Sous Chef

The Bath Brew House; Bath; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site brewery

Job summary

Bath Brew House in Bath is seeking a talented Sous Chef to be the Head Chef’s right hand and lead the kitchen day-to-day. You’ll work closely with the Head Chef to deliver consistently great food, develop the team and help shape an offer that matches the pub’s lively energy.

You’ll thrive in a busy pub kitchen, bringing creativity to specials and menu development, while maintaining food safety, cleanliness and strong GP control.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a busy pub kitchen.
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills.
• Knowledge of GP, stock and kitchen controls.

Responsibilities

• Deliver consistently brilliant food during busy services.
• Lead, motivate and develop the kitchen team.
• Maintain high standards of food safety, cleanliness and organisation.
• Support with ordering, stock control and GP management.
• Bring ideas to specials and menu development.
• Maintain standards across main kitchen and burger shack.
• Step in to run the kitchen when the Head Chef isn't present.
• Foster a positive, collaborative kitchen culture.

Skills

Team leadership

Food safety

Stock control

Creativity

Job description

Sous Chef at Bath Brew House

We’re looking for a brilliant Sous Chef to join the kitchen team at Bath Brew House and help us take our food offer to the next level.

With an exciting refresh on the horizon, this is a great opportunity for a Sous Chef who wants to be part of something with real potential. You’ll work closely with our Head Chef to deliver consistently great food, develop the team and help shape an offer that matches the fun, lively energy of Bath Brew House.

Here we celebrate passion, personality and (of course) beer.

About Bath Brew House

Bath Brew House is a proper pub with personality. We brew our own beer on site, serve it fresh from the tanks and pair it with hearty, crowd-pleasing food that keeps people coming back.

Think locals, craft beer lovers, big weekends, buzzing gardens, packed Sunday roasts and plenty of pints.

As we evolve Bath Brew House, food is front and centre. We want to be as well-known for our banging burgers, proper pub classics and legendary Sunday roasts as we are for our beer.

The Food

This is pub food with confidence and comfort at its core.

Think:

• Big, flavour-packed burgers
• Proper pub classics with a Brew House twist
• Picky plates and sharers for mates and matchdays
• Food that works perfectly with a pint in hand
• Proper Sunday roasts all year round, from classic plates to generous feasting boards

And given that we have an actual brewery a few metres away, we’re always up for finding new ways to get beer involved too.

The Role

As Sous Chef, you’ll be the Head Chef’s right hand and a key part of leading our kitchen day to day.

You’ll help us:

• Deliver consistently brilliant food, even when the kitchen is flying
• Lead, motivate and develop the kitchen team
• Maintain high standards of food safety, cleanliness and organisation
• Support with ordering, stock control and managing GP
• Bring ideas and creativity to specials and menu development
• Keep standards high across both our main kitchen and garden burger shack
• Step up and confidently run the kitchen when the Head Chef isn’t there
• Build a kitchen culture that people genuinely enjoy being part of

This isn't a role where we want someone to simply turn up, cook and go home. We want someone who cares about the food leaving the pass, backs their team and wants to have an impact on what we're building.

About You

You might already be a Sous Chef looking for your next challenge, or a strong Junior Sous/Chef de Partie ready to make the step up.

More importantly, you:

• Love cooking with fresh ingredients
• Thrive in a busy, high-volume pub kitchen
• Take pride in sending out great food every time
• Stay calm when the tickets start rolling in
• Enjoy helping other chefs develop
• Understand the importance of GP, stock and kitchen controls
• Aren’t afraid to bring your own ideas to the table
• Want to work somewhere with personality rather than somewhere that takes itself too seriously

Why Join Us

• A key role in an exciting new chapter for Bath Brew House
• The opportunity to work closely with the Head Chef and influence the food offer
• A supportive pub group with genuine opportunities to progress
• The chance to work alongside an on-site brewery (there aren't many kitchens that can say that)
• A busy, energetic pub with loads of personality and potential
• A role where you can develop your leadership skills and take the next step in your kitchen career

If you’re a Sous Chef who loves proper pub food, enjoys the buzz of a busy service and wants to help build something we can all be proud of, we’d love to hear from you.