Junior Sous Chef

Andrew Brownsword hotels; Lower Slaughter; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable hotel group in Lower Slaughter is seeking a passionate Junior Sous Chef to join their dynamic team. You'll assist the Head Chef & Sous Chef in running a busy kitchen, creating delicious dishes using fresh ingredients while maintaining hygiene standards. Ideal candidates will have experience in a similar setting and a team-oriented spirit. Enjoy competitive pay, service charges, and a range of excellent benefits including discounts across hotels and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Perkbox platform

25% off food & beverage

Employee Assistance Programme

Free meals on duty

Development pathways

Internal promotion opportunities

Milestone rewards

Qualifications

• Experience working in a busy kitchen environment required.
• Ability to create dishes with fresh ingredients.
• Willingness to assist in team training and development.

Responsibilities

• Assist in running the kitchen with Head Chef & Sous Chef.
• Create delicious dishes using fresh ingredients.
• Maintain kitchen safety and hygiene standards.
• Train and mentor junior kitchen staff.

Skills

Knife skills

Teamwork

Hygiene standards

Allergen training

Job description

Overview

Location: Set in the heart of one of the most picturesque Cotswold villages, The Slaughters Country Inn offers the authentic charm of a traditional village inn. With 5 AA Gold Stars for Guest Accommodation and 2 AA rosettes, The Slaughters Country Inn offers a relaxed yet professional environment to work in. The hotel may be able to offer both on or off-site staff accommodation, in order to help the newest members of the team re-locate, so they can settle into life at the hotel and local area in comfort, plus there is free parking on-site at the hotel.

SERVICE CHARGE: We pay our team service charge each month. This service charge all goes into one pot, and 100% of that service charge is then shared amongst all the team at the hotel – every penny received is paid out to the team.

Service charge can be in the region of £260 a month (close to £3,200 per year) over and above base pay, for a full time employee.

Send us a WhatsApp message with FAMILYFIRST to [phone] to find out more, chat to us and apply (or apply the normal way, whichever works best for you!).

Come and join our team as a Junior Sous Chef and let your passion and personality shine. Our culture is important to us, and we encourage everyone in our teams to show thoughtfulness towards each other and our guests.

As a Junior Sous Chef, you will be working with the Head Chef & Sous Chef to run a busy kitchen. You will be creating exciting and delicious dishes to be served to our guests. This role would suit someone who has worked in a similar environment previously.

Check out some of the key points about the role:

You’ll be working with fresh food, turning it into delicious dishes for our guests. As a skilled chef, you’ll get to really put those knife skills to the test, cooking with the finest of ingredients.

We want to keep everyone safe, so you’ll need to keep up to date with the latest allergen training. Being one team, everyone in the kitchen is responsible for keeping it clean. Nobody wants out of date food, so labelling your food is important. As an experienced chef, we encourage you to share your knowledge with new, budding KP’s and Commis coming into the industry. As a senior member of the kitchen team, you’ll be responsible for managing the kitchen in the absence of the Head Chef and Sous Chef.

Work / life, or as it should be called life / work balance is important to us all, so we will always try to be fair with our rotas. We just ask that you can be flexible with us, so we can be flexible with you in return. As part of our team, we welcome your passion, natural warmth and humour to ensure our guests have an amazing experience every time. We’re seeking friendly, warm and cheerful individuals who are happy to work together as a team and, importantly, want to have fun.

To say thank you, we have many perks :

Responsibilities

• Work with the Head Chef & Sous Chef to run a busy kitchen and create exciting and delicious dishes for guests.
• Work with fresh ingredients and apply strong knife skills.
• Keep up to date with allergen training and maintain kitchen safety and hygiene standards.
• Keep the kitchen clean and ensure food is properly labelled.
• Share knowledge with junior staff and help develop new team members.
• As a senior member, assist in managing the kitchen in the absence of senior leadership.

Benefits

• Competitive pay – We are proud that everyone who joins our group gets a competitive rate of pay, irrespective of age, plus you get service charge and tips on top.
• Perkbox platform with various retail and hospitality perks.
• Excellent discounts across our hotels – 25% off food & beverage in our hotels plus a staff rate of £25 B&B per person across the group and special rates for friends and family.
• Externally run confidential helpline for Employee Assistance Programme.
• Meals when on duty are free.
• Development pathways to learn and grow within the company.
• Opportunity for progression with internal promotions, including to General Manager level.
• Milestone rewards for years of service, including champagne, afternoon tea, or dinner for you and someone special, with additional gifts at major milestones.