Sous/CDP

Sous Chef

About us:

We're on the lookout for a talented CDP or Sous Chef who wants to grow their career with us.   We cook with fresh seasonal ingredients with a menu that changes throughout the year.   We are a small team and so we are looking for someone who wants to grow and develop within a fresh food environment, who is willing to take some responsibility and become a key part of a kitchen team in a pub with a growing food reputation.  Alongside working in the pub, we can offer you access to our in house development programmes in order to sharpen your skills and improve your knowledge as you work towards the next step in your career.  More information below.

Come join the team at the Trafalgar Arms in Tooting !

We're passionate about providing great hospitality, delicious food and perfectly made drinks to our community here in SW17.
Here at The Traf we work hard together to drive the business forward and we're always on the look out for new people to join us! We're more than happy to train those without experience, but a can-do attitude is a must!

Amory and the team are looking forward to hearing from you and look forward to welcoming you to the best pub in Tooting.

What we offer our Sous/CDP Chefs:

• Access to our CDP - Sous and 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
• 20% discount in all Young’s pubs and hotels
• 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 with Young's. If you would like to be part of our team, apply now!