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Senior Sous Chef - Harrogate - £35,000

Dish Hospitality

Harrogate

On-site

GBP 35,000

Full time

30+ days ago

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits in a premium 4-star hotel in Harrogate for a Senior Sous Chef. Join a well-established kitchen team dedicated to high-quality service and standards. This role offers the chance to work with the best local, seasonal produce and hone your culinary skills in a creative environment. With a competitive salary of up to £35,000 plus tips, and the potential for career progression to head chef, this position is perfect for a passionate chef eager to grow. Enjoy a supportive atmosphere without the pressure of shouty chefs, where you can thrive and contribute to exceptional dining experiences.

Benefits

Competitive salary and tips
Meals on duty
Pension scheme
Proven progression opportunities
Working in a well-equipped kitchen
Learning modern techniques
Supportive team environment

Qualifications

  • Experience in cooking from fresh in a restaurant or hotel setting.
  • Knowledge of kitchen management and procedures is advantageous.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a team in service in the absence of the head chef.
  • Maintain healthy GP, waste & stock control, and assist in menu development.

Skills

Cooking from fresh
Kitchen management
Knowledge of COSHH, HACCP, H&S regulations
Team leadership
Understanding seasonal produce

Job description

SENIOR SOUS CHEF, HARROGATE, ROSETTE DINING, £35k & TIPS

PREMIUM TOWN CENTRE 4* HOTEL

The benefits include:

  • Competitive salary and great tips
  • Proven progression
  • 5 days over 7
  • Working in a very well equipped kitchen within a professional set up
  • The opportunity to hone your craft and learn every day in a very creative kitchen
  • Work with some very high end products and learn the latest modern techniques
  • Very well established team, no shouty chefs here
  • Pension scheme & company benefits

We are delighted to be recruiting for this Senior Sous Chef position for our clients who operate this modern 4-star hotel in Harrogate town centre, boasting a rosette standard restaurant, and quality banqueting, creating a fantastic environment for the right career-minded chef to really hone their craft.

Being part of a medium-sized group of Inns and hotels throughout North Yorkshire, you will be joining a group who are all about high quality service and standards, and give that independent feel while still offering the support and systems of a large hotel group.

The hotel provides banqueting for up to 40 guests and a busy fine dining restaurant, working within a team of 10 kitchen staff.

Having the support of an established head chef & an award-winning group executive chef, the latest kit and kitchen equipment, and a first-rate kitchen structure in all venues, this is the ideal opportunity for an experienced sous chef to come onboard and push to become a head chef in time, with some fantastic proven progression opportunities within the group.

The ideal Chef will be able to demonstrate:

  1. An enthusiasm to work with the best local, seasonal produce, from independent local suppliers, and have an understanding of seasonal produce.
  2. Experience cooking from fresh, be it in a gastro pub, restaurant, or hotel.
  3. An understanding of kitchen management/procedures; although training will be given, some knowledge of maintaining a healthy GP, waste & stock control, ordering & menu development will be an advantage.
  4. Knowledge of the latest COSHH, HACCP, H&S, and allergen requirements/regulations.
  5. Be a personable character who can enthuse those around them and lead a team in service in the absence of the head chef, no shouty chefs please.
  6. A desire to learn & progress in a positive, productive environment, where you are given the right tools to do your job every day.

In return, our clients are offering a fantastic starting salary up to £35,000, with tips, meals on duty & pension scheme. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an independent group who are simply all about great food & great service.

If this sounds like the ideal opportunity for you, then please drop me your CV through the link here, or give Eddy a call in the Dish hospitality offices here in Leeds.

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