Sous Chef

Crown, Bow; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals

20% discount in all Young’s pubs

Culinary masterclasses

Company Pension Scheme

28 Days Holiday

Job summary

The Crown, located in the heart of East London, is seeking an experienced Sous Chef to join our team. Our pub is popular for its vibrant atmosphere, overlooking beautiful Victoria Park, and offers a wealth of culinary experiences.

As a Sous Chef, you'll lead the kitchen staff, ensure excellent quality in food service, and have autonomy in creating new menu items. We offer a development programme, culinary training days, free meals, and 28 days of holiday to enhance your career.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Champion excellent service through quality food.
• Lead and develop the kitchen team.
• Manage kitchen staff rota and training.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Team leadership

Creativity in menu design

Hands-on cooking

Planning and organizational skills

Education

Relevant culinary qualifications

Job description

Sous Chef

About us:

The Crown is a cool and popular local pub in the heart of the East End, overlooking the beautiful Victoria Park. Recently refurbished, our stunning spaces are set over two floors.
Weekends are buzzing with revellers joining for a quick pint, Sunday roast lunches, wedding receptions, birthday parties and other events. We offer a wonderful selection of fine wines, craft beers and cocktails paired perfectly with fresh seasonal British food.
Join our small but fabulous team who loves what they do and be part of our family.

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