Sous Chef

The Alice Lisle; Ringwood; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25% discount on food & drink

Tips paid weekly

Discounted hotel stays

My Fuller’s benefits platform

Healthcare Cash Plan

Full induction and training

Wagestream access

Job summary

The Alice Lisle, a Fuller’s pub set in the New Forest countryside, is seeking a Sous Chef to lead the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence. You will craft seasonal, locally sourced dishes and drive creativity within a collaborative team.

Join a pub with a strong food reputation and a supportive environment, offering training, career progression, and employee benefits through Fuller’s platforms.

Qualifications

• As deputy to the Head Chef, you will take full control of the kitchen when they are away.
• You will prepare fresh food made from seasonal, local ingredients.
• You are a creative Sous Chef who can bring new ideas and create fresh dishes.
• You will bring the best out of the kitchen team.
• You take pride in every successful service.
• A hygiene qualification, excellent food knowledge and food safety awareness are essential for this role.

Responsibilities

• Lead kitchen operations in the Head Chef's absence.
• Ensure dishes are prepared with seasonal, local ingredients.
• Develop and implement fresh dish ideas with the team.
• Foster teamwork and maintain high service standards.

Skills

Kitchen leadership

Seasonal ingredients

Creativity

Food safety awareness

Education

Hygiene qualification

Job description

Join Fuller’s: Where the true you thrives and diversity is embraced. At Fuller’s we don't just offer jobs, we invite you to celebrate your authentic self. Our four core values – doing things the right way, being part of the family, celebrating individuality and always asking what’s next? – define the essence of who we are.

The Alice Lisle is a listed pub set in the New Forest countryside. Something of a dining destination, the pub has a great reputation for food, attracting a diverse mix of customers including families, walkers and local foodies.

What we can offer you:

• An exciting variety of career paths: Explore a wide range of roles and career paths across our pubs and hotels.
• Supportive environment: We put people first and strive for a collaborative and trusting atmosphere where everyone is valued.
• Continuous growth: Engage in learning and development programs to fuel your personal and professional growth.
• 25% discount on food and drink, across all our pubs and hotels for you and your friends and family. Increasing to 30% after one year, 35% after three years and 40% after five years.
• A fair share of tips, paid on top of your hourly pay and paid on a weekly basis.
• Discounted hotel stays at hotels in the Fuller’s Family
• Access to ‘My Fuller’s’ – our online benefits platform where you can make savings at 100s of retailers and access discounted gym memberships, cinema tickets and much more.
• Healthcare Cash Plan – after one year with us you will have access to a 24-hour GP service and the ability to claim your money back for dentist and eyecare appointments.
• Full induction and training
• The option to receive up to 35% of your earnings as you earn them with Wagestream. This means you won’t always need to wait until payday.

What welook for in a Sous Chef:

• As adeputy to the Head Chef, you will take full control of the kitchen when theyare away.
• Someonewho will take pride in preparing fresh food made from seasonal, localingredients.
• Acreative Sous Chef who can bring new ideas and create fresh dishes.
• Bringthe best out of the kitchen team.
• Takepride in every successful service.
• Ahygiene qualification, excellent food knowledge and food safety awareness areall essential for this role.