Junior Sous Chef

Training and benefits

• 50% off your food bill at all GAUCHOs

• Referral and Length of service bonuses

• Incentive and reward schemes

• Industry Apprenticeship program opportunities and cycle to work scheme

• Career development and training programmes

• Training provided by the GAUCHO Academy

• 28 paid annual holidays + options to purchase additional days

GAUCHO are looking for an experienced and passionate Junior Sous Chef to join our GAUCHO Tower Bridge restaurant! You will need to be experienced in working as a Sous Chef in a fresh food kitchen and be extremely passionate about food. Our Junior Sous Chef will have experience managing a team, running the kitchen and working in a fast-paced environment. They must be able to deliver high quality dishes following a spec and have a genuine passion for cooking.

Key Responsibilities of the GAUCHO Junior Sous Chef

• Be passionate about BOH operational and leadership skills

• To ensure daily, weekly and monthly cleaning duties are carried out as instructed by senior chefs.

• To support the Head Chef and Sous Chef to help and maintain a maximum yield in the kitchen in relation to the gross profit and wastage

• To undertake dealings with suppliers of the business with regard to kitchen operations set and agreed by the Head Chef & Sous Chef.

• To check all inbound food deliveries to ensure consistency and quality of all items delivered for the kitchen operation.

• Enjoy training and developing new hourly team members of the kitchen

• Assist Head Chef and Sous with staff recruitment, training and appraisals

• Ensure all health and safety practices are followed, and participate in controlling GP, stock and portion control.

• Ensure daily staff food is varied, nutritious and well received