Sous Chef

Coborn's; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Apprenticeship Scheme

Pension Scheme

28 Days Holiday

Staff discount

Share save Scheme

Job summary

Young's is seeking a motivated Sous Chef to join one of our welcoming pubs in London. You will lead the kitchen team, champion exceptional service through quality food, and creatively contribute to menus and daily specials. This role offers opportunities for progression, apprenticeship access, and ongoing culinary development.

Join a supportive environment with autonomy to shape menus and train staff, while benefiting from pension, holidays, and staff discounts across Young’s pubs and hotels.

Qualifications

• Existing Sous Chef or Senior CDP seeking next step.
• Natural leader with a passion for producing quality fresh food.
• Excellent communication and people management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop kitchen team while ensuring high standards of food quality.
• Collaborate with Head Chef on menu design and daily specials.
• Manage kitchen staff rota, training, and health and safety compliance.
• Drive sales and growth through engaging with both kitchen and front of house teams.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team development

Hands-on cooking

Planning skills

Sales growth

Job description

Descripción

Sous Chef

About us

This is a great opportunity to join Young's and settle in one of our beautiful pubs in E3.
If you have right experience and passion for cooking fresh seasonal food we'd love to have a chat with you and chance to show us what you can do.

What we offer our 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
• 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 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.