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Join Our Kitchen Team as a Sous Chef
We love real cooking — fresh, customer-led, and with high-quality ingredients. As Sous Chef, you'll be the Head Chef's support, leading and engaging the kitchen team to deliver 14 great shifts week in, week out.
1. Lead shifts, ensuring the kitchen runs effectively and safely.
2. Oversee stocks, Health & Safety, Hygiene, and pass operations to ensure our food meets high standards and is delivered on time.
3. Uphold 5-star kitchen standards and attention to detail.
The Good Stuff
* Overtime pay for hours worked over contracted hours.
* Staff food on every shift.
* 50% staff discount from day one.
* 28 days holiday (including Bank Holidays), pro-rata.
* Enhanced maternity and paternity pay after 2 years.
* Exclusive staff events like Loungefest!
* Incentives including trips with suppliers.
* Company pension scheme.
* Long service awards.
* Pay flexibility via Wagestream.
* Support through the Licenced Trade Charity.
* Opportunities for personal growth and career progression.
* 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 seeking career advancement.
* Experience working with fresh ingredients and strong kitchen skills.
* Proactive work ethic, leading by example to maintain high standards.
* Relentless drive to overcome challenges.
* Knowledge of KPIs, decision-making in absence of the Head Chef, labour, stock, and food safety.
* Excellent communication skills to manage stakeholders and build trust.
* Knowledge of rota scheduling, sales, labour forecasting, recruitment, and HR.
* Experience in training and recruiting kitchen staff including apprentices and chefs.
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