Junior Sous Chef

Farlam Hall Hotel & Restaurant; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday (inc bank holidays)

50% off food in restaurant for dinner

50% off food in restaurant for Sunday

25% off drinks

Pride of Britain / Relais & Châteaux -

Staff Parking

Job summary

Relais & Châteaux at Farlam Hall invites applications for a Junior Sous Chef to uphold Bistro Enkel's standards and assist senior chefs in an award-winning kitchen. You will help with breakfast service, manage kitchen sections, and ensure food safety and allergen protocols are followed.

The role is 45 hours per week (Saturday to Wednesday) with generous benefits including staff discounts across dining and stays.

Qualifications

• Desirable: experience in AA rosette restaurants.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily service standards and menu delivery at Bistro Enkel, with assistance to breakfast preparation and Cedar Tree operations as required.
• Manage all kitchen sections, ensuring proper food temperatures, textures, seasonality, and organisation.
• Support senior chefs in the induction and training of junior kitchen staff.
• Ensure compliance with food safety standards and allergen protocols (14 main allergens).
• Maintain stock rotation procedures and a clean working environment throughout service.
• Work independently and collaboratively as part of the kitchen team.

Job description

Farlam Hall sits proudly on the path less trodden. Those who discover it don’t tend to forget it, a place of relaxation, it’s also a place of discovery.

Here, our guests can indulge in fine dining in our Michelin star restaurant, enjoy classic dishes full of flavour in Bistro Enkel, or celebrate with an exclusive intimate private dining experience at HRISHI's Table.

Our rooms have been individually styled to perfection, creating calming and rejuvenating spaces to switch off and rest your head.

You’ll be part of a welcoming, talented team and motivating environment, where your positive contribution and hard work will be recognised and rewarded.

So, if you hold yourself to high standards and take pride in what you do, we’d be proud to have you on board.

As a Junior Sous Chef, you will maintain service standards at Bistro Enkel whilst supporting senior chefs in an award-winning kitchen environment. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Oversee daily service standards and menu delivery at Bistro Enkel, with assistance provided to breakfast preparation and Cedar Tree operations as required


• Manage all kitchen sections, demonstrating understanding of food temperatures, textures, seasonality, and organisation


• Support senior chefs in the induction and training of junior kitchen staff


• Ensure compliance with food safety standards and allergen protocols (14 main allergens)


• Maintain stock rotation procedures and a clean working environment throughout service


• Work independently and collaboratively as part of the kitchen team

Saturday to Wednesday, 45 hours per week

Desirable: Experience in AA rosette restaurants

• 28 days holiday (inc bank holidays)


• 50% off food in the restaurant for dinner for you and a family member or a friend (Monday – Thursday) (once a year).


• 50% off food in the restaurant for Sunday Lunch for you and a family member or friend (once a year).


• 25% off drinks with either meals above for you and a family member or a friend.


• Pride of Britain / Relais and Chateaux discounted stays.


• Staff Parking.