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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.
Role: Sous Chef
As Sous Chef, you'll be the Head Chef's go-to support, leading and engaging the kitchen team to deliver 14 great shifts week in, week out.
You'll lead shifts, ensuring the kitchen operates effectively and safely. You'll focus on details like stocks, Health & Safety, Hygiene, manning the pass, and maintaining 5-star kitchen standards. You'll be proactive and detail-oriented, like a chef's bonnet.
The Good Stuff
* Overtime pay for every hour worked over contracted hours
* Staff food on every shift
* 50% off staff discount from day one
* 28 days holiday (including Bank Holidays), pro-rata
* Enhanced maternity and paternity pay after 2 years of service
* Exclusive staff events like Loungefest
* Competitions and incentives, including trips with suppliers
* Company pension scheme
* Long service awards
* Pay flexibility with Wagestream
* Support via the Licensed Trade Charity
* Opportunities for personal development and career growth
* Tips shared equally based on hours worked
* Christmas and Boxing Day off
What you'll bring
* Experience as a Sous Chef or Junior Sous Chef/Assistant Kitchen Manager aiming for the next career step
* Experience with fresh ingredients and strong kitchen skills (food prep, hygiene, knife skills)
* A proactive work ethic, leading from the front and maintaining high standards
* Relentless drive and a positive attitude towards challenges
* Knowledge of KPIs and decision-making in the absence of the Head Chef, considering labour, stock, and food safety
* Excellent communication skills for stakeholder management and rapport building
* Knowledge of rota scheduling, sales, labour forecasts, reporting, recruitment, HR
* Experience in training and recruiting kitchen staff, including Apprentices, KPs, Chefs, Junior Sous Chefs, and Sous Chefs
If you'd like to learn more about us, follow us on LinkedIn or @life.at.loungers on TikTok and Instagram.
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