Sous Chef

Royal Seven Stars, Totnes; Totnes; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discount on food & drink

Discount in Visitors Centre shop

Accommodation discount

Training & career development

Pension scheme 4%

Cycle to work

Westfield Health cash plan

Westfield Rewards

Employee forums & working groups

Thrive learning platform

Career progression

Job summary

St Austell Brewery seeks a versatile Sous Chef to join our busy kitchen team. You will support the Head Chef, lead staff, and ensure each dish is prepared to specification while adapting menus to meet guest needs and business demands.

You will be adept with stock systems and contribute to a clean, safe kitchen. Training and development opportunities are available to grow your skills and career within our brewery pubs.

Qualifications

• Versatile Sous Chef with experience in fast-paced environments.
• Ability to lead kitchen team under Head Chef and ensure procedures and dish specifications are met.

Responsibilities

• Support Head Chef in leading the kitchen team.
• Ensure procedures are followed and dish specifications are met.
• Utilize flexible menu-writing processes to adapt the offer to business and guest needs.

Skills

Sous Chef

Kitchen team leadership

Food safety

Tools

Stock management systems

Job description

Experience more with St Austell Brewery!

For over 175 years, St Austell Brewery has been crafting quality beers, running award-winning pubs and serving communities across the South West. Today, we're a leading brewing, hospitality and drinkswholesale business, united by a shared purpose:brewing great experiences for generations to come. Through our commitment to sustainability and forming strong partnerships, we're helping to protect the people, places and communities that make our region special.

Are you aversatileSous Chef with experience of working in a fast-paced environment? Join our talented kitchen team and you’ll be working alongside passionate people, with locally sourced produce, to provide high quality food that delights our guests. As Sous Chef, you will support your Head Chef in leading our talented kitchen team while ensuring the correct procedures are followed and specifications for each dish are precisely met. You will utilise the flexibility enabled by our menu writing processes, to help adapt our offer to meet the needs of our business and our guests.

Our Chefs:

• Are well organised, adaptable, with a genuine interest in food
• Take pride in keeping the kitchen clean, tidy and safe
• Are key to keeping our kitchen running efficiently even at our busiest times
• Are confident users of stock management systems

What we offer in return:

• Competitive bonus scheme with quarterly and super yearly payment opportunities
• 30% discount on food & drink within our managed pubs
• 30% off in our Visitors Centre shop including brands like Yeti, St. Eval, Atlantic blankets
• 50% discount on accommodation within the managed estate
• Fantastic training & career development opportunities
• Pension Scheme - 4% Employee and Employer or increase to 5%
• Cycle to work scheme
• Westfield Health cash plan – Claim money back for Dental, Eye Care, Physio etc.
• Westfield Rewards – Shopping rewards
• Have a voice in shaping our workplace through employee-led forums and working groups, influencing policies, and initiatives
• Access to Thrive, our learning platform packed with training, resources and development opportunities,
• Clear career pathways designed to help you grow

St Austell Brewery is an Equal Opportunities employer, and we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity.