Senior Sous Chef

Brunning & Price; Middlewich; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals on shift

30% staff discount

Nest pension

Life assurance

Cycle to work

Referral bonus

Job summary

The Hayhurst Arms, Bostock Green in England is seeking a Senior Sous Chef to lead our busy kitchen and drive fresh, high-quality dishes alongside the Head Chef. This on-site role offers a chance to influence the menu and food culture in a popular Brunning & Price pub.

You’ll manage a team, ensure consistency across service, and help engage guests with exciting, seasonal dishes while maintaining kitchen standards and cost control.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in catering and hospitality in a restaurant, gastro pub or hotel at senior sous, sous or kitchen manager level is essential.
• Positive attitude and ability to drive the food culture.
• Ability to lead a team and work with Head Chef to engage customers with new dishes.

Responsibilities

• Run the kitchen alongside the Head Chef, driving the food culture and ensuring quality.
• Lead and manage kitchen staff, ensuring service runs smoothly and guest experience remains high.

Job description

Ready to freshen your career up? It might be time for a change. If you’re a Senior Sous Chef who loves fresh food cooking, we need you! Come and join us at The Hayhurst Arms, Bostock Green.

There’s plenty in it for you:

Your Bread and Butter

• Basic up to £37,000, plus tronc (that’s your card tips that are paid into your bank).
• Bonus up to £2,000 per annum (OTE)
• Paid overtime.
• Great cash tips.

The Extras

• We know you work hard so we feed you well - free meals on shift, choose from the menu!
• 30% discount for you, your friends and family across B&P and our group including wagamama.
• It’s never too early to start saving for the future with a NEST pension.
• Protection for your family with life assurance.
• Great discounts via Perks on Tap saving you money on everyday purchases and more.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• £1,000 referral bonus for introducing new Managers or Chefs to the company.
• Stream - use flexible pay to choose when to get paid

Your Wellbeing – it’s important to us!

• Free 24-hour confidential legal and information helpline for you and your family.
• Bespoke wellbeing support offering free counselling for all crew.
• Access to health checks and virtual GP appointments.
• Discounted gym membership.
• Plenty of social get togethers - it's not all work and no play.
• Recognition platform with regular thankyous.

We want you to grow with us!

• Superb internal and external development programmes to support your progress.
• Earn while you learn - we partner with national training provider HIT to support our work-based Level 4 Senior Culinary Chef apprenticeships.
• Advanced Leadership Skills course enhancing self-awareness and soft skills.
• We encourage movement between our pubs so you can have a long-term career with B&P.

About you...

Previous experience in catering and hospitality in a restaurant, gastro pub or hotel at senior sous, sous or kitchen manager level is essential, as well as a positive attitude. Working alongside the Head Chef you’ll be responsible for running the kitchen, driving the food culture and keeping your team and our customers engaged with exciting new dishes.

About Brunning and Price...

• A family of 79 pubs and still growing!
• A company with heart, where individuality, personality and diversity are encouraged.
• A company committed to reducing our carbon footprint, working sustainably and supporting our local communities.