Sous Chef - Carlisle Are you an ambitious chef looking to grow and develop your career in a thriving kitchen? Bordo Lounge in Carlisle is searching for a motivated Sous Chef who's ready to step up and take their culinary journey to the next level. If you're passionate about great food and want to be part of a company that truly invests in your future, we'd love to hear from you 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.You'll be leading shifts, making sure the kitchen runs effectively and safely. You're as relentless as us about the detail, so you'll be all over things like stocks, Health & Safety and Hygiene, manning the pass to ensure our food goes out on-spec and on-time, and always upholding 5 kitchen standards. You'll be on it. Like a chef's bonnet What We Offer: Career Progression: We're serious about helping you grow. With structured development programs and opportunities to advance, you could be a Head Chef sooner than you think Training & Development: Access to industry-leading courses, mentoring from experienced chefs, and hands-on training to enhance your culinary skills and leadership abilities. Competitive Salary: Your hard work is rewarded with a salary that reflects your experience and dedication. Paid Overtime: Every hour you work is valued, so we offer paid overtime to ensure you're fairly compensated. Bonus Plan: Earn up to 2,500 in annual performance-based bonuses to reward your dedication and contributions. Flexible Working Hours: We understand the importance of work-life balance and offer flexibility in your schedule. Generous Staff Discount: Enjoy 50% off food and drink across all our sister venues. Meals on Shift: Keep energized with complimentary meals during your shifts. Well-being Support: Your mental health matters. We provide access to well-being programs and support services. Team Socials: We regularly host team-building events and socials to keep the camaraderie strong and celebrate our achievements. Christmas break: We understand that you don't live to work, you work to live therefor all of our teams get Christmas day and Boxing day off as standard. What you'll bring 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) Your work ethic is rolling your sleeves up and getting stuck in and leading from the front; playing an active role in delivering excellent kitchen and food standards as part of 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 considering labour; stock; food safety requirements plus others. Epic communication skills with the ability to manage stakeholders and build rapport and trust (that would be with our Ops Chefs and Ops Managers). Strong knowledge of best practice around rota scheduling, sales and labour forecasts, reporting, recruitment, HR etc. You will have demonstrated successful delivery of training and recruitment for kitchen teams including Apprentices, KPs, Chefs, Junior Sous Chefs and Sous Chefs. Location: Bordo Lounge, Carlisle At Bordo Lounge, we believe in creating opportunities for our team to thrive and progress. Join us, and we'll give you the support, training, and opportunities you need to achieve your career ambitions in the culinary world. If you're eager to develop your skills and take the next step in your career, apply today and let's cook up something extraordinary together If you want to find out more about us, follow us on LinkedIn or life.at.lounge on TikTok