Area Support Chef

Area Support Chef
We're looking for a Senior Sous Chef (or equivalent) to support our Surrey fresh-food businesses.  This might mean spending a few weeks supporting a Head Chef at a busy food-destination site, looking after a kitchen at a village pub whilst the Head Chef is away, or assisting the development of a kitchen team during a refurbishment or new menu launch
Each pub has its own menu, written in-house by the head chef, so expect to work with plenty of fresh seasonal produce across a range of sites with differing food visions and vibes.   You'll be a fantastic people person, passionate about food, and keen to explore our sites and develop.   In return we can offer development towards Head Chef (more information below) , access to culinary masterclasses and more - Full details below.
You must have access to your own transport for this role.

What we offer our Area Support Chef:

• Access to our Sous Chef - Head Chef development Programme: the majority of our head chefs are internal appointments
• Autonomy to create your 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 Young’s 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 existing Sous Chef or Senior CDP looking for their next step, who considers themselves as a natural leader with a passion and flare for producing quality fresh food in an environment that makes people feel welcome. As the successful Sous Chef you will:

• Have experience championing excellent service through quality food
• Demonstrate a passion for leading and developing a team
• Be an active hands-on Chef with excellent communication skills
• Be responsible and able to manage the kitchen staff rota, training and all health and safety effectively at all times
• Working alongside your Head Chef, you will be able to demonstrate your creativity and ability by helping to design and deliver new dishes for our menus and daily specials
• Demonstrate great planning and organisational skills, necessary to maintain effective controls with regard to both GP and labour
• Have a pro-active approach to driving sales and delivering growth, through engagement with both kitchen and front of house teams

Thanks for your interest in working with Young's. If you would like to be part of our team, apply now!