Regional Recruitment & Talent Manager | Hospitality Growth & Talent Strategy | Lounges & Brightside
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 Chefs' go-to for support, leading and engaging the kitchen team to deliver 14 great shifts week in, week out.
Responsibilities include leading shifts, ensuring the kitchen runs effectively and safely, managing stocks, Health & Safety and Hygiene, and manning the pass to ensure our food goes out on-spec and on-time, while upholding high kitchen standards.
What you’ll bring
* You are probably an existing Sous Chef, or perhaps a Junior Sous Chef/Assistant Kitchen Manager looking to take the next step.
* Experience with fresh ingredients and strong kitchen skills (food prep hot and cold, cleaning, knife skills, hygiene).
* Proactive, hands-on leadership, delivering excellent kitchen and food standards as part of a high performing team.
* Driven and relentless in overcoming challenges and maintaining quality.
* Familiar with KPIs and decision-making in the Head Chef’s absence regarding labour, stock, and food safety requirements.
* Excellent communication skills to manage stakeholders and build rapport with Ops Chefs and Ops Managers.
* Strong knowledge of rota scheduling, sales and labour forecasting, reporting, recruitment, HR, etc.
* Experience in delivering training and recruitment for kitchen teams including Apprentices, KPs, Chefs, Junior Sous Chefs and Sous Chefs.
Benefits
* Overtime pay for every hour worked over contracted hours
* Staff food on every shift
* 50% off food and drinks (including alcohol) from day one at all three brands - Lounge, Cosy Club and Brightside
* 28 days holiday (inclusive of Bank Holidays) pro rata
* Enhanced maternity and paternity pay after 2 years service
* The most talked-about staff party in hospitality - Loungefest
* Competitions and incentives (e.g., all expenses paid trips with suppliers)
* Company pension scheme
* Long service awards
* Power over your pay with Wagestream
* Emotional and practical support via the Licenced Trade Charity
* Opportunities for personal development and career progression in a fast-growing business
* Tips shared equally across the team, based on hours worked
* Christmas and Boxing Day off
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Seniority level
* Not Applicable
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Other
* Industries: Hospitality
Note: This posting may include location-based listings and dates that indicate recency. This description focuses on role responsibilities and requirements.
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