Sous Chef

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

Benefits offered by this job

Development Programme

Menu autonomy

Apprenticeship scheme

Masterclasses

Free meals

Staff discount

Share save scheme

Pension scheme

28 days holiday

Job summary

Mulberry Bush is seeking an energetic Sous Chef to lead a busy kitchen just steps from Waterloo and South Bank. You will drive quality, train and manage a team, and collaborate with the Head Chef to design new dishes for our menus and daily specials.

You will oversee rota planning, health and safety, and help push sales through strong kitchen-front of house cooperation. Join a team with ongoing training, benefits, and progression opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience as Sous Chef or Senior CDP stepping up to leadership.
• Ability to lead and develop a team while delivering quality fresh food.
• Strong communication and hands-on kitchen management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the kitchen team and ensure high service standards.
• Champion excellent service through quality food and presentation.
• Hands-on role with rota planning, training and health and safety.
• Collaborate with Head Chef to create and launch new dishes and daily specials.
• Plan and organise to maintain GP and labour controls.
• Drive sales and growth through kitchen and front-of-house engagement.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Communication

Creativity

Food quality

Food safety

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.