Junior Sous Chef

Dish Hospitality; Hexham; On-site; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious independent hotel group seeks a Junior Sous Chef for a stunning country hotel near Newcastle. The role includes working in a modern kitchen with a supportive team, offering a salary of £40,000, paid overtime, and opportunities for career growth. The ideal candidate has a fresh food background in a rosette winning kitchen and a passion for high-quality local produce.

Benefits

Relocation package

Paid overtime

Career progression opportunities

Pension scheme

Qualifications

• Proven fresh food background in rosette winning kitchens.
• Experience in medium size kitchen teams.
• Understanding of high-end quality produce.
• Knowledge of health & safety regulations.
• Enthusiastic and calm demeanor.

Responsibilities

• Assist head chef in managing kitchen operations.
• Work with local produce to create high-quality dishes.
• Support training of new kitchen staff.

Skills

Fresh food background

Menu planning

Kitchen management

Working with seasonal produce

COSHH & HACCP knowledge

Job description

Junior Sous Chef, Newcastle, Period Hotel, £40,000

Relocation package available with short term accommodation

Stunning Country Hotel & Rosette Winning Restaurant

Benefits include:

• 2-3 Rosette Standard dining

• Great package with a hourly rate on 45 hours a week

• Paid overtime, you get paid for every hour you work!

• 5 days over 7

• Independent period hotel

• Highly respected head chef, you WILL learn here

• Proven progression

• Pension scheme

• Work in a professional, food focused environment, no shouty chefs here

• The opportunity to work with the finest produce form the area, all to a very high standard

We are delighted to be working with our independent clients to offer this Junior Sous Chef position in this stunning country hotel, commutable to Newcastle to join the team of 15 chefs in this stunning modern kitchen.

The Venue is well known for its quality of food & service, its stunning country setting, and its undoubted charm.

Offering a 5 day working week, a great salary of £40,000 based on an hourly rate, so you get paid for every hour you work, working for a fantastic independent hotel group who offer superb support & great benefits within the group, and potential promotion opportunities, this really is an ideal position for a strong career minded Junior Sous Chef

The ideal Junior Sous Chef will be able to demonstrate:

• A proven fresh food background, ideally working within a rosette winning/Michelin recognised kitchen, be it gastro pub, restaurant or hotel

• Experience working within a medium size kitchen team.

• A real appetite for working with the best seasonal, local produce, and an understanding of high end quality produce.

• Sound kitchen management experience, although training will be given, an understanding of latest H&S & allergen regulations, COSSH & HACCP knowledge will be needed.

• Experience with menu planning and some budgeting & costing knowledge would be a benefit.

• Being an enthusiastic, balanced and calm chef is essential, no shouty pan throwing chefs here!, the idea is to enthuse those around you.

• Own means of transport would be ideal, although this venue is only 20 minutes drive from Newcastle city centre it is also quite remote so not accessible on public transport

If this sounds like the ideal position for you, then ping your CV through the link here, or give Eddy Nuttall a call in the Dish hospitality offices for more details