Sous Chef - New Opening - Liverpool

Lounge Underwear Ltd.; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food service company in Liverpool is looking for an experienced Sous Chef to lead kitchen shifts and engage the team. This role requires hands-on experience with fresh ingredients and strong kitchen skills. The ideal candidate will excel in managing kitchen operations, ensuring high standards of food safety, and fostering a collaborative environment. Benefits include overtime pay, staff discounts, and opportunities for career progression. Join a dynamic team dedicated to delivering exceptional culinary experiences.

Benefits

Overtime pay for extra hours

Staff food on every shift

50% off food and drinks

28 days holiday

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Company pension scheme

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Experienced Sous Chef, Junior Sous Chef or Kitchen Manager with hands-on expertise in fresh ingredients.
• Strong chef/kitchen skills required.
• Ability to manage stakeholders and build rapport.

Responsibilities

• Lead shifts and engage the kitchen team effectively.
• Ensure kitchen runs safely and manages stocks.
• Deliver excellent kitchen and food standards.

Skills

Food prep hot and cold

Cleaning

Knife skills

Hygiene practices

Epic communication skills

Job description

Role Overview

You are probably an existing Sous Chef, Junior Sous Chef or Assistant Kitchen Manager looking to take the next step. You have experience working with fresh ingredients and can demonstrate good chef/kitchen skills: food prep hot and cold, cleaning, knife skills, good hygiene practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead shifts and engage the kitchen team to deliver 14 great shifts week in, week out.
• Ensure the kitchen runs effectively and safely, managing details such as stocks, Health & Safety, hygiene, and manning the pass to keep food on-spec and on-time.
• Deliver excellent kitchen and food standards as part of a high performing team.
• Make decisions in the absence of the Head Chef considering labour, stock, food safety and other requirements.
• Communicate with stakeholders, building rapport and trust with Ops Chefs and Ops Managers.
• Apply best practices around rota scheduling, sales and labour forecasts, reporting, recruitment and HR.
• Train and recruit kitchen teams, including Apprentices, KPs, Chefs, Junior Sous Chefs and Sous Chefs.

Qualifications & Skills

• Experienced Sous Chef, Junior Sous Chef or Kitchen Manager with hands‑on expertise in fresh ingredients.
• Strong chef/kitchen skills: food prep hot and cold, cleaning, knife skills, hygiene practices.
• Extremely driven, relentless, and able to deconstruct a ‘can’t’ mentality.
• Familiar with KPIs and decision‑making in the absence of a Head Chef.
• Epic communication skills, managing stakeholders and building rapport and trust.
• Strong knowledge of best practice around rota scheduling, sales and labour forecasts, reporting, recruitment, HR.

Benefits & Perks

• 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 three of our brands – Lounge, Cosy Club and Brightside.
• 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 Licensed 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.