Executive Chef Assistant

4 weeks ago


Tenterden, Kent, United Kingdom Loungers Full time
Sous Chef - New Opportunity

This is an exciting chance to become part of a successful restaurant group in the UK. We're passionate about real cooking, and we're looking for someone who shares our enthusiasm. As Sous Chef, you'll be the Head Chef's right-hand person, supporting the team to deliver exceptional kitchen and food standards.


You'll be responsible for leading shifts, ensuring the kitchen runs smoothly and safely. You'll be meticulous about details like stocks, Health & Safety, and Hygiene, and you'll be on top of things like food preparation, presentation, and timing. You'll be upholding 5-star kitchen standards at all times.


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're probably an existing Sous Chef or a Junior Sous Chef/Assistant Kitchen Manager looking to take the next step in your career.
  • You have experience working with fresh ingredients and can demonstrate good chef/kitchen skills (food prep hot and cold, cleaning, knife skills, good hygiene practices).
  • You're a team player who's always willing to roll up your sleeves and get stuck in, leading from the front and delivering excellent kitchen and food standards.
  • You're driven and relentless in your pursuit of excellence, always looking for ways to improve and innovate.
  • You're familiar with KPIs and can make decisions in the absence of the Head Chef, considering labour, stock, food safety requirements, and more.
  • You have epic communication skills and can manage stakeholders and build rapport and trust with our Ops Chefs and Ops Managers.
  • You have a strong knowledge of best practice around rota scheduling, sales, and labour forecasts, reporting, recruitment, HR, and more.
  • You've demonstrated successful delivery of training and recruitment for kitchen teams, including Apprentices, KPs, Chefs, Junior Sous Chefs, and Sous Chefs.

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