Senior Sous Chef | Luxury Hotel and Restaurant Operation | 50,000 to 55,000

Accommodation available

We are looking for a strong Senior Sous Chef to step into a true Number 2 role to the Executive Chef.

This is a great opportunity for a chef who is ready for more responsibility and wants to move into an Executive Chef position in the near future.

You will work closely with the Executive Chef across the full kitchen operation, with a strong focus on leadership, cost control, labour control, creativity, and maintaining standards. This role needs someone who can take charge, bring structure, and confidently cover the Executive Chef when needed.

The operation is restaurant-led within a luxury setting, with a 100-seat restaurant, private dining and function space for 60 guests, suite service, a busy bar food offer, afternoon tea seven days a week, and a cocktail bar that is growing its food operation this summer.

The role

• Number 2 to the Executive Chef
• Lead the kitchen in his absence
• Drive cost and labour control
• Support menu development and creativity
• Keep standards high across all outlets
• Help lead and develop a brigade of around 15 chefs

What we are looking for

• A strong Senior Sous Chef or Sous Chef ready to step up
• Someone with ambition to become an Executive Chef
• Experience in quality hotels or restaurant operations
• Strong understanding of kitchen control and organisation
• A good grounding in classical cooking and strong seasonal awareness
• Passion for provenance, flavour, and doing things properly
• A chef who sees this as a career, not just a job

We are especially interested in chefs who understand the food culture and style more commonly found in strong hotel and restaurant environments across England and Ireland, with a solid grasp of the palate, produce, and classical foundations that suit this kind of operation.

Why this role stands out

• Genuine step towards Executive Chef level
• Broad role across restaurant, bar, events, afternoon tea, and suite dining
• Luxury working environment
• Real responsibility and progression

Salary and package

• 50,000 to 55,000
• Accommodation available