Kitchen Team Leader & Sous Chef — Drive Service & Standards

Village Hotels - Cardiff; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

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Job summary

Village Hotels - Cardiff is seeking a proactive Sous Chef and Kitchen Team Leader to bridge the Head Chef's vision with a busy service. You will own your section and float to support the brigade, ensuring every plate meets our standards for quality, temperature, and presentation.

You will lead hands-on kitchen operations, uphold food safety and brand standards, coach junior staff, and safeguard gross profit by tight stock and wastage control. Join a team that values energy, ownership, and growth.

Responsibilities

• The Kitchen Floor: Acting as a hands-on Sous Chef, you will run your own section flawlessly while guiding the wider workflow and assisting others when tickets rise.
• The Standards: Drive food safety and brand delivery, ensure temperature checks, and HACCP/EHO directives are met without compromise.
• The Brigade: Supervise and coach junior kitchen staff and KPs, translate strategy into action, and keep the team safe around heavy equipment.
• The Commercial Reality: Protect gross profit, manage stock to par levels, minimise waste, and keep paperwork up to date for monthly stock takes.

Job description

Village Hotels - Cardiff is seeking a proactive Sous Chef and Kitchen Team Leader to bridge the Head Chef's vision with a busy service. You will own your section and float to support the brigade, ensuring every plate meets our standards for quality, temperature, and presentation.

You will lead hands-on kitchen operations, uphold food safety and brand standards, coach junior staff, and safeguard gross profit by tight stock and wastage control. Join a team that values energy, ownership, and growth.