Sous Chef

TN United Kingdom; Trowbridge; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic kitchen team as a Sous Chef, supporting the Head Chef and leading shifts to deliver exceptional service. With a focus on fresh ingredients and high standards, you'll play a key role in maintaining a 5-star kitchen environment while enjoying benefits like overtime pay, staff discounts, and opportunities for career progression.

Benefits

Overtime pay for extra hours

Staff food on every shift

50% staff discount outside working hours

28 days holiday (pro-rata)

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Exclusive staff events

Company pension scheme

Long service awards

Access to Wagestream for pay management

Opportunities for personal growth

Qualifications

• Experience as a Sous Chef or similar role.
• Strong kitchen skills and passion for fresh ingredients.
• Proven experience in training and recruiting kitchen staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead shifts and engage the kitchen team.
• Ensure effective and safe kitchen operations.
• Maintain high standards for stocks, Health & Safety, and food quality.

Skills

Kitchen skills

Communication

Proactive work ethic

Knowledge of KPIs

Food safety decision-making

Job description

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About the Role: Sous Chef

We are passionate about real cooking — for our customers and our team. As a Sous Chef, you'll support the Head Chef, lead and engage the kitchen team to deliver exceptional service across 14 shifts per week.

Your responsibilities include leading shifts, ensuring the kitchen operates effectively and safely, maintaining high standards for stocks, Health & Safety, Hygiene, and food quality, and upholding 5-star kitchen standards.

The Good Stuff

• Overtime pay for every hour worked over contracted hours
• Staff food on every shift
• 50% staff discount outside working hours from day one
• 28 days holiday (including Bank Holidays), pro-rata
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay after 2 years of service
• Exclusive staff events like Loungefest
• Competitions and incentives, including trips
• Company pension scheme
• Long service awards
• Access to Wagestream for pay management
• Support via the Licenced Trade Charity
• Opportunities for personal growth and career progression
• Tips shared equally based on hours worked
• Christmas and Boxing Day off

What You'll Bring

• Experience as a Sous Chef or similar role, with a passion for fresh ingredients and strong kitchen skills
• A proactive work ethic, leading from the front and maintaining high standards
• Relentless drive to overcome challenges
• Knowledge of KPIs, labour, stock, and food safety decision-making
• Excellent communication skills for stakeholder management and rapport building
• Knowledge of rota scheduling, sales, labour forecasting, and HR practices
• Proven experience in training and recruiting kitchen staff, including apprentices and junior chefs

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