Sous Chef

Yellow Group; Hassocks; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Yellow Group is seeking an experienced Sous Chef for a busy country pub near Hassocks, just outside Brighton. You will work with the Head Chef to deliver locally sourced pub classics and elevated specials, with a strong focus on fresh ingredients and roast specials renowned in the area.

In this role you’ll lead a kitchen team, manage service, and contribute ideas for seasonal menus. The position offers progression toward Head Chef as the business grows and expands its busy operation.

Qualifications

• Experienced Sous Chef with a passion for fresh, seasonal food.
• Food safety and kitchen hygiene standards must be met.
• Proven leadership skills and team mentoring abilities.

Responsibilities

• Run service and support a busy bar, restaurant, and function room.
• Take full charge of the kitchen on Head Chef’s days off; order, prep, and manage the team.
• Contribute ideas to seasonal menus and specials.
• Train and mentor junior chefs as the team grows.
• Oversee food safety, stock control, and day-to-day kitchen organisation.

Skills

Sous Chef Experience

Food Safety

Leadership

Menu Development

Job description

Sous Chef – Award-Winning Country Pub, Hassocks

We're recruiting for an experienced Sous chef on behalf of a busy, much-loved country pub just outside Brighton, set against the South Downs and known for its multi-award-winning Sunday roasts and entirely fresh food menu. This is a brilliant opportunity to join a growing, ambitious business at exactly the right time.

The pub was taken over just over a year ago, given a stunning refurb, and picked up an industry award for Best Roast Dinner within months of reopening. The business has gone from strength to strength since opening, creating a bustling atmosphere which has been a huge hit with locals and people travelling in. With expansion plans on the horizon, this role offers excellent progression opportunities within the business, in particular for someone ready to step into a Head chef position and take charge of your own kitchen.

About the role:

Working closely with the Head Chef, you'll help lead a lively kitchen serving locally sourced produce centered around pub classics done to a very high standard to elevated specials and their celebrated Sunday roast. Day to day, you'll be:

• Running service and supporting the wider team across a busy bar, restaurant, and function room
• Taking full charge of the kitchen on the Head Chef's days off — ordering, prepping, managing the team, and holding standards very high.
• Bringing your own ideas to seasonal menus and specials
• Training and mentoring junior chefs as the team grows
• Helping look after food safety, stock control, and day-to-day kitchen organisation

Who we're looking for:

• An experienced Sous Chef with a genuine passion for fresh, seasonal food
• Someone confident running a kitchen solo, not just a section
• Ambitious, with a real desire to progress into a Head Chef role as the business grows
• A positive, hands-on team player who thrives under pressure