Sous Chef

Young's Pubs; Oxshott; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals

28 Days Holiday per year

20% discount in all Young’s pubs and 3

Company Pension Scheme

Share save Scheme

Apprenticeship Scheme

Job summary

Young's Pubs is seeking a Sous Chef to join our pub team. You will lead a kitchen, create menus and daily specials, and work closely with the Head Chef to maintain a welcoming, high‑quality dining experience. The role is hands-on with strong focus on leadership and creativity.

You will champion excellent service through quality food, manage the kitchen rota, and participate in ongoing training and development within a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading and developing a kitchen team.
• Ability to design and deliver new dishes and daily specials.
• Strong communication and planning to manage GP and labour."

Responsibilities

• Champion excellent service through quality food and warm, welcoming atmosphere.
• Lead and develop the kitchen team, ensuring smooth daily operations.
• Manage kitchen staff rota, training, and health & safety compliance.
• Collaborate with Head Chef on menu development and specials.

Skills

Menu Development

Food Preparation

Safe Food Handling

Kitchen Safety

Job description

About us:

Hey there! We're on the lookout for someone who's not just a great employee, but a great addition to our pub family. We offer competitive hourly rates, ongoing training, and a supportive team environment where you'll be treated like family. If you're passionate about making people happy and want to join a fun, welcoming team, we want 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

Skills

• Menu Development
• Food Preparation
• Safe Food Handling
• Kitchen Safety