Sous Chef

Young's; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A notable pub company in Greater London is seeking an experienced Sous Chef to join their team. The successful candidate will lead the kitchen, produce high-quality fresh food, and manage staff effectively. This role offers the opportunity for autonomy in menu creation and participation in a development program. Ideal for a passionate leader eager to contribute to a welcoming environment.

Benefits

Access to Chef development program

Free meals

20% discount in all Young's pubs

28 days holiday per year

Company pension scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience championing excellent service through quality food.
• Ability to manage kitchen staff, training, and health and safety.
• Ability to create menus and specials alongside the Head Chef.

Responsibilities

• Champion excellent service and quality food.
• Lead and develop a team effectively.
• Manage kitchen staff rota and training.
• Design and deliver new dishes and daily specials.

Skills

Leading and developing a team

Excellent communication skills

Passion for quality fresh food

Planning and organizational skills

Education

Experience as a Sous Chef or Senior CDP

Access to Apprenticeship Scheme

Job description

Sous Chef

About us: Where are we? The Victoria is a stunning Young's pub in the heart of Surbiton, proudly standing on its busy High Street. We've got great bus links from Kingston, Chessington and Norbiton & we're only a couple of stops on the train from Wimbledon, Esher, Weybridge & Walton… you can get to us from anywhere!

What do we do?

We're a local with great food. We're proud to serve the best seasonal British dishes with specials that are inspired by our customer's & team's travels, with a special investment in our Sunday roast (scoring 5 stars from The Guardian). We pride ourselves on excellent customer service, a warm welcome and product knowledge like no other pub in Surbiton, from our famous Young's Original beer to our stunning wine selection, we know our stuff & can't wait to show you what's what!

We love to have fun with our food and drink & our Burger Shack is a true testament to this. We are the only pub in Surbiton with a Burger Shack, Young's institution serving up the juiciest patties with chicken wings, Louisiana hot sauces and spud nuggets! The Burger Shack backs onto our famous garden. An oasis in the middle of a bustling High Street, covered & heated in the winter and open to those glorious rays in the summer!

Our Team

Matthew, our GM & our small but cracking team can't wait to welcome you to our pub. We have regular socials, buckets of incentives & muck in wherever we're needed. We really are a family & love nothing more than kicking back with a burger and a pint ourselves.

We are looking for awesome people to join our squad and continue to help us grow as a community, we are proud to announce that we will also be having a refurbishment in August 2025. A great challenge for anyone looking to make that step forward.

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 develop 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, work alongside your Head Chef 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, and have a pro‑active approach to driving sales and delivering growth through engagement with both kitchen and front‑of‑house teams.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Work alongside your Head Chef, demonstrating 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!