Sous Chef

Lamb, Hindon; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals

20% Staff discount

Share save Scheme

Company Pension Scheme

28 Days Holiday

Apprenticeship Scheme

Culinary masterclasses

Head Chef development Programme

Job summary

The Lamb Hindon is seeking a Junior Sous Chef to join a busy, dog-friendly pub and hotel. You will lead a kitchen team, help develop menus with the Head Chef, and take responsibility for rota, training and safety. Enjoy strong development prospects through internal head-chef programmes and regular masterclasses.

You’ll contribute to delivering high-quality, fresh dishes in a welcoming setting, with training, meals, and pension benefits on offer.

Qualifications

• Must have experience as Junior Sous Chef or Senior CDP seeking next step and leadership role.
• Proven ability to lead and develop a team while delivering quality, fresh food.

Responsibilities

• Lead kitchen team and manage rota, training and health and safety.
• Collaborate with Head Chef to design and deliver new dishes and specials.
• Maintain strong GP and labour controls with planning and organisation.
• Drive sales growth through engagement with kitchen and front-of-house teams.

Skills

Leadership

Team development

Communication

Hands-on chef

Health & safety

Creativity

Menu design

Tools

Rota planning

Food safety

Job description

Junior Sous Chef

About us:

The Lamb, a 12th-century coaching inn with 18 beautiful boutique bedrooms in an idyllic setting in the postcard village of Hindon.
We’re a fun team and we’re passionate about customers and our four-legged friends! We’re a massively dog-friendly pub and hotel and look after a lot of shooting parties during the shooting season!
The Lamb is a favourite with the locals, offering everything from a pint of real ale to cocktails on our garden terrace, three-course dinners in the restaurant to delicious Sunday roasts!

What we offer our Junior 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 Junior 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.