Sous Chef

Young's Pubs; Poole; In loco; GBP 26.000 - 36.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Free meals

20% discount in pubs/hotels

Share save scheme

Company pension scheme

28 days holiday per year

Apprenticeship scheme

Descrizione del lavoro

The Canford, part of Young's Pubs, is seeking a Sous Chef to lead a busy kitchen on the South Coast. We value passion for fresh food, strong leadership, and a hands-on approach within a friendly, beachside environment with clear opportunities to grow.

You will work with the Head Chef to develop menus, mentor juniors, manage rota and health and safety, and contribute to sales growth. Perks include meals, pension, holidays, and staff discounts.

Competenze

• Experience leading and developing a team in a busy kitchen.
• Hands-on chef with passion for quality fresh food.
• Strong communication and leadership to drive service standards.
• Ability to plan and organise rotas, training and safety practices.

Mansioni

• Lead and mentor kitchen team to deliver high-quality dishes.
• Manage staff rota, training and health & safety compliance.
• Design and deliver new dishes for menus and daily specials.
• Collaborate with Head Chef to drive menu innovation and sales.

Conoscenze

Menu Development

Food Preparation

Safe Food Handling

Kitchen Safety

Descrizione del lavoro

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 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