Sous Chef

Park Hotel; Teddington; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Head Chef development

Menu creation autonomy

Apprenticeship scheme

Masterclasses

Free meals

Staff discount

Share save scheme

Company pension

28 days holiday

Job summary

Park Hotel in the United Kingdom is seeking a passionate Sous Chef to join our kitchen team. You will work under a top Head Chef, lead a small brigade, and have room to progress into higher roles. You’ll develop menus, prepare fresh seasonal dishes, and contribute to daily specials in a welcoming environment.

We offer a development programme, apprenticeship options, masterclasses, free meals, staff discounts, pension and generous holiday entitlement.

Qualifications

• We are looking for an existing Sous Chef or Senior CDP seeking progression.
• Natural leader with passion and flair for quality fresh food.
• Hands-on chef with strong communication and team leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop kitchen staff, manage rota and health & safety.
• Collaborate with Head Chef to design and deliver new dishes.
• Drive quality and consistency across daily specials and menus.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Quality food

Communication

Menu creation

Job description

SousChef

About us:

Looking for a passionate individual that loves cooking and ideally wants to progress.
We are a well established venue with a fantastic reputation.
If you are after a challenge and career progression this is the ideal job for you.
Lots of fresh food to work with and a top head chef to work under.

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