Sous Chef
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Job Location:
Kingston upon Thames - UK
Hourly Salary:
£ 14 - 15
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
SousChef
About us:
Where are we
The Victoria is a stunning Youngs pub in the heart of Surbiton proudly standing on its busy High Street. Weve got great bus links from Kingston Chessington and Norbiton & were only a couple of stops on the train from Wimbledon Esher Weybridge & can get to us from anywhere!
What do we do
Were a locals local with great food. Were proud to serve the best seasonal British dishes with specials that are inspired by our customers & teams travels with a special investment in our Sunday roast (scoring 5 stars from The Guardian). We pride ourselves on excellent customer service a warm welcome and product knowledge like no other pub in Surbiton from our famous Youngs Original beer to our stunning wine selection we know our stuff & cant wait to show you whats what!
We love to have fun with our food and drink & our Burger Shack is a true testament to this. We are the only pub in Surbiton with a Burger Shack Youngs institution serving up the juiciest patties with chicken wings Louisiana hot sauces and spud nuggets! The Burger Shack backs onto our famous garden. An oasis in the middle of a bustling High Street covered & heated in the winter and open to those glorious rays in the summer!
Our Team
Matthew our GM & our small but cracking team cant wait to welcome you to our pub. We have regular socials buckets of incentives & muck in wherever were needed. We really are a family & love nothing more than kicking back with a burger and a pint ourselves.
We are looking for awesome people to join our squad and continue to help us grow as a community we are proud to announce that we will also be having a refurbishment in August 2025. A great challenge for anyone looking to make that step forward.
What we offer ourSous Chefs:
- Access to our Sous Chef - Head Chef development Programme: the majority of our head chefs are internal appointments
- Autonomy to createyour own menus and specials alongside your Head Chef
- Access to our Apprenticeship Scheme - Gain a nationally recognised qualification
- Access to regular culinary masterclasses and training days to boost your skills
- Free meals
- 20% discount in all Youngs pubs and hotels
- Share save Scheme
- Company Pension Scheme
- 28 Days Holiday per year
What we look for in a Sous Chef:
We are looking for an existingSous Chef or Senior CDP looking for their next step who considers themselvesas a natural leader with a passion and flare for producing quality fresh foodin an environment that makes people feel welcome. As the successful Sous Chefyou will:
- Have experience championing excellent servicethrough quality food
- Demonstrate a passion for leading and developinga team
- Be an active hands-on Chef with excellentcommunication skills
- Be responsible and able to manage the kitchenstaff rota training and all health and safety effectively at all times
- Working alongside your Head Chef you will beable to demonstrate your creativity and ability by helping to design anddeliver new dishes for our menus and daily specials
- Demonstrate great planning and organisationalskills necessary to maintain effective controls with regard to both GP andlabour
- Have a pro-active approach to driving sales anddelivering growth through engagement with both kitchen and front of houseteams
Thanks for your interest in working with Youngs. If you would like to be part of our team apply now!
Key Skills
- Culinary Experience
- Food Handling
- Restaurant Experience
- Kitchen Management Experience
- Food Preparation Experience
- Kitchen Experience
- Labor Cost Analysis
- Catering
- Cooking
- Cost Control
- Sanitation
- Knife Skills
