Sous Chef

• Marie Heinekenplein 30-31, 1072 MH Amsterdam

Vacancy: Sous Chef (full time 43 hrs)

Top 10 Highlights - Why you want this job

1. €3,500 gross per month + up to €55,000 per year including generous bonuses

   A real salary you can live on, including an attractive signing bonus, annual performance bonus, and profit sharing.

2. A full management role with direct influence

   You sit at the table during kitchen meetings, get insight into purchasing and labor costs, and actively contribute to decisions on improvements and growth.

3. Room for creativity and your own ideas

   Alongside the fixed menu, you'll have plenty of freedom to show your culinary vision and develop new tapas creations.

4. A stable, well-known business with 20 years of history

   A restaurant that has been thriving for years, especially busy during terrace season, where you can build a long-term career.

5. Perfect work-life balance with flexible schedules

   Alternate 4- and 5-day workweeks, co-create your roster, and plan breaks to work out or relax. Longer leave periods are also possible during the quieter winter months.

6. Modern, well-equipped kitchen with top-tier equipment

   Work with both gas and induction in a spacious kitchen, aiming for top quality together with the team.

7. Growth opportunities and recognition

   Opportunities for certifications and potentially leading future expansions if you excel.

8. Professional and ambitious kitchen team

   Work with a driven Head Chef and General Manager in a close-knit team where your leadership matters.

9. Personal and professional development

   Learn cost calculations, stock management, HACCP, and management systems to optimize efficiency and quality.

10. In the heart of lively De Pijp, easy to reach, with travel reimbursement and/or a business parking permit.

✅ Why you want to work here - Your benefits as Sous Chef

Growth

• You help improve the kitchen operation: purchasing, planning, and quality.

• You get space for your own menu ideas.

• You grow further as a leader - towards Head Chef if that's what you want.

Pay

• Fixed salary: €3,500 gross per month (43 hours/week).

• Bonus scheme based on performance (costs, hygiene, team results).

• €3,500 gross signing bonus , paid in two installments.

• Extra benefits with longer employment (3 years).

• Holiday allowance paid in June.

• Total up to €55,000 gross per year , including generous bonuses.

Challenge

• You cook at a high level: only the best tapas, perfectly presented.

• You keep the kitchen tight, clean, and well organized.

• You lead, work alongside the team, and help everyone improve every day.

• Alternating 4- or 5-day workweeks.

• You co-create the roster, so you influence your days off.

• Long breaks possible for sports, family, or personal time.

• Option for leave or longer holidays in quieter winter months.

• 28 vacation days.

Performance

• Your performance really counts: flavor, presentation, costs, reviews, and team results.

• Every 3 months Sensz conducts a hygiene inspection - this counts toward your bonus.

Flexibility

• Your own ideas are welcome.

• Possibility to take extended time off outside peak season.

Promotion

Culture

• Warm team, Spanish-Mediterranean vibe.

• Respectful toward each other and toward guests.

• Professional appearance is a given.

• You know what you serve and why.

Security

• Strong, stable company - a city fixture for 20 years.

• Always busy in terrace season - solid job security.

Goals

• You bring out the best in yourself and your team.

• You motivate people at work and beyond.

• The kitchen is always clean, sharp, and well maintained.

Career

• A place to keep building your kitchen career.

• Real responsibility.

Innovation

• Space for new ideas, from dishes to systems.

• We're open to smarter, better ways of working.

• Clean, modern look - also on the plate.

• Eye for detail and presentation.

Autonomy

• You receive a lot of trust and make your own decisions.

• You run your workplace as if it were your own kitchen.

Prestige

• You work at a well-known restaurant with a strong reputation.

• On busy terrace days, hundreds of guests come through.

Change

• See something that could be improved? Bring it up - we listen.

• Here you get the space to truly make a difference.

Team spirit

Possibilities

• Got ideas? Let's hear them.

• This is a place where you can keep building.

❤ Passion

• We work with joy and love for the craft.

• Guests notice it - and you feel it too.

Schedule

• Clarity and flexibility at the same time.

• You partly create your own roster.

Guidance

• You get support when you need it.

• And you help colleagues grow.

Group dynamic

• Together we make the difference.

Future perspective

Personal development