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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.
Job Title: Sous Chef
As a 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.
You'll be leading shifts, ensuring the kitchen runs effectively and safely. You'll focus on details like stocks, Health & Safety, Hygiene, manning the pass, and upholding 5-star kitchen standards.
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
* Company events like Loungefest!
* Competitions and incentives, including trips with suppliers
* Company pension scheme
* Long service awards
* Power over your pay with Wagestream
* Support via the Licenced Trade Charity
* Opportunities for personal development and career progression
* Tips shared equally based on hours worked
* Christmas and Boxing Day off!
What you'll bring
* Likely an existing Sous Chef or a Junior Sous Chef/Assistant Kitchen Manager aiming to advance.
* Experience working with fresh ingredients and good chef skills (food prep, hygiene, knife skills).
* A proactive work ethic, leading from the front to deliver high standards.
* Driven and relentless in overcoming challenges.
* Knowledge of KPIs and decision-making in the absence of the Head Chef.
* Excellent communication skills to manage stakeholders and build trust.
* Knowledge of rota scheduling, sales, labour forecasts, recruitment, HR.
* Experience in training and recruiting kitchen staff, including Apprentices, KPs, Chefs, Junior Sous Chefs, and Sous Chefs.
If you'd like to know more about us, follow us on LinkedIn or @life.at.loungers on TikTok and Instagram.
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