Sous Chef

Young's; Fairlands; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pub company in Fairlands is seeking a passionate Sous Chef to join their team. The successful candidate will produce quality fresh food while leading a dynamic kitchen team. Responsibilities include menu creation, managing staff, and ensuring excellent service in a vibrant environment. Experience as a Sous Chef or Senior CDP is preferred. This position offers numerous benefits, including training opportunities and discounts at all company venues.

Benefits

Free meals

20% discount in all pubs and hotels

Company Pension Scheme

28 Days Holiday per year

Qualifications

• Experience as a Sous Chef or Senior CDP.
• Passion for producing quality fresh food.
• Ability to manage kitchen staff and health safety.

Responsibilities

• Champion excellent service through quality food.
• Lead and develop a kitchen team.
• Create and deliver new dishes for menus.
• Manage kitchen staff rota and training.
• Drive sales and kitchen efficiency.

Skills

Excellent service through quality food

Team leadership

Communication skills

Creativity in menu design

Planning and organisational skills

Pro-active approach to sales

Job description

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Worplesdon Place has been an iconic landmark at the heart of the pretty village of Worplesdon, just outside Guildford, since the 19th century. Now a country pub with rooms, we’ve been spruced up and refurbished to our former glory, offering a good dose of rural chic, old-fashioned hospitality, all your favourite dishes and, of course, the best beers and wines to wash them down with. We’re looking for great staff to join our fun and friendly team – so if this sounds like something you’d enjoy, we’d love to hear from you.

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

Thanks for your interest in working with Young's. If you would like to be part of our team, apply now!