Sous-chef in Slagelse

Sous-chef with potential to become restaurant manager – achieve your dream at our Academy An career step where together we develop you as a person and as a leader. Flammen's Academy program lasting 12-18 months prepares you to be the chef of your own Flammen Restaurant.

As Sous Chef at Restaurant Flammen you share the responsibility for driving growth in the restaurant, both business-wise and personally. Together with the restaurant manager you are responsible for delivering world-class hospitality, ensuring top quality at the buffet, and leading the way in the journey to create the industry’s best workplace.

Seize the opportunity at Flammen and get the chance to

• take the next step in your career and further develop your leadership toolbox
• tackle all leadership challenges
• gain experience in all aspects of restaurant operations
• become the chef of your own Flammen restaurant

Welcome to Restaurant Flammen

You probably already know us. We have grown from a small inn in Southern Jutland to 19 restaurants across Denmark. We have won a place in Danes’ hearts – and not least stomachs – with a simple recipe: a well-stocked grill buffet prepared with lots of love and the best ingredients.

Your everyday life as a Sous Chef

As a sous-chef you work closely with the restaurant manager to determine who handles which tasks, and your responsibilities will, of course, evolve as you gain more experience in the role. From the start you will be involved in the daily management of the restaurant staff. As Sous Chef you will have the opportunity to tackle all kinds of leadership challenges, and since you act as deputy to the restaurant manager, there will be many decisions you will make independently, and you will generally be close to the staff. Your tasks include, for example:

• Be the employees' closest sparring partner and coach
• Participate in sales, operations and resource planning
• Help recruit new staff
• Contribute to the ongoing development of the restaurant

We offer

• A specially designed development and career program tailored to you
• Leadership training and education via Flammen's Academy for Sous Chefs
• Close coaching, development program and feedback sessions throughout the program
• A lot of skilled and eager-to-learn colleagues
• A good, healthy and busy working environment where trust is at the core
• A varied working week with significant influence on daily operations
• A challenging everyday with a fixed concept, where days are not the same

We expect that you

• Desire a career and are passionate about taking the next step on the way to your own Flammen restaurant
• Leadership experience, industry knowledge and a desire to build relationships
• Willing to lead from the front and be part of daily operations
• Contribute to warm and cozy guest experiences through satisfied and engaged staff
• In collaboration, manage daily operations with a focus on guests and operations
• Ability to collaborate across functions and carry tasks through to completion
• Has knowledge of the industry and an understanding of general IT and systems

Your overarching responsibilities will be to

• Ensure great guest experiences every time
• Recruitment, onboarding and development of your staff
• Quality assure the concept and the restaurant as a whole
• Achieve revenue and cost budgets
• Ensure procedures and workflows are optimal
• Daily operations tasks such as shift planning, booking setup, supplier contact and maintenance

All in all, you will be even better equipped as a person and leader, which is of course backed up by education, coaching etc. under Flammen management.

We invite you to apply for an interview on an ongoing basis, so send us your motivated CV attached with the application, photo and relevant documents now by clicking on 'Search job' at the bottom of the page.

We look forward to hearing from you :)