Junior Sous Chef

GAUCHO are looking for an experienced and passionate Junior Sous Chef to join our GAUCHO Liverpool restaurant! You will need to be experienced in working as a Junior Sous Chef in a fresh food kitchen and be extremely passionate about great 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.

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

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

Requirements for GAUCHO Junior Sous Chef

• Have worked as a Junior Sous Chef in a high-pressure kitchen environment

• Will have a passion for fresh produce

• Be able to work alongside the Head Chef and Sous Chef effectively run a successful kitchen

• Be organised and able to communicate effectively with a team.

• Be supportive and keen to learn kitchen management skills

• Collaborate with FOH management teams to hit restaurant KPIs