Junior Sous Chef

Shepherd Neame Ltd; Stone Cross; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A historic brewery is seeking a Junior Sous Chef to join their kitchen team. In this role, you will ensure outstanding service and food for guests. Ideal candidates will have proven catering experience, be motivated, and work well with others. The position offers competitive pay, share of tips, discounts, and flexible working hours in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Competitive hourly pay rate or salary

Share of tips

Early wage withdrawal scheme

25% discount on food and drink

25% discount on overnight hotel bookings

Up to 40% discount at Visitor Centre Shop

Access to a Workplace Mental Health Platform

Company pension plan

Development opportunities

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Proven catering experience is required.
• Must be motivated with a passion for food.
• Great team player attributes.

Responsibilities

• Play a key role in ensuring outstanding service and food.
• Work collaboratively in the kitchen team.

Job description

Overview

Shepherd Neame is on the look out for a Junior Sous Chef to join our kitchen team, so if you are an established chef looking for a new challenge and to carve out your career in the kitchen; this may be just the job for you.

Located next to the River Stour in the heart of the beautiful medieval town of Sandwich, Kent, the Bell Hotel has been welcoming guests to the town since Tudor times. Having undergone extensive refurbishment in recent years, the historic riverside retreat offers guests a luxurious experience with 21st-century comforts. Sandwich is also a magnet for golfers, with Royal St George's and Prince's golf clubs on its doorstep.

We know that excellent chefs are the key ingredient to a successful kitchen, so this role will see you playing a key role in our kitchen team, ensuring that outstanding service and food is provided to our guests.

If you have proven catering experience, you love food, are motivated and are a great team player, we can train you and teach you everything else that you will need to know.

What’s in it for you

• Competitive hourly pay rate or salary
• A share of tips in addition to your pay
• Early wage withdrawal scheme
• 25% discount on food and drink at Shepherd Neame Managed Houses
• 25% discount on overnight Managed House Hotel bookings
• Up to 40% discount on select purchases from the Visitor Centre Shop at Faversham
• Sheps Hut discounts and special offers hub on 100's of high street shops and services
• Access to a Workplace Mental Health Platform
• Company pension plan
• The opportunity to develop & move within our pubs, the Brewery & Support Office
• Flexible working hours

Shepherd Neame may be Britain's oldest brewer but our approach is anything but old-fashioned. We are an authentic, independent business, yet flexible and agile, and that has enabled us to survive and thrive based on the following Sheps Skills:

• Working Together
• Pride and Passion
• Authenticity
• Sheps Spirit

WHO ARE WE?Britain's oldest brewer, Shepherd Neame, has been based in the market town of Faversham, Kent for over 300 years. An independent family business, we boast an award-winning visitor centre and more than 300 pubs and hotels throughout London and the South East, from the historic heart of the City to the Kent coastline. We employ around 1,500 team members across our pub estate and more than 270 at our Brewery and Support Office. Diversity, equality, and inclusion matter to Shepherd Neame. If you think you would be suited this role we would welcome your application regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexual orientation. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all employees feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential.