Sous Chef

Oyster-House; Great Chesterford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Menu development autonomy

Apprenticeship scheme

Culinary masterclasses

Free meals

Staff discount 20%

Share save scheme

Pension scheme

28 days holiday

Job summary

Oyster-House invites applications for an experienced Sous Chef to join our evolving Seafront venue. You will work alongside the Head Chef to design and deliver fresh, high-quality dishes, lead a kitchen team, and ensure consistent standards across service.

As a hands-on leader, you will manage rota planning, control costs, and contribute to new menu ideas while maintaining a welcoming atmosphere for guests.

Qualifications

• We are looking for an existing Sous Chef or senior CDP with leadership and passion for fresh food.
• Be hands-on, able to design and deliver new dishes with creativity alongside the Head Chef.
• Able to manage kitchen staff rota, training, and health and safety.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a kitchen team while delivering quality fresh food.
• Design and deliver new dishes for menus and daily specials.
• Manage rota, training, and health and safety.

Skills

Leadership

Team leadership

Communication skills

Menu development

Quality food

Job description

About us

Join us in our newly refubished Seafront venue overlooking the sea, with a stunning bar for dining and socialising and 16 lovely ensuite rooms and a lovely freindly team.
With our up and coming november bar refurbishment this will be the place to work on the Mumbles seafront,

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 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 Young’s pubs and hotels
• Share save Scheme
• Company Pension Scheme
• 28 Days Holiday per year

What we look for a Sous Chef:

We are looking for an existing Sous 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 us. If you would like to be part of our team,