Sous Chef

Leman Street Tavern; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals

20% discount in Young’s pubs and pubs

Share save Scheme

Company Pension Scheme

28 Days Holiday per year

Job summary

Leman Street Tavern in Aldgate East seeks a talented Sous Chef who leads with passion and delivers fresh, high-quality dishes in a welcoming pub setting. The role offers autonomy to create menus and contribute to daily specials alongside the Head Chef.

Join a team committed to development through our development programme, apprenticeship scheme, and regular culinary masterclasses. Availability on Christmas Day is required.

Qualifications

• Must be an existing Sous Chef or Senior CDP seeking next step.
• Proven leadership and ability to develop a team.
• Hands-on chef with excellent communication.
• Experience managing kitchen rota, training and health & safety.
• Ability to design and deliver new dishes with Head Chef.
• Strong planning and organisational skills to maintain GP and labour.
• Proactive approach to driving sales and growth through engagement with kitchen and front of house.

Responsibilities

• Lead kitchen operations in a fast-paced pub environment.
• Collaborate with Head Chef to design and deliver daily specials.
• Manage staff rota, training and health and safety compliance.
• Deliver high-quality, fresh dishes and maintain GP targets.
• Support development programmes and apprenticeships for the team.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Communication

Menu development

Sales growth

Tools

Rota management

Health & safety

Job description

SousChef
MUST BE AVAILABLE CHRISTMAS DAY

About us:

Welcome to LST!
Located in the heart of Aldgate East, we are the city pub that meets the east. The place to be for business lunches, after work drinks parties, Sunday afternoon catch-ups and big celebrations. With an epic lineup of drinks, perfectly poured draft beers, crisp wines, premium spirits, and handcrafted cocktails, we’ve got something to satisfy every craving.
Our menu is carefully curated by our talented head chef, packed with seasonal dishes that honour traditional flavours with a fresh, modern twist.
Enjoy a selection of small plates alongside our pub classics championing the very best of British produce. Each dish is designed to be enjoyed with the perfect pint, a well-chosen glass of wine, or one of our seasonal cocktails.
Our team is at the heart of everything we do here, so come and join the family.

What we offer ourSous 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 in a Sous Chef:

We are looking for an existingSous 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 salesanddelivering growth, through engagement with both kitchen and front of houseteams