Senior Sous Chef — Hotel & Events Leader

Mallory Court Hotel & Spa, Leamington Spa; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

31 days leave

Service charge distribution

Employee discounts

Wellbeing support

Health plans

Cycle-to-work

EV leasing

Staff perks

Apprenticeships & leadership programs

Meals on duty

Job summary

Mallory Court Hotel & Spa is seeking a Senior Sous Chef to take ownership of day-to-day food operations across the hotel, excluding the fine dining restaurant. You’ll manage breakfast, Sencha, weddings, meetings, and events, leading the kitchen team with rotas, cost control, and food safety.

You’ll work closely with events and front-of-house to ensure flawless delivery for every function. Reporting to the Head Chef, you’ll create a new leadership role focused on maintaining high-quality Mallory

Qualifications

• Senior chef experience in a quality-led hotel, venue or premium catering operation.
• Proven track record delivering weddings, conferences and events without compromising on quality.
• Strong commercial skills across GP, food costs, purchasing, stock control, payroll and rotas.
• Sound understanding of health & safety and food safety, and the confidence to own compliance.
• Practical, organised leadership style with good cross-department communication.
• Attention to detail; breakfast and plated meals matter.

Responsibilities

• Lead rotas, food costs and GP, purchasing, stock control and payroll for your section.
• Coordinate with events and front-of-house to ensure every function runs smoothly.
• Own quality of breakfast and events food from planning to execution.
• Ensure food safety compliance across the operation.

Skills

Senior chef

Events management

Leadership

Food safety

Job description

Mallory Court Hotel & Spa is seeking a Senior Sous Chef to take ownership of day-to-day food operations across the hotel, excluding the fine dining restaurant. You’ll manage breakfast, Sencha, weddings, meetings, and events, leading the kitchen team with rotas, cost control, and food safety.

You’ll work closely with events and front-of-house to ensure flawless delivery for every function. Reporting to the Head Chef, you’ll create a new leadership role focused on maintaining high-quality Mallory