Sous Chef

Youngs; Poole; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Young's Canford is seeking a hands-on Sous Chef to join a vibrant seaside kitchen on the South Coast. Lead a dedicated kitchen team, champion fresh, quality food and ensure outstanding service in a buzzing, beachside pub environment.

You will work with the Head Chef to design menus, manage rota, training and health & safety, and help deliver daily specials. A fantastic coastal role with scope to grow and progress.

Qualifications

• Experience leading and developing a kitchen team.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain high food quality and service.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.
• Ability to plan menus and manage daily specials.
• Skilled in staff rota planning and health & safety.
• Proactive in driving sales through team engagement.

Responsibilities

• Champion excellent service through quality food.
• Lead and develop the kitchen team and communication.
• Hands-on chef with excellent communication skills.
• Manage kitchen rota, training and health & safety.
• Design and deliver new dishes with Head Chef.
• Plan and organise to control GP and labour.
• Drive sales and growth through kitchen/FOH engagement.

Skills

Leadership

Team development

Communication

Menu planning

Food quality

Staff scheduling

Sales growth

Job description

SousChef

About us:

Minutes from the beach, The Canford couldn’t be a more idyllic place to work!
With its friendly, buzzing atmosphere, a fabulous, dynamic management team, and spectacular location right on the South Coast, working here offers employees a Mediterranean lifestyle on their doorstep. Nurturing talent is a priority for The Canford, and we are committed to offering our team regular and extensive training to ensure everyone has the opportunity to grow and progress.
If you are bright, fun, and enthusiastic then come and join us! Our team are extremely fun-loving and quick on their feet. They work together, socialise together and as a team, they get the job done whilst enjoying an incredible beach vibe. Ideally, we are looking for bubbly, well-presented, and customer-orientated people who strive to provide outstanding service to each and every customer.
We are proud of our reputation for providing quality British seasonal fish & seafood from our restaurant and more casual dining from our Boat Shack.

What we offer ourSous Chefs:

• Access to our Sous Chef - Head Chef development Programme: the majority of our head chefs are internal appointments
• Autonomy to createyour 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 existingSous Chef or Senior CDP looking for their next step, who considers themselvesas a natural leader with a passion and flare for producing quality fresh foodin an environment that makes people feel welcome. As the successful Sous Chefyou will:

• Have experience championing excellent servicethrough quality food
• Demonstrate a passion for leading and developinga team
• Be an active hands-on Chef with excellentcommunication skills
• Be responsible and able to manage the kitchenstaff rota, training and all health and safety effectively at all times
• Working alongside your Head Chef, you will beable to demonstrate your creativity and ability by helping to design anddeliver new dishes for our menus and daily specials
• Demonstrate great planning and organisationalskills, necessary to maintain effective controls with regard to both GP andlabour
• Have a pro-active approach to driving sales anddelivering growth, through engagement with both kitchen and front of houseteams