Sous Chef

Harri; Weybridge; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals

20% discount in Young’s pubs & hotels

Share save Scheme

Company Pension Scheme

28 Days Holiday per year

Apprenticeship Scheme access

Culinary masterclasses

Job summary

The Hand and Spear in Weybridge is seeking an experienced Sous Chef to join our British gastro pub team. You will lead a hands-on kitchen, create and refine menus, and drive daily specials while ensuring guests receive top-quality, fresh seasonal dishes in a welcoming setting.

Based in a boutique hotel with a busy bar and event spaces, you will work closely with the Head Chef to design, train, and execute menus, while managing rota and health & safety in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a kitchen team and developing staff.
• Hands-on chef who leads by example.
• Excellent communication with kitchen and front-of-house.
• Able to manage the kitchen rota, training, and safety procedures.
• Creative menu design and daily specials.
• Strong planning to control GP and labour.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the kitchen team and maintain high service standards.
• Design and deliver new dishes in collaboration with Head Chef.
• Manage rota, training, and health and safety compliance.
• Work with Head Chef to maintain GP and labour controls.

Skills

Team leadership

Hands-on chef

Communication skills

Rota management

Menu planning

Quality food

Job description

Sous Chef

About us:

The Hand and Spear is an iconic landmark with a fascinating history behind it. Located next to the train station in Weybridge we have a beautiful boutique hotel, several rooms for both dining and special events and a large bar and several areas outside both covered and uncovered. We are a British gastro pub offering fresh seasonal food, real ales, premium wines and lovely cocktails.
We are looking for great people to join our fun and friendly team- so if this sounds like something you'd enjoy we'd love to hear from you.

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