Junior Sous Chef

Salary: Up to £38,000 - £39,500 annual package (basic salary + tronc service charge)

Full Time

Kitchen Careers

What’s in it for you…?

  • Excellent training and professional development, including achieving a L4 Management & Leadership Diploma, up to L3 Health & Safety, L3 Food Safety, Practical Training Skills, First Aid...and much more
  • 50% off food when visiting one of our 11 sites and free meals whilst on duty to sample the menu
  • Team-building days out, inspiring industry visits to suppliers, staff parties and regular company events
  • Long-service gifts and rewards because we really value our staff
  • Dedicated resources at each site to support with your total Health and Wellbeing
  • Safety shoes and first set of uniform provided for free
  • Employee of the month - win a £50 voucher
  • Refer a Chef incentive - earn yourself £s
  • We offer Wagestream - access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it and shopping discounts
  • NEST pension contributions and holiday pay

Proud to be finalists at the 2026 Publican Awards – Best Pub Employer!

Our Junior Sous Chefs are committed and passionate about their teams and about the food that they serve. You will need to have at least 2 years previous experience working in a high-volume kitchen – delivering dishes to company time standards and specification – and managing a team of up to 5 on service.

A key factor of your success will be the ability to remain calm under pressure, and have the qualities to lead and motivate the team to consistently produce great food.

  • You will be leading shifts, making sure the kitchen runs effectively and safely, always upholding 5* kitchen standards
  • You will have a great eye for detail, manning the pass to ensure our food goes out on-spec and on-time
  • You will assist the Head Chef and Sous Chef with mentoring and developing the team
  • You will strive to ensure the kitchen is run professionally, profitably, efficiently and compliantly

 

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