Sous Chef

McMullen & Sons Ltd.; St Albans; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus scheme

45 hours per week

Shift flexibility

Family friendly policies

Share of gratuities

Meal discounts—60% while working

Food & drink discounts off day off

GROW career development programme

Full chef uniform

Job summary

McMullen & Sons Ltd. is seeking a passionate Sous Chef to join our High Street Premium concept, where quality and guest experience come first.

You’ll help maintain our standards and support the Head Chef in delivering a stylish bar menu from brunch through to dinner, in a busy, friendly kitchen. We offer a competitive salary, a realistic bonus scheme, 45 hours per week with shift flexibility, family friendly policies, staff meal discounts, and extensive training through McMullen's GROW Programme

Qualifications

• Previous kitchen experience in a busy environment.
• Willing to take on responsibility and stay calm under pressure.
• Commitment to quality and guest satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the food concept to company standard and exceed guest expectations.
• Oversee stock control, ordering, deliveries, stock taking and control of wastage.
• Support the Head Chef in the smooth running of the kitchen and deputise in their absence.
• Train and develop the kitchen team so that they can reach their potential.
• All aspects of Food Safety and Health & Safety compliance in accordance with the law and company policy.

Skills

Kitchen experience

Calm under pressure

Leadership potential

Job description

If your ambition is to build a career in a long established, successful family run business, where guests come first and quality is paramount, come and join us as a Sous Chef. We're independent, so believe in investing in the future and we love home-grown talent. We treat all our people like part of the family - you'll be respected, trained, coached and encouraged to grow in confidence, to achieve more than you thought you were capable of.

Sous Chef

So, if you're as passionate as we are about maintaining quality standards and would enjoy helping create a stylish, vibrant bar offering great bar food from brunch through to dinner then you could be our next Sous Chef at our High Street Premium concept, an important part of the McMullen Family. We can offer you…

• A competitive salary
• An achievable bonus scheme
• Contracted 45 hours a week
• Shift flexibility
• Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• A share of gratuities
• 60% discounted meals when you are working
• 25% discount on food and 20% off drinks for you and your friends on your day off
• Fantastic training and career development through McMullen's GROW Programme if you wish to progress
• A step into a progressive Company who treat people as a name, not a number
• Full chef uniform

Key Responsibilities of a Sous Chef

• Delivering the food concept to company standard and exceeding guest expectations
• All aspects of food stock control including ordering, deliveries, stock taking and control of wastage
• Supporting the Head Chef in the smooth running of the kitchen and deputising in their absence
• Training and developing the kitchen team so that they can reach their potential
• All aspects of Food Safety and Health & Safety compliance in accordance with the law and company policy

Previous experience of working within a busy kitchen is essential. You must be keen to develop, willing to take on responsibility and remain calm under pressure.