Are you looking to put the freshness back into your chef life? Do you have a passion for great food and supporting in growing a talented team?
Chilled Pubs are on the search for a Junior Sous Chef to join our ever-growing family. With exciting growth plans over the next 5 years, and a desire to develop future talented leaders from our own crop, we could be the perfect next step in your career.
Ready to re-ignite your fire? Think……towering burgers, wood fired pizza, giant swinging skewers, sweet bao buns and home-made Italian gelato. An extensive fresh food menu, requiring top talent to deliver top notch, quality food. Sound good?
Who are Chilled Pubs?
It all started back in 2007 when Loren agreed to Richards crazy dream, and they together purchased the Bulls Head in Repton. Fast forward 17 years and they have a thriving pub business. With 7 gorgeous sites, over 600 employees, an industry leading food & drink menu and just to be a bit different, 7 mascot alpacas.
Driven by their vision to become the top leading pub brands in The Midlands, they’re passionate about finding superstars to live and breathe their values and ensure all guests are truly wowed by their Chilled Pub experience. With no signs of slowing down, Richard and Loren are always on the lookout for their next project and would like to reach a portfolio of 20 pubs in the near future.
What the role entails?
* Food safety is a number 1 priority across Chilled Pubs. You must support the Head Chef/ Sous Chef by ensuring compliance is not only followed by yourself but by your wider team to ensure we retain our 5-star food hygiene rating.
* Demonstrate a good working knowledge of fresh food and cooking techniques, ensuring the company specs are consistently followed.
* Adhering to health and safety procedures in line with our company policies.
* Assist with stock control, stock takes, food orders and daily deliveries.
* You will need to be comfortable and happy working both independently but also as part of the wider kitchen team. You will need to take ownership of your area, tracking orders and ticket times, but also work closely with the kitchen team to ensure efficiency and smooth running to provide our guests with the best possible experience.
* You may be asked to support across any section in the kitchen dependent on business needs, its essential you have a good understanding of our full menu and are confident to jump in and help in any area should it be required.
* Working closely with the senior chefs to gain an insight into the daily running of the kitchen and how to grow a successful team whilst promoting positive team spirit.
* Confidently lead the kitchen and work towards exceeding the guests' expectations by delivering high levels of food quality and standards in the absence of the senior chefs.
Who are we looking for?
* A passion for great food – before anything else, we believe it is important you’re a foodie – we love food and want to work with likeminded people that share our passion.
* A passionate chef, driven to deliver high standards and quality, ensuring the food is made and presented to an exceptional level and kitchen cleanliness remains a top priority.
* Somebody with great communication skills, who works well in a team and is keen to take the lead when required.
* Enthusiastic about your own personal growth and development whilst setting an example to the rest of the team.
* Somebody who naturally aligns with our values, which are being warm & friendly and genuinely ’guest-obsessed.’
* An energetic person, driven to consistently provide a 'WOW' service for all our guests.
* We require somebody who has at least 2 years of experience working in a busy kitchen.
* Somebody who shares our passion for Chilled Pubs and is genuinely excited to be part of our team. You are the future of Chilled Pubs after all, and we hope you will become one of our next Head Chefs. In 2024, we will be launching our ‘Future Leaders’ programme to support our ambition of ‘growing our own’.
* Somebody with a flexible approach to work, this isn’t a typical 9-5 role, and both evening and weekend work will be required.
What’s in it for you?
* A competitive salary of up to £32,000 is available for this position or an hourly rate of £13, dependent on previous experience.
* A sociable team where you'll become part of the family.
* 28 days paid holiday.
* Christmas and New Year’s Day off, every year!
* Your birthday is a PAID DAY OFF
* Up to 50% discount across all Chilled Pubs
* Instant access to Wage-Stream (you can access your wages early essentially)
* Monthly competitions & yearly awards ceremony
* Pension scheme
* Career development opportunities- - In 2024, we will be launching our ‘Future Leaders’ programme to support our ambition of ‘growing our own’ alongside additional kitchen apprenticeships.
* A flexible working week, with 2 full days and 2 half days off
We are extremely proud to have created a real family here at Chilled Pubs, with many of our employees achieving close to 10 years’ service with us.
Chilled Pubs is a growing pub company with seven beautiful, cosy pub restaurants situated in fantastic locations across The Midlands.
For a sneak peek into what life is like working with us head over to our website where you can ‘meet the team’ for each of our sites or you can find us on most social media platforms!
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We hope to welcome you to the family soon!