Senior Sous Chef
Posted 1 day 9 hours ago by Job Search Place Limited
This is a great time to join our team as a Senior Sous Chef. You will assist in spearheading the culinary experience and driving a high-quality food offering. You will be results driven, work closely with supply chain partners, in house centralised services, and on property kitchen and front of teams to develop, research, and implement efficiency and quality changes across all outlets. You will ensure smooth running of the hotel kitchen teams and assume full accountability in the absence of the Head Chef. You will embrace every opportunity to create extra special moments for our guests and provide a personal experience our guests will want to share.
Main Responsibilities- Assist in the management of all food and sundry costs through rigorous stock control measures.
- Analyse, and present monthly profit and loss commentaries with follow on corrective activity.
- Assist with daily/weekly payroll and food cost analysis in accordance with forecasted and materialised revenue levels to ensure optimal performance with overspend corrected within the same trading period.
- Maximise sales and profit while ensuring customer satisfaction at all times.
- Coach, train and support all chefs to provide consistently high standards, while continually looking to improve.
- Be highly visible at key service periods focusing attention to detail on culinary delivery.
- Maintain team focus on the customer's need with service personalisation.
- Lead and develop the kitchen team through teamwork, skill, initiative and communication and assume a leadership role in support of the Head Chef during all periods of service.
- Ensure consistently high level of food preparation is provided, whilst also following the company guidelines and recipes.
- Be fully conversant with the food gross profit achieved and assist the Head Chef in achieving the budgeted food G.P.
- Comply with statutory and legal requirements for hygiene, health and safety and other legislation, ensuring that members of the kitchen team are also aware of these requirements.
- Experience as a Senior Chef de Partie / Sous Chef, ideally within a 4 or 5 star operation.
- Previous experience of catering on a large scale would be an advantage.
- Previous managerial experience within a similar role.
- 29 days holiday
- Training and development from day one
- Employee events and celebrations
- Inhouse company interactive employee communication APP
- Entry to our state of the art gym and pools
- Healthy meals to enjoy while you're working.
- Access to an external Employee Assistance Programme
- Financial Wellbeing App, enabling early pay options.
- £200 referral bonus when your friends or family join the team.
- Access to our discounts and wellbeing platform "Treat Yourself Here", unlocking savings and experiences for you and your family.
- Involvement in our employee recognition schemes.
- Long service recognition.
- Probation pass and annual anniversary complimentary guest experience overnight stay and dinner for two.
- 50% discount in our restaurants.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Discounted room rates for employees, friends and family.
- Spa treatments and product discounts.
- Life Assurance cover.
This role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. However, candidates who were granted Skilled Worker status prior to 22 July 2025 and have had continuous permission may still qualify for sponsorship.