Senior Sous Chef

Knekt Hub Ltd; Abbey Village; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff meals

On-site parking

Job summary

Lancashire's award-winning fine dining restaurant invites an experienced Senior Sous Chef to join the brigade and act as second-in-command to the Head Chef, guiding preparation and service with exceptional seasonal produce.

The role emphasizes leadership, mentoring, and maintaining the highest standards of kitchen organisation, HACCP and food safety, while contributing to seasonal and tasting menu development and cost control.

Qualifications

• Current Senior Sous Chef experience or strong Sous Chef ready for progression.
• Experience in fine dining, luxury hospitality or Michelin-standard kitchens.
• Strong knowledge of classical and modern cooking techniques.
• Genuine passion for exceptional seasonal produce.
• Excellent attention to detail and presentation.
• The confidence to lead a brigade through service.
• Strong communication and people-development skills.
• Excellent understanding of HACCP and food-safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Act as second in command of the kitchen.
• Support the Head Chef with day-to-day brigade management.
• Lead services and ensure consistently excellent execution.
• Prepare and present refined dishes to high fine-dining standards.
• Contribute towards the creation of seasonal and tasting menus.
• Train, mentor and develop junior chefs.
• Maintain consistency across flavour, presentation and execution.
• Manage stock levels, ordering and supplier relationships.
• Support food costs and wider kitchen controls.
• Maintain exceptional organisation, hygiene and food-safety standards.

Skills

Senior Sous Chef

Fine dining

Leadership

Mentoring

HACCP

Food cost control

Menu development

Job description

Award-Winning Fine Dining Restaurant | Lancashire

Circa £42,000 Package Including Tronc
Senior Kitchen Leadership | Seasonal Tasting Menus | Exceptional Produce

An outstanding opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Sous Chef to join the brigade at one of Lancashire's most exciting and ambitious fine dining restaurants.

Led by one of the UK's most respected and influential chefs, this is a serious food-led operation built around exceptional seasonal produce, refined cooking and constantly evolving menus.

This is a genuine second-in-command position, working directly alongside the Head Chef and Chef Patron and playing a pivotal role in the day-to-day leadership of the kitchen.

For an accomplished Sous Chef looking to step into greater responsibility — or an established Senior Sous looking for a new challenge — this offers the opportunity to become an integral part of an ambitious restaurant with exceptionally strong culinary credentials.

The Role

As Senior Sous Chef, you'll support the Head Chef across every aspect of the kitchen operation while taking a leading role throughout preparation and service.

You'll be trusted to maintain standards, develop the brigade and ensure the kitchen continues to deliver exceptional food consistently.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Acting as second in command of the kitchen
• Supporting the Head Chef with the day-to-day management of the brigade
• Leading services and ensuring consistently excellent execution
• Preparing and presenting refined dishes to high fine-dining standards
• Contributing towards the creation of seasonal and tasting menus
• Working with premium seasonal ingredients
• Training, mentoring and developing junior chefs
• Maintaining consistency across flavour, presentation and execution
• Managing stock levels, ordering and supplier relationships
• Supporting food costs and wider kitchen controls
• Maintaining exceptional organisation, hygiene and food-safety standards
• Deputising for the Head Chef in their absence

About You

This isn't a role where we're simply looking for someone who has reached Senior Sous level by title.

We're looking for a chef with a genuine quality background who understands the precision, organisation and consistency required within an ambitious fine-dining kitchen.

You’ll ideally have:

• Current Senior Sous Chef experience or strong Sous Chef experience ready for progression
• A proven background within fine dining, luxury hospitality or Michelin-standard kitchens
• Strong knowledge of both classical and modern cooking techniques
• A genuine passion for exceptional seasonal produce
• Excellent attention to detail and presentation
• The confidence to lead a brigade through service
• Strong communication and people-development skills
• Experience mentoring and developing junior chefs A calm and organised approach under pressure
• Excellent understanding of HACCP and food-safety standards
• High personal and professional standards

The Package

• Circa £42,000 per annum including tronc
• 5 days over 7
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Genuine career progression
• Opportunity to work with exceptional seasonal ingredients
• Supportive and ambitious kitchen culture
• Staff food
• On-site parking

Why This Role?

For the right chef, the attraction goes well beyond the job title.

You'll be joining a highly regarded fine-dining operation and working alongside an exceptionally experienced Chef Patron and Head Chef, with genuine involvement in seasonal menu development, team leadership and the continued evolution of the restaurant.

It's an opportunity to become the No.2 within an ambitious kitchen, develop chefs beneath you and strengthen your own experience within a restaurant where the quality of the food genuinely comes first.

For a talented Sous or Senior Sous Chef with the right fine-dining pedigree, this could be a significant next step.