Sous Chef

Young's; Oxshott; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned pub company in Oxshott is seeking a passionate Sous Chef to serve fantastic food and create innovative menus. You will play a key role in leading the kitchen team, managing operations, and ensuring top-notch service. Ideal candidates have experience as a Sous Chef or Senior CDP, excellent communication skills, and a love for fresh quality food. This position offers competitive hourly rates, development opportunities, and a supportive environment where creativity thrives.

Benefits

Access to culinary masterclasses

28 Days Holiday per year

Discounts in all Young’s pubs and hotels

Pension Scheme

Free meals

Qualifications

• Experience championing excellent service through quality food.
• Passion for leading and developing a team.
• Ability to manage kitchen staff rota and training.
• Creative in designing and delivering new dishes.

Responsibilities

• Serve fantastic food and create innovative specials.
• Manage kitchen operations and maintain health and safety.
• Collaborate with Head Chef to design menus.
• Drive sales and deliver growth through team engagement.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Hands-on Chef

Quality food production

Planning and organisational skills

Leadership and team development

Education

Experience as Sous Chef or Senior CDP

Job description

Sous Chef

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! Please submit your application with a current resume and a note telling us why you're the perfect fit for our pub family.

We're a beautiful pub in a small beautiful village in Surrey very close to London. We're known for our food and are a destination pub. We're looking for a Sous Chef to join our Head Chef in serving fantastic food, creating innovative specials and seasonal menus.

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

Thanks for your interest in working with Young's. If you would like to be part of our team, apply now!