Sous Chef - Mumbles, Swansea

Young's; Swansea; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Autonomy to create menus

Apprenticeship Scheme

Free meals

20% discount in Young's pubs and inns

Share save Scheme

Company Pension Scheme

28 Days Holiday per year

Job summary

Young's Seafront venue on the Mumbles seafront seeks an experiencedSous Chef or Senior CDP to join a friendly, welcoming team. You will lead hands-on in the kitchen, design menus, train staff and uphold health and safety standards while delivering quality fresh food.

Join a refurb project with an autonomous role, collaborate with the Head Chef, and benefit from staff meals, discounts, pension, and holiday entitlement as part of a supportive, growing team.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership and hands-on experience in a kitchen.
• Ability to manage staff rota, training and health & safety.
• Creativity in designing menus and specials while controlling GP and labour.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the kitchen team to deliver quality fresh food.
• Manage rota, training and health & safety requirements.
• Design and deliver new dishes with the Head Chef for menus and daily specials.

Skills

Leadership

Team development

Communication

Health & safety

Menu design

Planning & organisation

Sales growth

Staff rota management

Job description

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

Join us in our newly refubished Seafront venue overlooking the sea, with a stunning bar for dining and socialising and 16 lovely ensuite rooms and a lovely freindly team. With our up and coming november bar refurbishment this will be the place to work on the Mumbles seafront.

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