Sous Chef

Harri; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals

20% discount in Young’s pubs/hotels

Share save Scheme

Company Pension Scheme

28 Days Holiday per year

Apprenticeship Scheme

Culinary masterclasses

Job summary

The Windmill is a dog-friendly pub, restaurant & 42-bedroom boutique hotel on Clapham Common seeking a Sous Chef to lead and inspire the kitchen team. You will help design and deliver menus, work closely with the Head Chef, and drive guest satisfaction through quality dishes.

We offer development programmes, apprenticeships, masterclasses, free meals, staff discounts, pension, and generous holiday allowance. A hands-on leader role in a vibrant, busy setting awaits.

Qualifications

• Experience leading and developing a kitchen team.
• Hands-on chef with strong communication.
• Able to manage kitchen rota, training, and health and safety.

Responsibilities

• Champion excellent service through quality food.
• Lead and develop a kitchen team.
• Plan and deliver new dishes with Head Chef.
• Manage kitchen staff rota, training, and health and safety.
• Drive sales by engaging kitchen and front of house.
• Collaborate to maintain GP and labour controls.

Skills

Leadership

Staff training

Quality food

Communication

Menu development

Job description

Sous Chef

About us:

The Windmill is a famous pub, restaurant & 42-bedroom boutique hotel situated on Clapham Common, we're a very dog-friendly business (so liking dogs is a must for any applicant) our pub dog Monty can be found sat in a bar stool most days.
We're always busy and looking for people that can deliver great customer service with big smiles even when the place is packed. We serve a range of beers cocktails and the best in modern British seasonal food including steaks sourced locally from Ginger Pig butchers

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