Sous Chef

Côte Restaurants; Gloucestershire Science & Technology Park; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading restaurant chain in Gloucestershire is seeking a Sous Chef to join their team. This role involves working closely with the Head Chef to create a motivating and safe kitchen environment, delivering high-quality French-inspired dishes. Candidates should have strong leadership skills, experience in a kitchen environment, and a passion for food. The position offers a full-time contract with various benefits, including a 100% discount on food for employees and their families.

Benefits

100% discount off food for you, family, and friends

Company pension scheme

Internal development programs

Employee assistance program

Qualifications

• Experience in a kitchen environment, preferably in a similar role.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage a team.
• Passion for French cuisine and quality food preparation.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Head Chef to deliver a motivated and safe kitchen environment.
• Lead and support the team to ensure every shift is well equipped.
• Contribute to delivering a menu packed with flavour and seasonality.
• Assist in maintaining kitchen cleanliness in line with policy.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Food presentation

Kitchen safety

Job description

Overview

Sous Chef
Are you happiest when you’re creating iconic, mouth-watering dishes with a twist? Are you organised and confident enough to lead a team? Do you take your work seriously, but never yourself?

We’re looking for a Sous Chef to join our team, working shoulder to shoulder with the team and reporting to our Head Chef. As a Sous Chef, you’ll be working with a menu that is packed full of flavour, provenance and seasonality. Our all-day food menu showcases and celebrates the diverse, modern French food landscape with indulgent French classic dishes that are balanced with lighter options too. The kitchen is yours as a Sous Chef, you'll be working closely with the Head Chef to deliver a motivated and safe environment for all our Chefs to work in. You’ll support the Head Chef and General Manager by ensuring the kitchen is in tip-top condition and you’ll have the teams back by ensuring they have everything they need to make every shift that bit better.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Head Chef to deliver a motivated and safe kitchen environment.
• Lead and support the team to ensure every shift is well equipped to perform at a high standard.
• Contribute to delivering a menu packed with flavour, provenance and seasonality.
• Assist in maintaining kitchen standards and cleanliness in line with policy.

Benefits

• Permanent, full time contract guaranteeing you 48 hours per week
• We pay all our teams fortnightly
• Every shift you work, we’ve got you covered with meals from our employee menu
• 100% discount off our food at any Côte for you, family and friends
• Internal development programmes and opportunities to grow with the company
• Company pension scheme & life assurance scheme
• Employee assistance program – 24/7 support for health, wellbeing, and financial issues
• Access your next pay early through our Wagestream partnership

About Côte

Bonjour, we’re Côte. We believe life should be full of flavour. Yes, we’re foodies – but we’re actually in the business of making memories. Founded in Wimbledon in 2007 with a mission to deliver quality, French-inspired food, extraordinary service, and a whole-hearted enjoyment of life, we now have a 3,000-strong team and 85 restaurants (and counting) across the UK. There are so many reasons to join Côte. We’re on an exciting new journey – and our team will play a huge part in making it happen. That means when you’re with us, every day is an opportunity to aim higher. Because we’re invested in your development, so you’ll get out as much as you put in. And we encourage you to bring your unique flavour to work, because we value the diversity of our teams. Best of all, the work you do brings joy to others. Sound good? Maybe you belong with us.

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