Junior Sous Chef

Location

One of the most elegant country house hotels in the Cotswolds, Buckland Manor is set in ten acres of stunning grounds. With 4 AA red stars, 3 AA rosettes, and a member of Relais & Châteaux, Buckland Manor offers employees the opportunity to work within a traditional, yet friendly English country house hotel.

We pay our team service charge each month. The service charge is pooled and 100% is shared amongst the entire team, roughly £305 a month (around £3,600 per year) over and above base pay for full time employees.

On site staff accommodation and free parking may be available to help new members settle into the hotel and local area.

Key Responsibilities

As a Junior Sous Chef you will:

• Create fresh, delicious dishes for guests.
• Apply knife skills and cook with fine ingredients.
• Keep up to date with allergen training and maintain a safe kitchen.
• Maintain cleanliness and food labelling standards.
• Support new kitchen staff and share knowledge.
• Manage the kitchen in the absence of the Head Chef and Sous Chef.

Flexibility with rotas is needed to maintain a fair work life balance.

Qualifications

Previous experience in a similar kitchen environment is required.

Benefits

• Competitive base pay, plus service charge and tips.
• Retail and hospitality perks via our Perkbox platform.
• 25% off food & beverage at our hotels and a £25 B&B rate per person across the group; special rates for friends and family.
• Externally run confidential helpline via Employee Assistance Programme.
• Free meals while on duty.
• Access to a development pathway designed to help you grow.
• Hundreds of internal promotions, including to General Manager level.
• Milestone awards such as Champagne, afternoon tea, dinner, extra days off, and unique gifts.