Sous Chef

Coborn's; City Of London; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sous Chef - Head Chef development?

Menu autonomy and daily specials

Apprenticeship scheme

Culinary masterclasses and training

20% discount in Young’s pubs andHotels

Share save Scheme

Company Pension Scheme

28 Days Holiday per year

Job summary

Young's is seeking a Sous Chef for a pub in E3, London. The role offers autonomy to create menus and collaborate with the Head Chef on daily specials, with opportunities to participate in the Sous Chef - Head Chef development Programme.

You will lead a hands-on kitchen, train staff, and ensure high standards of food quality and service, while managing GP and labour with strong planning and organisational skills.

Qualifications

• We are looking for an existing Sous Chef or Senior CDP
• Natural leader with passion for quality fresh food
• Ability to champion excellent service through great food

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the kitchen team
• Manage the kitchen staff rota, training and health & safety
• Design and deliver new dishes and daily specials
• Demonstrate planning and organisational skills to control GP and labour
• Drive sales and growth through engagement with kitchen and front of house teams

Skills

Team leadership

Communication skills

Hands-on cooking

Creativity in menus

Job description

SousChef

About us:

This is a great opportunity to join Young's and settle in one of our beautiful pubs in E3. If you have right experience and passion for cooking fresh seasonal food we'd love to have a chat with you and chance to show us what you can do.

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
• 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 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

Thanks for your interest in working with Young's.