Sous Chef

Young's Pubs; Minchinhampton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals

20% discount in Young’s pubs & hotels

Share save scheme

Company pension

28 days holiday per year

Apprenticeship scheme

Job summary

The Crown in Minchinhampton, part of Young's Pubs, is seeking a skilled Sous Chef to lead kitchen operations, craft menus, and support a welcoming, community-focused dining experience.

You will mentor junior staff, manage rostas, and work with the Head Chef to deliver high-quality, fresh dishes while maintaining GP and labour controls. The role offers development through training, masterclasses, and an Apprenticeship Scheme.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a kitchen team and delivering quality food.
• Ability to design and deliver new dishes and daily specials.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Hands-on chef with experience managing kitchen staff rota.

Responsibilities

• Lead kitchen operations and supervise junior kitchen staff.
• Assist Head Chef in menu planning and daily specials.
• Ensure high standards of food quality and safety.
• Control GP and labour costs; manage stock and ordering.
• Train and develop team members through masterclasses and courses.
• Collaborate with front-of-house to deliver excellent guest experience.

Skills

Menu Development

Food Preparation

Safe Food Handling

Kitchen Safety

Job description

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About us

The Crown is situated in the heart of Minchinhampton. A hub of the local community holding regular events. We offer the best of premium British produce alongside a wide selection of wines, spirits, cocktails and local ales in a professional, relaxed environment.

About us

The Crown is situated in the heart of Minchinhampton. A hub of the local community holding regular events. We offer the best of premium British produce alongside a wide selection of wines, spirits, cocktails and local ales in a professional, relaxed environment.

Our team is at the heart of everything that we do, as such, we offer development and progression to all team members old and new including, internal and external courses, e-learning and the opportunity to study NVQs.

All team members receive an equal amount of service charge based on hours worked and are paid weekly (unless salaried).

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

Skills

• Menu Development


• Food Preparation


• Safe Food Handling


• Kitchen Safety

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