Executive Chef Assistant

4 weeks ago


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

We're on the hunt for a highly skilled Sous Chef to join our team at Lounge. As a key member of our kitchen crew, you'll be responsible for supporting our Head Chef, leading and engaging the team to deliver exceptional results. With a focus on fresh, customer-led cooking, you'll be the driving force behind our kitchen's success.


The Role

  • Support the Head Chef in leading the kitchen team
  • Lead shifts, ensuring the kitchen runs effectively and safely
  • Manage stocks, Health & Safety, and Hygiene to maintain 5* standards
  • Manning the pass to ensure food goes out on-spec and on-time

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

  • Existing Sous Chef or Junior Sous Chef/Assistant Kitchen Manager looking to take the next step
  • Experience working with fresh ingredients and good chef/kitchen skills
  • Strong work ethic, leading from the front and delivering excellent kitchen and food standards
  • Driven and relentless in deconstructing the can't mentality
  • Familiar with KPIs and making decisions in the absence of the Head Chef
  • Epic communication skills and ability to manage stakeholders and build rapport
  • Strong knowledge of best practice around rota scheduling, sales and labour forecasts, reporting, recruitment, HR etc.
  • Demonstrated successful delivery of training and recruitment for kitchen teams

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