Sous Chef

Bear Inn, Esher; Esher; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A British pub in the heart of Esher is seeking an experienced Sous Chef to join the kitchen team. The successful candidate will lead and develop the team while ensuring the highest quality of food is produced. Responsibilities include managing the kitchen staff, designing new dishes, and engaging with both kitchen and front of house teams. This part-time role offers a competitive hourly salary ranging from £14 to £17, along with various employee benefits, including training and discounts.

Benefits

Free meals

20% discount in all Youngs pubs and hotels

Company Pension Scheme

28 Days Holiday per year

Qualifications

• Experience in leading a kitchen team as a Sous Chef or Senior CDP.
• Ability to demonstrate creativity in menu design.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage kitchen staff rota and training.
• Ensure quality service through food preparation.
• Work with Head Chef to create and deliver new dishes.

Skills

Culinary Experience

Restaurant Experience

Kitchen Management Experience

Food Preparation Experience

Knife Skills

Job description

About us :

The Bear is a proper British pub set in the heart of Esher. We are looking for a hard working passionate experienced CDP to join our kitchen team to continue to build on a strong growth in next year and beyond.

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 Youngs 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 Youngs. If you would like to be part of our team apply now!

Required Experience :

IC

Key Skills

Culinary Experience,Food Handling,Restaurant Experience,Kitchen Management Experience,Food Preparation Experience,Kitchen Experience,Labor Cost Analysis,Catering,Cooking,Cost Control,Sanitation,Knife Skills

Employment Type :

Part-Time

Experience :

years

Vacancy :

1

Hourly Salary Salary :

14 - 17