Sous Chef

Mulberry Bush; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals

20% discount

Share save Scheme

Company Pension Scheme

28 Days Holiday per year

Apprenticeship Scheme

Job summary

Mulberry Bush is recruiting a Sous Chef to join our vibrant kitchen team. You will take a lead role in delivering high-quality, fresh dishes and contribute to menu creation alongside the Head Chef.

We value hands-on leadership, strong communication, and a proactive approach to training and developing the kitchen team. This role offers opportunities for progression within Young’s venues and a collaborative working environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership and ability to mentor staff.
• Strong communication with kitchen and front-of-house teams.
• Hands-on cooking with focus on fresh, quality dishes.
• Ability to design and deliver new dishes and daily specials.
• Experience managing rotas, training and health & safety.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing kitchen team.
• Champion excellent service through quality food.
• Hands-on cooking and supervision during service.
• Manage kitchen staff rota, training, and health & safety compliance.
• Collaborate with Head Chef to design and deliver new dishes and specials.
• Plan and organise to control GP and labour costs.
• Drive sales and growth by engaging kitchen and front-of-house teams.

Skills

Team leadership

Excellent communication

Hands-on cooking

Menu development

Staff rota management

Job description

Sous Chef

About us:

Round the corner from Waterloo, Southbank and the National Theatre, the Mulberry Bush caters for all events and parties. Whether you fancy a banging bloody mary and a Sunday roast, or a get-together after work, we're the place to be! We offer only the best with our seasonal menus and evolving drinks offers, our service is always top notch with plenty of in-house training and opportunities to progress.
We're looking for energetic, motivated people to join our fab and growing team. Lois and the team can't wait to welcome you!

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

Thanks for your interest in working with Young's.