Sous Chef

Young & Co; Royal Tunbridge Wells; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Young & Co is seeking a passionate Sous Chef to lead kitchen operations at a bustling pub in Royal Tunbridge Wells. The ideal candidate will have a flair for creating delicious, quality food and demonstrate strong leadership skills. This position offers numerous development opportunities alongside a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Access to Head Chef development Programme

Free meals

20% discount in all Young’s pubs and hotels

Company Pension Scheme

28 Days Holiday per year

Qualifications

• Experience in championing excellent service through quality food.
• Passion for leading and developing a team.
• Active hands-on Chef with excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage kitchen staff rota, training, and health/safety effectively.
• Design and deliver new dishes for menus and daily specials.
• Drive sales and deliver growth through team engagement.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Planning and organisational skills

Creativity

Quality food production

Education

Experience as a Sous Chef or Senior Chef de Partie

Job description

Sous Chef

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 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

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