Sous Chef

Duke's Head, Putney; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals

20% discount in Young’s pubs andHotels

Share save Scheme

Company Pension Scheme

28 Days Holiday per year

Apprenticeship Scheme

Culinary masterclasses and training

Job summary

The Dukes Head in Putney is a riverside pub-style kitchen seeking a talented Sous Chef to join a busy multi-venue kitchen. You will work under the Head Chef, lead a kitchen team and help create fresh, high-quality dishes across menus and daily specials.

This role offers progression through our Head Chef development programme, hands-on leadership, and engagement with regular training days. Benefits include free meals, pension, and 28 days holiday per year.

Qualifications

• Previous sous chef or senior CDP with leadership experience.
• Ability to guide and develop a kitchen team.
• Hands-on chef with strong communication.
• Creative and able to design new dishes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop kitchen team.
• Manage staff rota and training.
• Ensure health and safety compliance.
• Collaborate with Head Chef on new dishes and daily specials.

Skills

Leadership

Team development

Communication

Menu design

Staff scheduling

Health & safety

Sales growth

Time management

Education

Culinary experience in a professional kitchen

Job description

SousChef

About us:

The Dukes Head is an iconic riverside pub in Putney just 10 minutes walk from Putney Bridge, East Putney and Putney rail stations. We are a large and diverse business operating over 3 floors including our Dukes bar, Coxswain restaurant, Rowing Club cocktail bar & Wolsey Room for private hire. This makes any role within the pub a challenging and exciting prospect for any applicant. Nearest public transport – Putney Bridge, Putney Train Station.

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 servethrough 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 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 organisationalskills, necessary to maintain effective controls with regard to both GP andlabour
• Have a pro-active approach to driving sales and delivering growth, through engagement with both kitchen and front of houseteams