Sous Chef

Prince Albert; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned British pub in Greater London seeks a skilled Sous Chef to lead kitchen operations and create innovative menus. The candidate should have leadership experience and a passion for quality fresh food. Key responsibilities include designing new dishes, managing kitchen staff, and ensuring excellent service. The pub offers a supportive environment with opportunities for training and development, including a service charge and discount benefits.

Benefits

Access to head chef development program

Nationally recognized qualification

Regular culinary masterclasses

Approx £8500 service charge per year

Free meals

20% discount in all Young’s pubs

Share save Scheme

Company Pension Scheme

28 Days Holiday per year

Qualifications

• Experience as a Sous Chef or Senior CDP.
• Passion for producing quality fresh food.
• Ability to manage kitchen staff and health and safety.

Responsibilities

• Create menus and specials with the Head Chef.
• Champion excellent service through quality food.
• Manage kitchen staff rota and training.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Planning and organizational skills

Creativity

Job description

Descripción

Sous

Chef

About us :

Prince Albert is a thriving Young's pub in an enviable location facing bustling Battersea Park. We're just a few minutes from Kings Road and 15 minutes from Clapham Junction or Sloane Square. Spread over 2 floors we have a garden and outdoor seating, a large bar / restaurant and a fabulous upstairs function room. We pride ourselves on our excellent British food and are well known for our Sunday Roasts and varied seasonal menu. Our client base is very varied, meaning no two days are the same. We are a hardworking but fun-loving group, constantly striving for excellence. Neil and the management team have high standards but offer support and training and reward hard work and commitment. There is always excellent service charge and added incentive programs to encourage healthy competition!!

If this sounds like your type of environment read on!

What we offer our

Sous Chefs :

• Access to our Sous Chef - Head Chef development Programme : the majority of our head chefs are internal appointments
• Access to our Apprenticeship Scheme - Gain a nationally recognised qualification
• Access to regular culinary masterclasses and training days to boost your skills
• Approx £8500 per year in service charge which is around £3.75 per hour
• Free meals
• 20% discount in all Young’s pubs and hotels
• Share save Scheme
• Company Pension Scheme
• 28 Days Holiday per year

Autonomy to create

your own menus and specials, alongside your Head Chef

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