team members are aware of how food is stored, rotated and disposed of.
• Work with Kitchen Manager to develop our food offer in line with menu development guidelines.
• Support the Kitchen Manager in team recruitment and creating effective team rotas.
• Extensive knowledge of the key food allergens.
• Support the Kitchen Manager to ensure the site is running efficiently maximising sales and gross profit through minimising labour and stock losses.
• Support the Kitchen Manager in new menu launches and cook offs.
• Be responsible for achieving the food margin through portion control and management of raw ingredients.
• Stocking shelves and ensuring stock is securely stored at the correct temperature and correctly rotated.
• Ensure that all health & safety directives are followed in the preparation of food.

Skills

Kitchen leadership

Food safety

Training staff

Menu development

Recruitment support

Allergens knowledge

Job description

Company Description

Standing proud on Tenison Road and just 5 minutes walk from the train station; I’d guess you’d call us one big happy family who are always here when you want a drink or a bite to eat. The Salisbury Arms is a neighbourhood hangout serving up freshly made artisan pizzas, bubbling pots of comfort food and seriously tasty beers!

Company Description

Standing proud on Tenison Road and just 5 minutes walk from the train station; I’d guess you’d call us one big happy family who are always here when you want a drink or a bite to eat. The Salisbury Arms is a neighbourhood hangout serving up freshly made artisan pizzas, bubbling pots of comfort food and seriously tasty beers!

Position

We are looking for a Kitchen Team Leader who is highly self-motivated, has a great attitude to learning and is committed to delivering exceptional standards of food, cleanliness and hygiene. You will be an ambitious individual, always looking for ways to build on your own experience and who always strives for the perfect end result.

Your Main Duties As Kitchen Team Leader Involve

• Accountable for food safety and hygiene across the kitchen areas
• Training and coaching junior kitchen staff and ensuring all team members are aware of how food is stored, rotated and disposed of
• Work with Kitchen Manager to develop our food offer in line with menu development guidelines
• Support the Kitchen Manager in team recruitment and creating effective team rotas
• Extensive knowledge of the key food allergens
• Support the Kitchen Manager to ensure the site is running efficiently maximising sales and gross profit through minimising labour and stock losses
• Support the Kitchen Manager in new menu launches and cook offs
• Be responsible for achieving the food margin through portion control and management of raw ingredients
• Stocking shelves and ensuring stock is securely stored at the correct temperature and correctly rotated
• Ensure that all health & safety directives are followed in the preparation of food

Requirements

What we are looking for:

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a busy kitchen environment
• A methodical, calm and organised approach to work whilst working under pressure
• Exhibits a proactive, positive, and can-do attitude towards tasks and challenges
• Precise planning and organisation ability
• Act as role model for team in behaviours, appearance, hygiene and time keeping
• Ability to give and receive fair feedback where appropriate

Other information

We Will Offer You a Great Package

• £34K + (+tips)
• 28 days holiday
• Company Pension scheme
• Retail and beer discounts
• Fun culture surrounded by a supportive team
• 50% off food on shift
• Refer a friend Bonus
• Employee Assistance programme
• Benefits portal
• Career development programme
• 30% dining discount of all managed houses
• Great working environment and great prospects!