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. As Sous Chef, you'll be the Head Chef's go-to for support, leading and engaging the kitchen team to deliver 14 great shifts week in, week out.
Responsibilities:
1. Lead shifts and ensure the kitchen runs effectively and safely.
2. Oversee stocks, Health & Safety, and Hygiene standards.
3. Manning the pass to ensure our food goes out on-spec and on-time.
4. Maintain 5 kitchen standards.
5. Demonstrate good chef/kitchen skills including food prep (hot and cold), cleaning, knife skills, and good hygiene practices.
6. Actively deliver excellent kitchen and food standards as part of a high-performing team.
7. Manage KPIs and make decisions in the absence of the Head Chef regarding labour, stock, and food safety requirements.
8. Communicate effectively with stakeholders and build rapport and trust with Ops Chefs and Ops Managers.
9. Demonstrate knowledge of best practices around rota scheduling, sales and labour forecasts, reporting, recruitment, and HR.
10. Deliver training and recruitment for kitchen teams including Apprentices, KPs, Chefs, Junior Sous Chefs, and Sous Chefs.
Benefits:
* Staff food on every shift.
* 50% off staff discount to enjoy outside working hours from day one.
* Paid breaks.
* 28 days holiday (inclusive of Bank Holidays) pro rata.
* Enhanced maternity and paternity pay after 2 years of 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!
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