Sous Chef

White Hart, Barnes; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals

Young’s discount

Share save scheme

Company pension

28 days holiday

Chef development programme

Apprenticeship scheme

Masterclasses & training

Job summary

The White Hart, Barnes, is seeking an experienced Sous Chef to lead a busy kitchen and maintain the high standard of seasonal British dishes. You will work closely with the Head Chef, mentoring a team and contributing to daily specials.

As a hands-on leader, you will manage rota planning, health and safety compliance, and drive continuous improvement in food quality and guest experience.

Qualifications

• Sous Chef experience, or Senior CDP seeking next step.
• Natural leader with passion for fresh, quality food.
• Hands-on chef with strong communication and teamwork.
• Responsible for kitchen staff rota, training and safety.
• Collaborate with Head Chef on menu design and daily specials.
• Strong planning to manage GP and labour.
• Pro-active in driving sales through kitchen/front-of-house engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead kitchen operations and supervise line cooks.
• Collaborate with Head Chef to design and launch new dishes.
• Ensure health and safety standards are met.
• Manage staff rotas, training, and performance.
• Drive sales through menu ideas and front-of-house engagement.

Job description

Sous Chef

About us:

Located on the banks of the river Thames and just a short journey away from central London, our beautiful pub has that carefree countryside feeling, providing respite from the concrete jungle. Here at the White Hart, we pride ourselves on attention to detail, and impeccable customer service and strive to offer the best in seasonal British food.

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