Sous Chef

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

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Sous Chef, where you'll lead a passionate kitchen team dedicated to delivering exceptional dishes with fresh ingredients. This role offers a unique opportunity to work in a vibrant environment, ensuring high standards of food safety and hygiene while actively participating in the development of your team. With a focus on personal growth and a supportive culture, you'll enjoy perks like overtime pay, generous discounts, and opportunities for career progression. If you're driven by quality and teamwork, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Overtime pay

Staff food on every shift

50% off staff discount

28 days holiday

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Company pension scheme

Long service awards

Tips shared equally

Christmas and Boxing Day off

Personal development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience as a Sous Chef or Junior Sous Chef/Assistant Kitchen Manager.
• Strong chef skills with fresh ingredients and hygiene knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead and engage the kitchen team for effective shift management.
• Oversee stocks, Health & Safety, and maintain 5-star kitchen standards.

Skills

Sous Chef Experience

Food Preparation

Hygiene Standards

Knife Skills

Communication Skills

Proactive Work Ethic

KPI Knowledge

Decision-Making

Job description

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You love real cooking. We love real cooking. Customers love real cooking. It's a no-brainer so you wonder why so many other places don't do it. We do it, and you'll be doing it with us - fresh, customer-led, and with high-quality ingredients.

Role: Sous Chef

As a Sous Chef, you'll be the Head Chef's go-to for support, leading and engaging the kitchen team to deliver 14 great shifts week in, week out.

You'll be leading shifts, ensuring the kitchen runs effectively and safely. You'll be detail-oriented, overseeing stocks, Health & Safety, Hygiene, manning the pass to ensure our food goes out on-spec and on-time, and always upholding 5-star kitchen standards.

The Good Stuff

• Overtime pay for every hour worked over contracted hours
• Staff food on every shift
• 50% off staff discount from day one
• 28 days holiday (including Bank Holidays), pro-rata
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay after 2 years of service
• The renowned staff party - Loungefest
• Competitions and incentives (including trips)
• Company pension scheme
• Long service awards
• Power over your pay with Wagestream
• Support via the Licenced Trade Charity
• Opportunities for personal development 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 a Junior Sous Chef/Assistant Kitchen Manager aiming to advance
• Experience working with fresh ingredients and strong chef skills (food prep, hygiene, knife skills)
• A proactive work ethic, leading from the front and maintaining high standards
• Relentless drive and a positive attitude
• Knowledge of KPIs, decision-making in absence of the Head Chef regarding labour, stock, and food safety
• Excellent communication skills for managing stakeholders and building rapport
• Knowledge of rota scheduling, sales, labour forecasts, reporting, recruitment, HR
• Proven success in training and recruiting kitchen staff including apprentices and chefs

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