Sous Chef - Live-in Available

Youngs; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sous Chef - Head Chef development ProG

Menu autonomy & specials

Apprenticeship scheme

Culinary masterclasses

Free meals

20% discount in Young’s pubs/hotels

Share save Scheme

Company Pension Scheme

28 Days Holiday per year

Job summary

The Leather Bottle in Earlsfield, a friendly Young's pub with a huge beer garden, is excited to recruit a Sous Chef. We love training people up to become managers of the future and pride ourselves on great food and a welcoming atmosphere.

As Sous Chef you will lead a kitchen team, design and deliver new dishes, manage rosters and health and safety, and help drive sales alongside the Head Chef. Perks include free meals, 28 days holiday, staff discounts, and access to our development programme.

Qualifications

• Experience championing excellent service through quality food.
• Passion for leading and developing a team.
• Active hands-on chef with excellent communication skills.
• Able to manage kitchen staff rota, training and health & safety."
• Creativity to design and deliver new dishes for menus and daily specials.
• Strong planning and organisational skills to maintain controls on GP and labour.
• Pro-active approach to driving sales through kitchen and FOH engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the kitchen team to deliver quality, fresh dishes.
• Design and deliver new dishes for menus and daily specials.
• Manage kitchen rota, training, and health & safety compliance.
• Collaborate with Head Chef to create exciting daily specials and menus.
• Drive sales and growth through engagement with kitchen and front of house.

Skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Hands-on chef

Team development

Planning & organisation

GP and labour controls

Sales growth

Job description

SousChef

It's such an exciting time to join The Leather Bottle, we are a fantastic local community pub with a HUGE beer garden (it's the biggest in South West London).
Our team sits at the heart of everything we do at The Leather Bottle. We LOVE training people up to become the managers of the future in Young's, we are also super proud of our food and are always developing our kitchen teams and our menus.
We are friendly, and fun and absolutely love an Instagram reel!
Come join Rhys and his team at the best pub in Earlsfield

What we offer ourSous Chefs:

• Access to our Sous Chef - Head Chef development Programme: the majority of our head chefs are internal appointments
• Autonomy to createyour 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 existingSous 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 organisationalskills, 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. If you would like to be part of our team,