Sous Chef

Sous Chef at Windmill, Clapham in London, on Only Chefs.

Employer: Windmill, Clapham
Location: London, United Kingdom
Salary: £42,000 – £46,000
Contract: Part Time
Closes: 2026-11-27

About the role

Sous Chef

About us:

The Windmill is a famous pub, restaurant and 42 bedroom boutique hotel situated on Clapham common. We're always busy and looking for people who can deliver great customer service with big smiles even when the place is packed. As a kitchen, we pride ourselves on using the best of British produce. Working with farms across the country, utilising seasonal produce and using premium suppliers including Ginger Pig butchers.

The Windmill is a famous pub, restaurant & 42-bedroom boutique hotel situated on Clapham Common, we're a very dog-friendly business (so liking dogs is a must for any applicant) our pub dog Monty can be found sat in a bar stool most days.
We're always busy and looking for people that can deliver great customer service with big smiles even when the place is packed. We serve a range of beers cocktails and the best in modern British seasonal food including steaks sourced locally from Ginger Pig butchers

What we offer our Sous Chefs:

Access to our 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!

Sous Chef

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