Sous Chef

Youngs; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Autonomy to create menus and specials

Apprenticeship Scheme

Culinary masterclasses

Free meals

20% discount in Young’s pubs andHotels

Share save Scheme

Company Pension Scheme

28 Days Holiday per year

Job summary

Young's Worplesdon Place near Guildford is seeking an experienced Sous Chef to lead with passion and deliver quality fresh food in a welcoming country pub kitchen. You will work alongside the Head Chef, design dishes, manage the kitchen team, and ensure health and safety standards are met.

You'll benefit from a development programme, apprenticeship opportunities, masterclasses, free meals, employee discounts, a pension, and generous holiday allowance, with a hands-on leadership role and room to

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership in a kitchen environment.
• Passion for producing high-quality fresh food.
• Proven ability to lead and develop a team.
• Hands-on chef with excellent communication skills.
• Strong planning and organisational skills to manage GP and labour.
• Proactive in driving sales and growth through kitchen/front of house collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Champion excellent service through quality food.
• Lead and develop a kitchen team.
• Be a hands-on chef with clear communication across staff.
• Manage rota, training and health & safety compliance.
• Design and deliver new dishes for menus and daily specials with Head Chef guidance.
• Plan and organise operations to control GP and labour costs.
• Drive sales and growth by engaging kitchen and front-of-house teams.

Skills

Leadership

Food quality

Team development

Hands-on chef

Communication

Planning & organisation

Sales growth

Job description

Sous Chef

About us:

Worplesdon Place has been an iconic landmark at the heart of the pretty village of Worplesdon, just outside Guildford, since the 19th century. Now a country pub with rooms, we’ve been spruced up and refurbished to our former glory, offering a good dose of rural chic, old-fashioned hospitality, all your favourite dishes and, of course, the best beers and wines to wash them down with. We’re looking for great staff to join our fun and friendly team – so if this sounds like something you’d enjoy, we’d love to hear from you.

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