sous chef

Globaltalent2020; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading restaurant operator in Edinburgh is looking for a passionate Sous Chef to be part of their quality-focused team. The ideal candidate will have experience in high-street restaurants with strong culinary skills. This role offers a competitive salary of £35k plus £7k Tronc, along with excellent staff benefits in a vibrant working environment. Seize this opportunity to advance your culinary career with a talented brigade at an award-winning venue.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Excellent staff benefits

First-class working environment

Qualifications

• Prior experience in a volume food, high street restaurant.
• Ability to demonstrate culinary technical abilities during interview.
• Experience with fresh food and ingredients.

Responsibilities

• Produce high-level Italian-influenced food menus.
• Manage costs, labour, and Food GP%.
• Train and develop kitchen team members.

Skills

Culinary technical skills

Leadership skills

Cost management

Job description

Global Talent 2020 are excited to be working with one of Edinburgh’s leading Restaurant operators at their beautifully appointed venue in the heart of the city. This busy cosmopolitan venue is looking for a passionate Sous Chef for their quality-focused day-focused restaurant operations.

The Sous chef role is part of a dedicated Kitchen brigade, producing high-level, fresh Italian-influenced, food menus across the main restaurant, in an upmarket part of the city at this award-winning venue.

The person

Our long-established client at Global Talent 2020 is looking for an existing Sous Chef talent in the kitchen or is open to interest from a proven Junior Sous, looking to step up to Sous level. Someone who will always be readily approachable, have a positive can-do mentality, be communicative, authoritative on culinary practices and food trends. While possessing sound leadership skills, exhibits a desire to grow, as the business is ever evolving, and there will be continued career opportunities within the company.

The ideal Sous Chef candidate must have had prior experience of working in a volume food, high street restaurant background, to a high culinary level, specifically with fresh food/ingredients experience. You must be able to demonstrate good all-round culinary technical skills, whilst managing costs, labour costs, and Food GP%. Be someone who also enjoys training and developing others within the team and leading the brigade in the Head Chefs absence.

All chef applicants will need to be able to demonstrate their technical abilities at interview stages.

The benefits

Our client at Global Talent 2020, offers the right candidate good financial package, a first-class working environment, in a quality focused venue, delivering consistent, popular, fresh food Menu’s. Working with a talented brigade of chefs, within a growing, progressive, people-focused, exciting, award-winning organisation.

Interested? Apply today, and let’s talk….

Package

Salary £35k plus £7k Tronc and excellent staff benefits.