Sous Chef

Overview

Food Type: Modern British menus, nose to tail policy. Start Date: August 2025. Sous chef sought for The Greene Oak, Brucan Pubs, Windsor, SL4. We are seeking a sous chef experienced in fresh food kitchens to deliver our menu and kitchen management in support of the head chef.

Responsibilities

• Work in a 8 person brigade serving seasonal British cuisine, focused on fresh quality ingredients.
• Manage kitchen setup, food standards, brigade and kitchen logistics in a professional, structured kitchen.
• Balanced kitchen management, shared responsibility and operational support.
• Ensure the menu offers accessible classics and adventurous dishes for more curious diners.
• Follow an aggressively British seasonal structure with a strong focus on nose to tail cooking.
• Oversee in-house preparation of all menu items, including weekly butchery of whole carcasses sourced directly from rare breed farmers and daily caught fish.

Experience

• Requires an experienced chef confident in all aspects of cookery with a passion for delivering exceptional standards and consistency, with patience, passion and professionalism.
• Under the sous chef role: ordering, stock control, mise en place, team development and kitchen leadership.
• Support the head chef to enable smooth running of the kitchen, open communication with colleagues and share food knowledge.

Goals

We are aiming to achieve a consistent 2 AA Rosette standard of cuisine.

Benefits

• Discounted dining in all our venues.
• Ongoing one-to-one staff development, training, communication and feedback.
• Regular staff trips and farm visits to deepen knowledge and share in our passion for regenerative and rare breed farming.
• An additional paid day off on your birthday.
• Access to our supply chain at cost price across the UK.

About Brucan Pubs

• Brucan Pubs empowers colleagues, inviting input into menu changes, special dishes and kitchen processes.
• Independent company with hands-on owners working in the business alongside the team daily to deliver great hospitality and guest experience.
• We value a cohesive team that works safely and constructively, adding knowledge and value to each other's careers.
• The kitchen operates to high standards of hygiene, sustainability and safety.

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