Sous Chef

Crown, Chertsey; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Autonomy to create menus

Apprenticeship scheme

Free meals

20% discount in Young’s pubs/hotels

Share save scheme

Company pension

28 days holiday

Culinary masterclasses

Staff training days

Job summary

The Crown in Chertsey is seeking an experienced Sous Chef to join a friendly team. You will lead kitchen operations, champion quality food, and help design menus and daily specials. The role includes hands-on cooking, staff development, and ensuring health and safety compliance.

You will work under the Head Chef to deliver high standards, manage rotas, and respond to busy service periods with creativity and efficiency. A passion for hospitality and guest satisfaction is essential.

Qualifications

• Senior CDP or Sous Chef with proven leadership and passion for producing quality fresh food.
• Ability to lead and develop a kitchen team while maintaining high standards and a welcoming environment.
• Hands-on Chef with strong communication skills and a proactive approach to training, health and safety, and GP labour controls.

Responsibilities

• Champions excellent service through quality food.
• Leads and develops the kitchen team and manages rota, training, and safety.
• Delivers creative dishes and daily specials in collaboration with Head Chef.
• Plans and organises to maintain GP and labour controls while maximizing efficiency.
• Drives sales growth by engaging kitchen and front-of-house teams.

Skills

Leadership

Team development

Communication

Rota management

Food quality

Creativity

Sales growth

Planning

Job description

Sous Chef

About us:

Set in the heart of Chertsey, offering 49 bedrooms as well as areas to celebrate your special occasions, the Crown has something to offer everyone, for every occasion.
Working with a Premium range of food and drinks, you'll be given excellent training to join a friendly team and be part of what makes the memories for our guests for years to come. You'll also get to meet Molly the pub dogs who loves to make new friends (in return for treats of course).
We can offer you a career pathway to take you as far as YOU want to go, and in your own timescale to suit your aspirations and work around your personal commitments. You'll also get to enjoy staff discounts throughout all Young's pubs for you and your friends to make the most of your downtime so you are relaxed and raring to go to enjoy your job.
At the end of the day - You go to the pub to enjoy yourself, you may as well get paid at the same time.......

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