Sous Chef
About us:
The quintessential South West London British pub. An established kitchen with a legend of a head chef who has been at the helm for years!
A place for guests to relax and enjoy excellent service, the best quality home made British food and wide range of draught beers, wines, spirits & cocktails. Also the home of the infamous Lighthouse Sunday roast and quite partial to the occasional international rugby fixture too.
We pride ourselves, as a team, on working hard together to ensure everyone who sets foot in the business is well looked after. Going beyond expectations by providing attentive service and the warmest welcome in Battersea.
If you enjoy a social working environment where everyone supports one another and can dig deep when needed, then we can be a long term home for you.
What we offer our Sous Chefs:
- Copetative pay nd generous share of service charge, we are a team!
- 20% discount in all Young’s pubs and hotels
- Access to our Sous Chef - Head Chef development Programme: the majority of our head chefs are internal appointments
- Autonomy to create your own menus and specials, alongside your Head Chef
- Access to our Apprenticeship Scheme - Gain a nationally recognised qualification
- Access to regular culinary masterclasses and training days to boost your skills
- Free meals
- Share save Scheme
- Company Pension Scheme
- 28 Days Holiday per year
What we look for in a Sous Chef:
We are looking for an existing Sous Chef or Senior CDP looking for their next step, who considers themselves as a natural leader with a passion and flare for producing quality fresh food in an environment that makes people feel welcome. As the successful Sous Chef you will:
- Have experience championing excellent service through quality food
- Demonstrate a passion for leading and developing a team
- Be an active hands-on Chef with excellent communication skills
- Be responsible and able to manage the kitchen staff rota, training and all health and safety effectively at all times
- Working alongside your Head Chef, you will be able to demonstrate your creativity and ability by helping to design and deliver new dishes for our menus and daily specials
- Demonstrate great planning and organisational skills, necessary to maintain effective controls with regard to both GP and labour
- Have a pro-active approach to driving sales and delivering growth, through engagement with both kitchen and front of house teams
Thanks for your interest in working at The Lighthouse. If you would like to be part of our team, apply now!
