Senior Sous Chef: Lead Creative, High-Impact Kitchen

Rudding Park Hotel; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Rudding Park are seeking a Senior Sous Chef to lead a dynamic kitchen team at our Harrogate resort. You will oversee operations, train junior staff, and ensure high standards across breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner services along with private functions.

You’ll work with the head and development chefs to keep menus fresh, ensure food cost targets are met, and stay aligned with COSHH and health & safety protocols in a fast-paced, hospitality-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Thrive under pressure
• Team player who can communicate clearly
• Be reliable, hardworking, and passionate in your work

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate, train and drive the team
• Been open, flexible and ready for change, as the business demands
• Work alongside the head chef & development chef to create interesting, innovative and on-trend menus
• Use computer systems for rotating, ordering and food safety
• Understand food cost and how to control it to meet budget targets
• Take information from head chef and feedback to team positively
• Control orders, deliveries and stock rotation to ensure correct stock levels and food cost targets
• Maintain kitchen hygiene standards at all times and train junior staff to expected standards
• Follow health & safety / COSHH protocols and ensure junior team members understand them
• Collaborate with other chefs across the resort as required
• Operate in line with Rudding Park core values

Job description

Rudding Park are seeking a Senior Sous Chef to lead a dynamic kitchen team at our Harrogate resort. You will oversee operations, train junior staff, and ensure high standards across breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner services along with private functions.

You’ll work with the head and development chefs to keep menus fresh, ensure food cost targets are met, and stay aligned with COSHH and health & safety protocols in a fast-paced, hospitality-focused environment.