Sous Chef or Junior Sous Chef

Duke-of-Wellington; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sous Chef development programme

Menu autonomy

Apprenticeship scheme

Culinary masterclasses

Free meals

20% discount in Young’s pubs/hotels

Share save scheme

Company pension

28 days holiday

Job summary

Duke of Wellington on Portobello Road is seeking a talented Sous Chef to join our busy kitchen. You will lead a team, help design daily specials and ensure consistent, high‑quality service for guests from around the world.

The role offers autonomy to create menus and contribute to a welcoming dining experience. We provide development programmes, apprenticeships, masterclasses, free meals, and a range of staff benefits as part of Young's.

Qualifications

• Looking for existing Sous Chef or Senior CDP seeking next step.
• Natural leader with passion for fresh food in welcoming environment.
• Excellent communication and hands-on kitchen management.
• Ability to design and deliver new dishes with Head Chef.
• Strong planning and organisational skills for GP and labour control.

Responsibilities

• Lead kitchen team and champion excellent service through quality food.
• Manage kitchen staff rota, training, and health & safety.
• Collaborate with Head Chef to design and deliver new dishes.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Hands-on

Creativity

Planning

Job description

Sous Chef

About us

Hi, I'm Dan, and I'm proud to run the incredible 'Duke of Wellington' on the world-famous Portobello Road!

Our pub features in the opening scenes of the 1999 classic 'Notting Hill', but we established ourselves as an iconic part of the neighbourhood during its construction back in 1854 (just two years after the original Duke passed away!) The pub still retains some of her original features including a 360° bar, where tourists from around the world flock from the moment we open our doors, and our fireplaces where you might find Notting Hill locals and the occasional celebrity (Adele signed her first contract here!) relaxing with a drink on a winter's evening.

These features are not the only thing that defines our lovely pub though, as we are constantly building a team of passionate and fun people (like yourself?) to do everything from pouring drinks on our outside bar in summer, to chatting to people from around the world at the bar, to taking orders and bringing food to hungry guests in our Dining Room & Snug, or even to 'hosting' a party at our upstairs bar in the gorgeous Peacock Room.

In the kitchen our team of hard-working & efficient chefs deliver a fully bespoke menu of freshly prepared, premium meals to visitors, regulars and neighbours alike, as well as stunning buffets and canapes for our function guests.

Geo, Jan, Mike & Scott lead our Front of House team and can offer all the skills needed to deliver great service no matter how busy we get. On top of all of this, as part of Young's we are keen to develop our people and help them find the next step if they are keen for a career in hospitality.

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 labourHave a pro-active approach to driving sales and delivering growth, through engagement with both kitchen and front of house teams

Thanks for your interest in working with Young's. If you would like to be part of our team,