Sous Chef - Pho - Edinburgh

Pho Restaurants; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A popular restaurant chain is looking for an experienced Sous Chef to join their Edinburgh location. You will support the Head Chef and mentor kitchen staff while ensuring food safety compliance. The ideal candidate is passionate about creating vibrant dishes. The role offers up to £16.00 per hour, free meals, and various other employee benefits.

Benefits

Free fresh meals at work

50% off food and drink for you and up to 5 friends

Paid every 2 weeks

Company pension

Amazing training and support

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year experience as Second Chef or Sous Chef.
• Experience managing kitchen staff and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Support Head Chef in running the kitchen.
• Mentor wok chefs, line chefs, and salad chefs.
• Ensure food safety and compliance with regulations.

Skills

Passionate about cooking

Food safety knowledge

Team mentoring

Job description

We are looking for a Sous Chef to join our Pho restaurant in Edinburgh.

Our kitchen has a wonderful team of chefs who work very hard and are great at what they do, so it’s important we find the right Sous Chef who is going to be supportive, friendly, and hands-on, always ready to help in the different sections of the kitchen.

Salary offer of up to £16.00 per hour includes earnings received through tronc.

Who and what is Pho?

We are named after Vietnam's famous noodle soup - PHỞ. A rich bowl of broth, rice noodles, and plenty of meat (or veggies)! But we also have more amazing things to offer in our menu…

Here are some examples of some of the many fresh dishes we cook and serve every day:

• Freshly handmade spring & summer rolls
• Homemade pork & lemongrass meatballs
• Crunchy, fresh, and flavoursome salads
• Delicious rich curries
• Wok-fried noodles topped with meat, tofu, or more healthy vegetables

We have grown into a nationwide business, with our teams bringing our fresh food and fantastic service to cities and towns all over the country, building a steady following of ‘Pho-natics’ wherever we go!

What Pho can offer you!

• Free fresh meals at work
• 50% off all food and drink when dining in our restaurants, for you and up to 5 friends!
• Get paid every 2 weeks! Or…
• … Get paid quicker with Wagestream
• We love to work hard and play even harder at our awesome annual parties!
• Earn more money if your friends join us (£100-£1000 extra for each friend)
• Confidential Employer Assistance Program, to support you with any troubles you may be facing.
• Company pension
• Amazing training during your first few weeks and beyond

What Pho is looking for:

• Hands-on chefs who are passionate about cooking fresh, vibrant, and flavoursome food.
• Second Chef or Sous Chef with a minimum of 1 year in role.
• Experience being second in command in a kitchen. Assisting both the Head Chef with managerial duties and being a mentor to our wok chefs, lines chefs, and salad chefs.
• Strong knowledge of food safety and managing compliance within health and safety regulations.