Sous Chef (Live in available)

Carnarvon Arms; Newbury; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals

20% discount in Young's pubs andHotels

Apprenticeship scheme

Masterclasses and training days

Share save scheme

Company pension scheme

28 days holiday per year

Job summary

The Carnarvon Arms is recruiting a talented Sous Chef to join our Pub, Restaurant & Hotel team in Newbury. You will lead a kitchen team, craft fresh menus, and work closely with the Head Chef to deliver quality dishes in a welcoming atmosphere.

This hands-on role requires strong leadership, excellent communication, and robust organisational skills to manage rota, training and health and safety while contributing to menu development and daily specials to delight guests.

Qualifications

• Existing Sous Chef or Senior CDP looking for next step
• Natural leader with passion and flair for quality fresh food
• Active hands-on Chef with excellent communication skills
• Able to manage kitchen staff rota, training and health and safety

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the kitchen team alongside the Head Chef
• Help design and deliver new dishes and daily specials
• Plan and organise to maintain GP and labour controls
• Drive sales and growth through engagement with kitchen and front-of-house teams

Skills

Leadership

Team Leadership

Communication skills

Hands-on Chef

Planning & Organisation

Sales mindset

Job description

SousChef

About us:

The Carnarvon Arms is an up-and-coming Pub, Restaurant & Hotel. We strive for customer service and great quality food. Located next door to Highclere castle ensures that we are busy. We have a great community feel that will continue to grow. So come check us out, and become a part of our amazing team!!

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 themselvesas a natural leader with a passion and flare for producing quality fresh foodin an environment that makes people feel welcome. As the successful Sous Chefyou will:

• Have experience championing excellent servicethrough quality food
• Demonstrate a passion for leading and developinga team
• Be an active hands-on Chef with excellentcommunication skills
• Be responsible and able to manage the kitchenstaff rota, training and all health and safety effectively at all times
• Working alongside your Head Chef, you will beable to demonstrate your creativity and ability by helping to design anddeliver new dishes for our menus and daily specials
• Demonstrate great planning and organisationalskills, necessary to maintain effective controls with regard to both GP andlabour
• Have a pro-active approach to driving sales anddelivering growth, through engagement with both kitchen and front of houseteams