Sous Chef (Live in available)

Harri; Newbury; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals

Staff discount (20% at Young's pubs/h"

Pension scheme

28 days holiday per year

Apprenticeship scheme

Masterclasses and training days

Job summary

The Carnarvon Arms in Newbury is recruiting a talented Sous Chef to join our pub, restaurant and hotel team. You will work under the Head Chef to create fresh, quality dishes and daily specials while leading a motivated kitchen team.

We offer a supportive environment with opportunities to develop your menu ideas, participate in training days, and contribute to a busy, welcoming dining experience for our guests.

Qualifications

• Experience as Sous Chef or Senior CDP seeking next step.
• Leadership and team development skills.
• Hands-on chef with strong communication.
• Experience managing kitchen rota, training, and health and safety.
• Creative input for new dishes and daily specials.
• Strong planning and organisational skills for GP and labour controls.
• Pro-active in driving sales with kitchen and front of house collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead kitchen operations in partnership with Head Chef.
• Design and deliver new dishes and daily specials.
• Manage rota, training, and health and safety.
• Maintain GP and labour controls.
• Drive sales through kitchen and front of house collaboration.

Job description

Sous Chef

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 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