Sous Chef live-in available

Young & Co.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Autonomy to create menus and specials

Apprenticeship Scheme

Culinary masterclasses and training

Free meals

20% discount in Young’s pubs andHotels

Share save Scheme

Company Pension Scheme

28 Days Holiday per year

Job summary

Young & Co. is seeking a proactive Sous Chef to join our team, driving quality and consistency in our traditional British pub offering. You will lead a hands-on kitchen brigade, manage rotas, and contribute to menu development alongside the Head Chef.

We value dedicated leaders who can deliver excellent service, mentor staff, and maintain rigorous health and safety standards while actively contributing to menu innovation and growth of the pub's reputation.

Qualifications

• Lead and develop a kitchen team with hands-on guidance.
• Ensure high-quality service through exceptional food.
• Communicate clearly with front-of-house and kitchen teams.
• Manage staff rotas, training, and health and safety compliance.
• Design and deliver new dishes and daily specials.
• Plan and control GP and labour to maximise performance.
• Drive sales and growth through engagement with kitchen and FOH.

Responsibilities

• Lead by example in creating quality, fresh dishes.
• Oversee day-to-day kitchen operations and staff scheduling.
• Collaborate with Head Chef to design new menus.

Skills

Leadership

Team development

Communication

Rota management

Health & safety

Menu development

Sales growth

Job description

Sous Chef

About us:

Situated between Wandsworth and Putney, only a stone's throw from Wandsworth park, we pride ourselves on being family and dog-friendly. We're all about nostalgic British pub food, ranging from our renowned Sunday roast to our lunch menu. The ideal pub for all ages in the heart of our community.

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