Sous Chef

Taymouth Castle; Aberfeldy; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Staff Accommodation

Uniform Provided

Meal on duty

On-site gym

Staff activities

Discounted local accommodation

Wellbeing support

Work‑family culture

Job summary

Taymouth Castle is seeking a Sous Chef to drive culinary excellence in a luxury estate kitchen. You’ll lead a dedicated team, develop seasonal menus and maintain outstanding standards with warmth and commercial awareness.

You’ll train and inspire colleagues, manage stock, freshness and safety, and collaborate across stations to deliver memorable dining experiences in a vibrant, people‑focused culture. This role does not qualify for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa and is open to

Qualifications

• Leadership and team motivation to achieve high standards.
• Ability to develop menus while ensuring consistency and quality.
• Strong organisational and training skills to grow the team.

Responsibilities

• Lead a kitchen team, develop seasonal menus and uphold culinary standards.
• Monitor stock, quality, safety, and cleanliness across all stations.
• Train, mentor and support colleagues to deliver exceptional service.
• Collaborate with senior chefs to translate Head Chef's expectations into actions.
• Communicate proactively to maintain a collaborative, upbeat kitchen culture.

Job description

As Sous Chef, you’ll play a key role in the smooth running of our kitchen, championing culinary excellence, creativity and consistency. You’ll lead by example, balancing high standards with commercial awareness and a passion for continuous improvement.

Confident and imaginative, you’ll bring ideas to life through thoughtful menu development while nurturing talent, supporting your team’s growth and encouraging everyone to contribute. With a keen eye for detail and a belief that we do the right thing, you’ll help shape a positive kitchen culture where great food, new ideas and teamwork thrive.

Discover the role

You have a natural ability to motivate, organise and lead a team with confidence, ensuring clear direction and high standards. Working alongside our senior Chefs, you’ll contribute to the evolution of seasonal, sustainable menus and bring new ideas to life. People are our priority, you support the smooth running of the kitchen through effective organisation, preparation and training, with our people at the heart of what we do.

Play an active role in daily kitchen operations, ensuring freshness, quality and efficiency. Champion seasonal and sustainable cooking through the use of home-grown and foraged estate produce, alongside innovative techniques and natural ingredients.

Monitor stock levels, rotation and waste, ensuring inventory checks, purchasing and deliveries are completed correctly. Maintain daily product quality and operational standards, including cleaning schedules, temperature records and opening and closing checklists, ensuring all procedures are completed consistently across your areas of responsibility.

Support fellow chefs across stations and communicate proactively across facilities, contributing to a collaborative, people-focused environment where we believe in having fun by making others happy and able to translate the Head Chef’s expectations into clear achievable actions.

Work closely with kitchen stewards to maintain a safe, sanitary and immaculate kitchen. Prepare, cook and present high-quality dishes with consistency, care and attention to detail, adapting to dietary requirements and evolving recipes.

You uphold our exceptional culinary standards while demonstrating passion and flare in the pursuit of service excellence. We respect people, places, and culture and as an Ambassador of Taymouth Castle - spokesperson, advocate, and supporter. Be actively involved in day-to-day operations through observance and collaborating proactively with all team members across our wide range of facilities. Conduct and drive department meetings and attend wider business meetings where necessary.

Discover you

You have a genuine passion for cooking, with experience in a luxury hospitality or estate environment, ideally within a small team. You deliver refined, personalised service with a strong eye for detail and a commitment to quality and excellence. Warm, approachable and authentic, you bring your personality to everything you do. You lead by example, inspiring and supporting your team to achieve their best. Passionate about developing future talent, you willingly share your skills and knowledge to help build a high-performing, world-class team.

Calm, confident and discreet, with pride in your personal presentation. You have excellent time management and critical thinking skills, with the ability to remain composed under pressure, manage competing priorities and work independently. Flexible and adaptable, you’re willing to adjust your working hours and approach to meet the needs of the business, particularly during busy periods or emergencies.

This role does not qualify for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa requirements and eligibility criteria. Only applicants with the right to work in mainland UK can be considered. We cannot consider applicants who require sponsorship. Offers are subject to successful completion of our reference and background checks.

Discover our Benefits & Perks

Embracing the breathtaking scenery in this part of Scotland and immersing yourself into the local community, working at Taymouth Castle Golf & Sport Club is more than a job, it offers a 'lifestyle.' Offers a chance to be part of the team building a project for generations to come.

• CompetitiveSalaryAccreditedLivingWageEmployer
• StaffAccommodationonafixedterm
• UniformProvided
• Mealonduty(freeofcharge)
• Useofon-sitestaffgym
• Accesstostaffactivities
• Variousbenefitsincludingdiscountedlocalaccommodationforfriendsandfamilytovisit.
• All team members are protected by Wellbeing Plus: Hospitality Action's Employee Assistance Programme, which provides easy access to a wide variety of services and helps support a range of personal or work-related issues.
• Work-Family Culture.

We are situated on the A827 between Kenmore and Aberfeldy.

Close to the A9. Perth (1hour) Stirling and Edinburgh Airport (1.5hours) Glasgow (2 hours).