Sous Chef - New Opening - Liverpool

Lounge Underwear Ltd.; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading restaurant group in Liverpool is seeking a Sous Chef to lead a high-performing kitchen team. You will manage food standards, training, and operations, ensuring the delivery of exceptional food experiences. Ideal candidates have strong communication skills, experience with fresh ingredients, and a commitment to high kitchen standards. The role offers competitive perks including overtime pay, staff discounts, and opportunities for personal development.

Benefits

Overtime pay

Staff food on every shift

50% off food and drinks

Paid breaks

28 days holiday pro-rata

Enhanced maternity/paternity pay

Company pension scheme

Career development opportunities

Tips shared across the team

Qualifications

• Experience with fresh ingredients and proficient in food prep.
• Extremely driven in delivering high standards.
• Familiar with KPIs and making decisions regarding kitchen operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and ensure effective kitchen operations and standards.
• Manage day-to-day kitchen challenges and decision-making.
• Deliver training and recruitment for kitchen teams.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Food preparation (hot and cold)

Hygiene practices

Leadership

Decision-making

Team management

Job description

Overview

You are probably an existing Sous Chef, or perhaps a Junior Sous Chef/Assistant Kitchen Manager that is looking to take the next step in their career. You will have experience of working with fresh ingredients and be able to demonstrate good chef/kitchen skills (food prep hot and cold, cleaning, knife skills, good hygiene practices). This is an exciting opportunity to join our new opening and become part of one of the most successful restaurant groups in the UK.

You love real cooking. We love real cooking. Customers love real cooking. It's a no-brainer so you wonder why so many other places don't do it. We do it, and you'll be doing it with us - fresh, customer led, and with high-quality ingredients. As Sous Chef, you'll be the Head Chefs' go-to for support, leading and engaging the kitchen team to deliver 14 great shifts week in, week out.

Responsibilities

• Lead and play an active role in delivering excellent kitchen and food standards as part of a high performing team. You will be leading shifts, making sure the kitchen runs effectively and safely, and are relentless about the detail—stocks, Health & Safety and Hygiene, manning the pass to ensure our food goes out on-spec and on-time, while upholding kitchen standards.
• Manage day-to-day operations by deconstructing challenges, making decisions in the absence of the Head Chef considering labour, stock, food safety requirements, plus others.
• Demonstrate strong communication skills to manage stakeholders and build rapport and trust (with Ops Chefs and Ops Managers).
• Provide leadership in rota scheduling, sales and labour forecasts, reporting, recruitment, HR, etc.
• Deliver training and recruitment for kitchen teams including Apprentices, KPs, Chefs, Junior Sous Chefs and Sous Chefs.
• Be engaged in opening and growing with the business as part of a fast‑growing restaurant group.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with fresh ingredients and proficient in food prep (hot and cold), cleaning, knife skills, and hygiene practices.
• Work ethic: roll up sleeves, lead from the front, and actively role‑model high standards within a high performing team.
• Extremely driven and relentless at deconstructing the can’t mentality.
• Familiar with KPIs and making decisions in the absence of the Head Chef regarding labour, stock, food safety requirements, and related factors.
• Epic communication skills to manage stakeholders and build rapport and trust with colleagues at all levels.
• Strong knowledge of best practice around rota scheduling, sales and labour forecasts, reporting, recruitment, HR, etc.
• Demonstrated successful delivery of training and recruitment for kitchen teams including Apprentices, KPs, Chefs, Junior Sous Chefs and Sous Chefs.

The Good Stuff

• Overtime pay for every hour worked over contracted hours
• Staff food on every shift
• 50% off food and drinks (including alcohol) from day one at all brands
• Paid breaks
• 28 days holiday (inclusive of Bank Holidays) pro rata
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay after 2 years service
• The most talked-about staff party in hospitality - Loungefest
• Competitions and incentives (like jetting off on an all expenses paid trip with one of our suppliers)
• Company pension scheme
• Long service awards
• Power over your pay with Wagestream
• Emotional and practical support via the Licenced Trade Charity
• Great opportunity for personal development and career progression in a fast growing business
• Achievable bonuses
• Tips shared equally across the team, based on hours worked
• Christmas and Boxing Day off