Junior Sous Chef

Apex Hotels; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

29 days holiday

Training and development from day one

Employee events and celebrations

Gym and pools access

Healthy meals while working

Job summary

Apex Hotels in Bath is seeking a Junior Sous Chef to support our culinary team and help deliver a high-quality food offering across our property. You will assist the Head Chef, work with supply partners, and help drive efficiency while maintaining exceptional guest experiences.

You will be involved in stock control, cost analysis, and developing a multi-skilled kitchen team to perform during busy service periods. Our culture values warmth, inclusion, and personal guest touches.

Qualifications

• Clear and influencing communicator able to interact across levels
• Sales and profit driven mentality
• Coach and develop a guest-centric kitchen culture
• Identify and manage resources to meet targets
• Food Safety Management and Professional Cookery qualification at Level 2 or above
• Supportive, proactive mentality delivering results
• Creates an open environment

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing all food and sundry costs through stock control
• Analyse and present monthly P&L commentary with corrective actions
• Assist with payroll and food cost analysis
• Help develop a multi-skilled culinary team
• Be highly visible during key service periods with attention to culinary delivery
• Maintain focus on customer needs and personalised service

Skills

Communication

Sales mindset

Team leadership

Education

Food Safety Level 2 or above

Job description

Why Join Apex Hotels?

You'll be welcomed into Apex Hotels with genuine warmth as you join us as a Junior Sous Chef in Bath. From your very first day, you'll be part of a team that truly cares, where people feel valued, included, and connected. We love individuality - it's what brings the spark, the curiosity, and the human touch to every interaction.

Role Overview:

This is a great time to join our team as a Junior Sous Chef you will assist in spearheading the culinary experience and assist in driving our approach in delivering a high-quality food offering. You will be results driven and you will assist the Head Chef work closely with our supply chain partners, in house centralised services, and on property kitchen and front of teams to continue developing, researching, and implementing appropriate efficiency and quality changes across all outlets.

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 as directed by the Head Chef
• 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 and as directed by the Head Chef
• Assist the Head Chef in developing a multi skilled culinary team that delivers cluster payroll flexibility with minimal tiers.
• To 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

About you:

We love to welcome people with different experiences and from different places into our Apex family. We want to ensure you get the best experience from the role you begin your journey with us in. To excel within this role, you will have:

• Clear and influencing communicator with the ability to interact across all levels
• Possess a sales and profit driven mentality
• Assists in Building and developing a guest centric team culture
• Ability to Identify and manage best resources to assist in achieving targets
• Food Safety Management and Professional Cookery qualification at level 2 or above
• Coaching, supporting, challenging mentality that delivers operational results
• Creates an open environment

You will work with great people, enjoy your time at work, develop new friendships, networks, and skills, and of course you will also receive a competitive rate of pay and a generous range of employee benefits which includes:

• 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, allowing you the flexibility to get paid earlier than your normal monthly pay date.
• £200 referral bonus when your friends or family join the team.

Following your first successful 3 months, you'll also receive

• 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

Come and join our team, guided by our values of trust, friendliness, teamwork, and passion - the good stuff that makes hospitality feel effortless. Here, you'll shine in your own way, creating joyful moments that lift the everyday.

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 who have had continuous permission may still qualify for sponsorship.