Sous Chef

Oli Aubrey-Thomas; Wedmore; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals

Apprenticeship Scheme

Training days

28 Days Holiday per year

Company Pension Scheme

20% discount in Young’s pubs andHotels

Share save Scheme

Job summary

The Dunstan House Inn is seeking a proactive Sous Chef to join our busy kitchen, delivering quality, fresh food for guests in a welcoming, community-focused pub with rooms.

You will lead and develop a team, craft menus and daily specials, and work closely with the Head Chef to maintain high standards of food and safety while maintaining GP and labour controls. The role offers training opportunities and career development within our kitchen team.

Qualifications

• Experience as Sous Chef or Senior CDP.
• Ability to lead and develop a team.
• Hands-on chef with strong communication skills.
• Responsible for kitchen rota, training and health & safety.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team while delivering quality fresh food.
• Design and deliver new dishes for menus and daily specials.
• Plan and organise to maintain GP and labour controls.
• Drive sales and growth with kitchen and front of house teams.
• Manage kitchen staff rota, training and health & safety.

Skills

Leadership

Team development

Communication

Planning & Organisation

Proactive sales growth

Job description

Sous Chef

About us:

The Dunstan House Inn is a fantastic pub with rooms, situated in the heart of the local community. We're all about the good things, nostalgic British food, real ale, wines from around the world and an enviable range of gins. Our team are ambitious, positive and all about putting our guests first. Upstairs, there are six stunning en-suite guest bedrooms, and we're just a stone's throw from the gorgeous seaside and town centre. In the Summer we're bustling, we've got the best beer garden around and all day sunshine, with an outdoor bar and our coveted burger shack serving up proper burgers all season long. In the Winter, we transform into a cosy winter retreat, with roaring log fires, candles simmering and hearty pub classics served from our talented kitchen team all week long. We love to see our team grow their skills and develop their career whilst they are with us, and actively encourage our team to partake in as much training as possible.

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
• 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 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