Job Overview
Sous Chef
Employer: Louies
Location: Westerhope, Newcastle upon Tyne NE5 1NF
Job Type: Full-time
Working Hours: 5 days per week; Sunday and Monday, 07:30–16:00; Tuesday to Saturday, 08:00–16:00
Salary & Benefits
Salary: £15.50 per hour
Benefits include:
- Employee discount
- Discounted or free food
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Key Responsibilities
- Run the kitchen independently on Sundays and Mondays
- Prepare and cook healthy, high-quality food
- Ensure food is consistently prepared to the required standard
- Organise kitchen workload and time effectively
- Maintain high standards of food hygiene, cleanliness and food safety
- Ensure the kitchen is fully prepared for service
- Work effectively as part of a small kitchen team
- Follow recipes, portion sizes and preparation standards
- Take responsibility and use initiative when working independently
Requirements
- Previous Sous Chef experience is essential
- At least 1 year of Sous Chef experience
- Confidence working independently and running a kitchen without the Head Chef present
- Good organisation and workload management skills
- Excellent food hygiene and food safety standards
- Ability to produce high-quality food
- Ability to work under pressure
- Positive attitude and good teamwork skills
- Flexible and dependable approach
- Must be available every Sunday and Monday
- GCSE or equivalent qualification required
About The Role
Louies is recruiting an experienced Sous Chef to join its small, friendly healthy-eating business in Westerhope, Newcastle.
The position is full-time, working five days per week at £15.50 per hour. The successful applicant will work independently on Sundays and Mondays, taking responsibility for running the kitchen in the absence of the Head Chef. The remaining three shifts will be worked alongside and under the direction of the Head Chef.
Sunday and Monday shifts run from 07:30 to 16:00, while Tuesday to Saturday shifts run from 08:00 to 16:00.
Responsibilities include preparing and cooking healthy, high-quality food, maintaining consistent preparation standards, managing the kitchen workload, preparing the kitchen for service and ensuring high standards of hygiene and food safety.
The successful candidate must have previous Sous Chef experience and be confident taking charge of a kitchen independently. Organisation, reliability, initiative and the ability to work under pressure are essential.
Source
Indeed / Louies
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