Sous Chef

Young's Pubs; Weybridge; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals

Pub/hotel discount

Share save scheme

Company pension

28 days holiday

Apprenticeship scheme

Job summary

The Hand and Spear, Weybridge, part of Young's Pubs, seeks a Sous Chef or senior CDP ready to step up. You will lead a kitchen team, craft menus and daily specials, and maintain high standards of fresh food in a welcoming gastro pub environment.

You will oversee rota planning, health and safety, and collaborate with the Head Chef to drive quality, service and cost controls. Enjoy staff development, training days and a supportive team culture.

Qualifications

• Sous chef or Senior CDP seeking their next step.
• Natural leader with passion for producing quality fresh food.
• Hands-on chef with excellent communication skills.
• Ability to manage kitchen staff rota, training and health & safety.
• Creativity to design and deliver new dishes and daily specials.

Responsibilities

• Lead by example and champion excellent service through quality food.
• Develop and lead a team in a busy kitchen.
• Hands-on management of kitchen operations and cleanliness.
• Collaborate with Head Chef to design menus and daily specials.
• Plan and organise to control GP and labour efficiently.
• Drive sales and growth through engagement with kitchen and FOH teams.

Skills

Menu Development

Food Preparation

Kitchen Safety

Safe Food Handling

Job description

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

Skills

• Menu Development
• Food Preparation
• Kitchen Safety
• Safe Food Handling