Sous Chef

Duke of Wellington; Greater London; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals

20% discount in all Young’s pubs and酒店

Share save Scheme

Company Pension Scheme

28 Days Holiday per year

Apprenticeship Scheme

Regular culinary masterclasses and培训

Job summary

The Duke of Wellington on Portobello Road in London is seeking an experienced Sous Chef to join our busy kitchen team. You will lead on food quality, help develop menus, and mentor junior cooks in a lively pub setting.

As part of Young's, you’ll have access to development programmes, masterclasses, and employee benefits while delivering fresh, premium meals to locals and visitors alike.

Qualifications

• We are looking for an existing Sous Chef or Senior CDP seeking their next step.
• You should be a natural leader with a passion for producing quality fresh food.
• You will work collaboratively with Head Chef to design menus and daily specials.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop kitchen team, ensuring excellent service and quality food.
• Manage rota, training, and health and safety compliance.
• Collaborate with Head Chef to design new dishes and daily specials.
• Contribute to GP and labour controls with proactive planning.
• Assist in delivering great guest experiences across menus and events.
• Prepare and plate high-quality meals for dining room, bar, and parties.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Communication

Hands-on chef

Menu design

Job description

Sous Chef

About us

Hi, I'm Dan, and I'm proud to run the incredible 'Duke of Wellington' on the world-famous Portobello Road!

Our pub features in the opening scenes of the 1999 classic 'Notting Hill', but we established ourselves as an iconic part of the neighbourhood during its construction back in 1854 (just two years after the original Duke passed away!) The pub still retains some of her original features including a 360° bar, where tourists from around the world flock from the moment we open our doors, and our fireplaces where you might find Notting Hill locals and the occasional celebrity (Adele signed her first contract here!) relaxing with a drink on a winter's evening.

These features are not the only thing that defines our lovely pub though, as we are constantly building a team of passionate and fun people (like yourself?) to do everything from pouring drinks on our outside bar in summer, to chatting to people from around the world at the bar, to taking orders and bringing food to hungry guests in our Dining Room & Snug, or even to 'hosting' a party at our upstairs bar in the gorgeous Peacock Room.

In the kitchen our team of hard-working & efficient chefs deliver a fully bespoke menu of freshly prepared, premium meals to visitors, regulars and neighbours alike, as well as stunning buffets and canapes for our function guests.

Geo, Jan, Mike & Scott lead our Front of House team and can offer all the skills needed to deliver great service no matter how busy we get. On top of all of this, as part of Young's we are keen to develop our people and help them find the next step if they are keen for a career in hospitality.

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 labourHave 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,