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Sous Chef

Chef & Cook

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Black Bear Burger is not your typical burger joint – our ethos is ‘simple, done well’ – we don’t mess around with gimmicks. We use the best beef we can get our hands on and everything in our burgers is there to enhance the flavour of that beef! We've built a huge following of fans (both in person and online) and get daily burger pilgrims travelling from across the country to try our food. We've featured on Top Jaws best burger in London, Bloggers choice at the 2024 National Burger Awards and recently won Best burger at the 2025 National Burger Awards.
As a company we currently have 8 sites with one more planned for opening in April this year which this job is for in Westfield White City. We're on a really great journey, and we're looking to bring pro-active, dynamic and career driven people on board to grow with us on that journey.

THE ROLE
As Sous Chef, you'll be working closely with the Head Chef in leading your team from the front, drawing on previous chef and management experience. We want to bring in someone who is going to be proud of what we do, as we're continually working hard to be top of our game in the competitive burger market.
Key responsibilities for the role are to assist the Head Chef in:

  • Running the service element of the kitchen (cooking standards, prep levels, managing the team)
  • Hygeine and Cleanliness levels + Health and Safety Standards (Due Diligence, Record Keeping, overall compliance.)
  • Stock Management (Ordering, minimising wastage, staying on top of rotation)
  • Management of the team (development and training, rotas, recruitment, maintaining great team culture)
  • Menu Development with the group head chef, designing specials.


    Systems






Food ALert (Due Dilligence), Supy (ordering and stock), Planday (Rotas), Flow(Training and development), VitaMojo/Deliveroo (Tills)
Perks
  • Competitive share of service charge and tips
  • 28 days holiday
  • Employee referral scheme (refer someone in and get £200)
  • Friends and Family Discount
  • Career Progression planning. Our ideal candidate is someone hungry for development into a Head Chef, ready to take the role in one of the new openings we have planned in the next 12 months.
  • Free staff meals + Swaps with other exciting businesses.
  • Top Staff Parties
  • Management Meals out.
  • The role is hourly paid and based on 45-48h/wk, made up from £16-18/h ( £13 basic + avg £3-5 Service charge).
  • Experience
    Required
  • Languages
    English – Advanced
  • Employment
    Full-time
  • Salary
    £16 – £18 hourly
  • Benefits
    Service charge
  • Starting time
    Immediate start!

pin iconAriel Way, W12 7GD, London

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Chef de Partie / Sous-ChefLondon

Restaurant • 11-50 Employees

Hiring on JOB TODAY since June, 2022

We have one of the best burgers in London, focus on quality and make everything fresh, there is nothing frozen on our menu! We have a fun and positive team and always looking to take on great people in our 4 sites!

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