Sous Chef

White Bear Tunbridge Wells; Royal Tunbridge Wells; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pub in Royal Tunbridge Wells is seeking a Sous Chef to join their dynamic team. This role requires a passionate leader with experience in managing kitchen staff, creating menus, and delivering exceptional food quality. Joining this vibrant team offers opportunities for professional development, including an apprenticeship scheme and culinary masterclasses.

Benefits

Free meals

20% discount in all Young’s pubs and hotels

Company Pension Scheme

28 Days Holiday per year

Access to culinary masterclasses

Autonomy to create menus

Qualifications

• Experience as an existing Sous Chef or Senior CDP.
• Proven passion for producing quality fresh food.
• Ability to manage kitchen staff effectively.
• Hands-on cooking experience with strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage kitchen staff rota and training effectively.
• Design and deliver new dishes for menus and specials.
• Drive sales and growth through engagement with teams.
• Champion excellent service through quality food.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Creativity

Planning and Organization

Education

Nationally recognised qualification

Job description

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The White Bear sets the trend for city buzz, quality cocktails and seasonal British dining! With its friendly atmosphere and dynamic team, working here offers a fun, social environment. We work together, socialize together and get the job done as one team, whilst ensuring everyone comes as a guest and leaves as a friend! We take pride in serving fresh, seasonal, British food along with craft beers and beautiful wines delivered with exceptional hospitality. You will have a passion to deliver exceptional food quality with a friendly outgoing personality and a desire to work as part of a team.

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

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