Sous Chef

Cherry Tree; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known restaurant group in Greater London is looking for an experienced Sous Chef to join their dynamic kitchen team. The role offers the opportunity to create innovative dishes while managing kitchen operations and leading a team. Ideal candidates will have a passion for fresh quality food and the ability to develop a cohesive work environment. This full-time position provides competitive hourly pay, culinary development programs, and various employee perks.

Benefits

Access to culinary masterclasses

20% discount in all Youngs pubs and hotels

Company Pension Scheme

28 Days Holiday per year

Free meals

Qualifications

• Experience as a Sous Chef or Senior CDP.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Ability to manage kitchen staff and health safety effectively.

Responsibilities

• Create and develop exciting new dishes.
• Manage kitchen staff training and rota.
• Drive sales and engage with front of house teams.

Skills

Culinary Experience

Food Handling

Restaurant Experience

Kitchen Management Experience

Food Preparation Experience

Labour Cost Analysis

Cooking

Cost Control

Sanitation

Knife Skills

Job description

SousChef

About us

We're looking for an experienced and professional Sous Chef to join our ranks and work alongside our fantastic head chef and kitchen team to create and develop exciting new dishes and produce some gorgeous classics too!

We will have a Live In position for the right candidate after Christmas too!

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 Youngs 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 Youngs. If you would like to be part of our team apply now!

Key Skills

Culinary Experience, Food Handling, Restaurant Experience, Kitchen Management Experience, Food Preparation Experience, Kitchen Experience, Labour Cost Analysis, Catering, Cooking, Cost Control, Sanitation, Knife Skills

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Hourly Salary: 14 - 17