Sous Chef

Old Bicycle Shop; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals

20% discount in Young’s pubs andHotels

Share save scheme

Company Pension Scheme

28 Days Holiday per year

Apprenticeship Scheme access

Culinary masterclasses

Job summary

Old Bicycle Shop in Cambridge is seeking a Sous Chef to join a vibrant kitchen team. You will lead, train and develop staff, while delivering high‑quality, fresh, locally sourced dishes.

The role offers autonomy to create menus under the Head Chef and to contribute to daily specials in a welcoming, busy environment. You will work closely with the Head Chef, manage rotas, health & safety, and help drive sales through strong kitchen and front-of-house collaboration.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a kitchen team and delivering high‑quality fresh food.
• Ability to manage rota, training, and health & safety.
• Creative input to menus and daily specials.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Champion excellent service through quality food.
• Lead and develop a team.
• Hands-on chef with excellent communication.
• Manage kitchen staff rota, training and health & safety.
• Design and deliver new dishes with Head Chef.
• Plan and organise to control GP and labour.
• Drive sales and growth with kitchen and FOH teams.

Skills

Leadership

Team development

Communication

Planning & organisation

Creativity

Hands-on chef

Sales-driven

Job description

Sous Chef

About us:

Do you value the best service, deliciously fresh and locally sourced produce prepared by an amazing kitchen team and a bespoke drinks menu? Why not join the team at Old Bicycle Shop in Cambridge! Once the first bicycle shop in the UK, we are now one of Cambridge's most vibrant restaurants; serving brunch, lunch, dinner, amazing cocktails and more. If you share our philosophy of high standards, served with a warm and friendly smile, then we'd love to hear from you. We're a growing team with plenty of opportunities for career development, great staff benefits and a modern outlook. We're part of an eclectic collection of unique pubs, well-regarded restaurants, premium hotels & award-winning microbreweries.

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