Sous Chef

Are you looking to put the freshness back into your chef life? Do you have a passion for great food and supporting in growing a talented team? Ready to re-ignite your fire? Think……towering burgers, wood fired pizza, giant swinging skewers, sweet bao buns and home-made Italian gelato. An extensive fresh food menu, requiring top talent to deliver top notch, quality food. Sound good? This isn’t just your standard local pub... Do you want in? Chilled Pubs are on the search for a Sous Chef to join our ever-growing family. With exciting growth plans over the next 5 years, and a desire to develop future talented leaders from our own crop, we could be the perfect next step in your career. Who are Chilled Pubs? It all started back in 2007 when Loren agreed to Richards crazy dream, and they together purchased the Bulls Head in Repton. Fast forward 17 years and they have a thriving pub business. With 7 gorgeous sites, over 500 employees, an industry leading food & drink menu and just to be a bit different, 7 mascot alpacas. Driven by their vision to become the top leading pub brand in the Midlands, they’re passionate about finding superstars to live and breathe their values and ensure all guests are truly wowed by their Chilled Pub experience. With no signs of slowing down, Richard and Loren are always on the lookout for their next project and would like to reach a portfolio of 20 pubs in the near future. What the role entails? Food safety is a number 1 priority across Chilled Pubs. You must support the Head Chef by ensuring compliance is not only followed by yourself but by your wider team to ensure we retain our 5-star food hygiene rating. Make sure to read the full description below, and please apply immediately if you are confident you meet all the requirements. Assist the Head Chef in managing the training of kitchen operations and food preparation. Demonstrate a good working knowledge of fresh food and cooking techniques, ensuring the company specs are consistently followed. You will need to be comfortable and happy working both independently but also as part of the wider kitchen team. You will need to take ownership of your area, tracking orders and ticket times, but also work closely with the kitchen team to ensure efficiency and smooth running to provide our guests with the best possible experience. The kitchen team will be required to work on different sections depending on business needs, its essential you have a good understanding of our full menu so you can confidently and efficiently support your team when required. Assist with stock control, stock takes, food orders and daily deliveries. Adhering to health and safety procedures in line with our company policies. Be confident in your abilities to communicate with the rest of the team, supporting with any development needs and mentoring. Supporting the Head Chef to achieve key targets, including labour and food production times whilst remaining focussed on quality. Who are we looking for? A passion for great food – before anything else, we believe it is important you’re a foodie – we love food and want to work with likeminded people that share our passion. A dedicated chef, driven to deliver high standards and quality, ensuring the food is made and presented to an exceptional level and kitchen cleanliness remains a top priority. Somebody with good leadership and communication skills, working effectively with the Sous Chef and being a key team player within the kitchen. Enthusiastic about your own personal growth and development. Somebody who naturally aligns with our values, which are being warm & friendly and genuinely ’guest-obsessed.’ An energetic person, driven to consistently provide a 'WOW' service for all our guests. Due to the high-volume environment, we require somebody who has at least 2 years of experience in busy fresh food kitchens, who has the ability to multitask and prioritize jobs effectively. Somebody who shares our passion for Chilled Pubs and is genuinely excited to be part of our team. You are the future of Chilled Pubs after all, and we hope you will become one of our next Head Chefs. In 2024, we will be launching our ‘Future Leaders’ programme to support our ambition of ‘growing our own’. Somebody with a flexible approach to work, this isn’t a typical 9-5 role, and both evening and weekend work will be required. What’s in it for you? A competitive & industry leading salary is available for this position, dependent on previous experience. 28 days paid holiday. Christmas and New Year’s Day off, every year Your birthday is a PAID DAY OFF Up to 50% discount across all Chilled Pubs A sociable team where you'll become part of the family. Instant access to Wage-Stream (you can access your salary early essentially) Monthly incentives, yearly ‘Dennis Awards’ dinners, and companywide competitions to win tickets to some of the biggest music shows in the UK. Pension scheme (opt in / out) available after 3 months employment. Career development opportunities – whether this is in-house, externally delivered training programmes, or via our Apprenticeship partner (Lifetime), we have a real appetite at Chilled Pubs to ‘growing our own’ future leaders. We are extremely proud to have created a real family here at Chilled Pubs, with many of our employees achieving close to 10 years’ service with us. For a sneak peek into what life is like working with us head over to our website where you can ‘meet the team’ for each of our sites or you can find us on most social media platforms xpwpeyx Home | Chilled Pubs (1) Chilled Pubs: Overview | LinkedIn We hope to welcome you to the family soon