Sous Chef

TN United Kingdom; Royal Tunbridge Wells; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a vibrant and welcoming establishment as a Sous Chef, where your culinary creativity will shine. This role offers the chance to lead a passionate team, create exciting menus, and ensure top-notch service in a beloved community hub. With a focus on fresh, quality food, you'll play a key role in delivering memorable dining experiences. Enjoy a supportive environment with opportunities for professional growth through training and development programs. If you're ready to take the next step in your culinary career, this is the perfect opportunity for you to thrive and make a difference.

Benefits

Free meals

20% discount in all Young’s pubs and hotels

Share save Scheme

Company Pension Scheme

28 Days Holiday per year

Culinary masterclasses

Apprenticeship Scheme access

Qualifications

• Experience as a Sous Chef or Senior CDP with a passion for quality food.
• Ability to manage kitchen staff and ensure health and safety.

Responsibilities

• Champion excellent service through quality food and team leadership.
• Design and deliver new dishes for menus and daily specials.

Skills

Team Leadership

Communication Skills

Planning and Organisational Skills

Creativity in Menu Design

Hands-on Cooking

Education

Culinary Qualification

Job description

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About us:

We’re just a short stroll from the train station, rummage-worthy boutique shops, and the famous Pantiles. You can expect a warm welcome, good old fashioned community spirit, delicious food (including a rather eye-popping Sunday roast). A mecca for foodies, our guests travel far-and-wide to visit us for our perfectly cooked traditional pub classics (and some rather special specials too).

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 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!