SOUS CHEF

What we are looking for

  • Full-time permanent role

  • You’ll have good standards of culinary skills, presentation, and attention to detail

  • A positive attitude and the ability to keep calm in stressful situations; whilst also being able to step up to Head Chef when required to do so.

  • Basically, someone who is an active, hands-on person with a passion for food and the desire to work hard as part of a team.

The Role

  • We are recruiting for a Sous chef who will be a key player in the running of the kitchen team. You will have great social skills and be able to be managed and developed by the Head Chef, but also be able to be a leader to the rest of the team.

  • You will be focused on supporting and helping implement the day-to-day running of the kitchen to encompass the service, safety and high standards set by the Head Chef.

  • You’ll assist the Head Chef with new menus and dishes and will have your own creativity flair to constantly push for exciting new dishes whilst helping tweak the good old classics.

  • You will also be expected to be able to run the kitchen in the absence of the Head chef when required.

What’s in it for you?

  • Salary: £14 per hour, plus up to £200 per month in service charge. Annual OTE of up to £34,000 based on a full-time 48 hour per week contract

  • Share of tips

  • 25% discount on all food and drink

  • Annual holiday (up to 33 days)

  • Family-friendly, flexible working & free entry to band and comedy gigs

  • Accommodation Support

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Directing the food preparation process and delegating tasks to junior members of the kitchen team

  • Cooking and preparing high quality dishes whilst ensuring food quality and excellent standards are maintained for all dishes created.

  • Assisting the Head Chef to create menu items, recipes and develop dishes along with assisting with determining food inventory needs, stocking and ordering.

  • Ensuring the kitchen meets all regulations including sanitary and food safety guidelines

  • To undertake tasks not specified above which could reasonable be held to be associated with these subjects and which further the Pub’s interests.

The Pigs Nose Inn is an Equal Opportunities employer, and we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity.