Sous Chef

Pontcanna Inn; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 25,000; 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

Job summary

Pontcanna Inn in Cardiff is seeking a talented Sous Chef to join our busy pub kitchen on Cathedral Road. You will work alongside the Head Chef to deliver high-quality, fresh dishes for our guests, lead a small team, and ensure smooth kitchen operation in a welcoming environment.

The role offers autonomy to design dishes, manage GP and labour, and participate in training and development opportunities through our kitchen programme.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a kitchen team.
• Passion for delivering high-quality fresh food.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead kitchen operations alongside Head Chef and manage the kitchen staff rota.
• Design and deliver new dishes for menus and daily specials.
• Maintain health, safety and GP targets while controlling labour.
• Drive sales growth through engagement with kitchen and front-of-house teams.

Job description

SousChef

About us:

Are you looking to join an exciting Pub Co that can offer you personal development and career opportunities all over the country? Look no further than Pontcanna Inn at City Pub Group.We are looking for great people to join the team as ##jobtitle##. Pay starting at £[ENTER PAY - MATCHING ABOVE] per hour

The Pontcanna Inn is situated on Cathedral Road, close by to Sophia Gardens, The International Cricket Centre and a short walk to the University, Castle and Principality Stadium. With a fantastic outside terrace both at the front and the rear of the pub, the main bar and dining area seats 100, serving the best of hearty and healthy food with an eclectic range of wines and ales. Our 10 boutique bedrooms provide a home from home and our friendly team offer unique and individual customer care to our guests.

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 looking for their next step, who considers themselvesas a natural leader with 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