Executive Chef

4 weeks ago


Bedford, Bedford, United Kingdom Loungers Full time
Sous Chef Opportunity

We're looking for a highly skilled Sous Chef to join our team at Loungers. As a key member of our kitchen team, you'll be responsible for supporting the Head Chef, leading and engaging the team to deliver exceptional results. You'll be involved in leading shifts, ensuring the kitchen runs effectively and safely, and upholding high standards of food quality and presentation.


The Benefits

  • Overtime pay for every hour worked over contracted hours
  • Staff food on every shift
  • 50% off staff discount to enjoy outside working hours from day one
  • Paid breaks
  • 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 (like jetting off on an all expenses paid trip with one of our suppliers)
  • Company pension scheme
  • Long service awards
  • Power over your pay with Wagestream
  • Emotional and practical support via the Licenced Trade Charity
  • Great opportunity for personal development and career progression in a fast growing business
  • Achievable bonuses
  • Tips shared equally across the team, based on hours worked
  • Christmas and Boxing Day off

What We're Looking For

  • You'll be an existing Sous Chef or Junior Sous Chef/Assistant Kitchen Manager looking to take the next step in your career.
  • You'll have experience of working with fresh ingredients and be able to demonstrate good chef/kitchen skills (food prep hot and cold, cleaning, knife skills, good hygiene practices).
  • You'll have a strong work ethic, be able to lead from the front, and play an active role in delivering excellent kitchen and food standards as part of a high performing team.
  • You'll be extremely driven and relentless at deconstructing the can't mentality.
  • You'll have knowledge of best practice around rota scheduling, sales and labour forecasts, reporting, recruitment, HR etc.
  • You'll have demonstrated successful delivery of training and recruitment for kitchen teams including Apprentices, KPs, Chefs, Junior Sous Chefs and Sous Chefs.

If you're passionate about delivering exceptional results and want to be part of a dynamic team, we'd love to hear from you.


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