Sous Chef

Axiom Hospitality; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hotel discounts

Colleague rates

Up to 50% discount on F

28 days holiday

Discounts across retail, restaurants,…

Employee Assistance Line for mental健康

Stream Financial Wellbeing

Xcape stayover after one year

Training and progression opportunities

Referral bonus £500 per hire

Free meals on shift

Length of service awards

Job summary

The Forest of Arden Hotel & Country Club is seeking a dedicated Sous Chef to lead day-to-day kitchen operations, ensuring top-quality food and service. You will support the Head Chef, oversee presentation, and uphold high standards in a busy, high-profile kitchen.

Ideal candidates are passionate about the hospitality industry, with experience in renowned venues, strong cost awareness, and the ability to mentor junior chefs while maintaining strict hygiene and safety practices.

Qualifications

• Experience in highly acclaimed venues with a reputation for great service.
• Strong stock control, cost awareness and procurement skills.
• Ability to lead and mentor a brigade and work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Assist Head Chef to develop new dishes and menus.
• Prepare, cook and present dishes within your specialty.
• Manage day-to-day kitchen operations and ensure high standards.
• Support junior chefs with coaching and training.
• Maintain cleanliness, food hygiene and safety standards.

Skills

Hospitality industry passion

Stock management

Team leadership

Flexibility

Communication skills

Job description

Forest of Arden Hotel & Country Club

Salary: £17.72 per hour

Job Type: Permanent

Hours: Full-time

Town: Birmingham

The Forest of Arden Hotel and Country Club is set in peaceful Warwickshire countryside and is well placed for access to Birmingham, Coventry, and other major centres. Birmingham Airport, the National Exhibition Centre and motorway links to the M6 and M42 are all within a few miles of the hotel.

We are looking for self‑motivated, proactive and passionate Sous Chef to join our Truly Talented kitchen team!

As Sous Chef, you will be primarily responsible for managing the day‑to‑day kitchen operation ensuring that food is produced and served to the highest quality.

Alongside your culinary duties, you will be responsible for supporting the wider kitchen team with daily operational tasks and people management tasks. Reporting directly to the Head Chef, you will oversee the presentation of all food leaving the kitchen in their absence and uphold expectations, reputation and standards.

What We Offer

• £17.72 per hour
• Permanent, full‑time contract (40hrs per week)

Benefits

• Hotel discounts across all Axiom Hospitality hotels – colleague rates and up to 50% discount on F
• 28 days holiday, including bank holidays, increasing yearly to 33 days;
• Discounts across retail, restaurants, events and more through our benefits & rewards portal;
• Access to our Employee Assistance Line to support your Mental Health and Wellbeing;
• Use of Stream Financial Wellbeing platform, allowing instant access to your pay;
• Yearly complimentary Axiom Xcape stayover after one year of service;
• A growing team with great training, progression, and promotion opportunities;
• Rewards for referring a friend: referral bonus for recommending a new team member starts at £500 per successful hire;
• Free meals while on shift;
• Length of service awards, ranging from 1 year to 3, 5, 10 and 20‑year rewards and more!

Our ideal candidate

We want to hear from inspired chefs who love creating amazing food from the best ingredients, have a keen eye for detail and high standards but with bags of flair and creativity. The ideal person for this role will be enthusiastic about change, focused on details and trusting.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Head Chef to develop new dishes and menus.
• Assist the Head Chef in food purchases while controlling costs
• Prepare, cook and present dishes within your speciality.
• Support, mentor and train any talented junior chefs in the brigade
• Ensure you and your team have the highest standards of cleanliness, food hygiene and health and safety.

The Core Skills And Experience Required To Succeed

• Truly passionate about the Hospitality Industry
• Previous experience in working in highly acclaimed venues which have a reputation for great service
• Commercial business acumen
• Previous knowledge and experience in stock takes, ordering, and team management
• Ability to work under pressure to deadlines and targets
• Understanding of the hospitality and travel industry
• Ability to function independently with a minimum of supervision
• Excellent communication skills, the ability to communicate verbally and in writing
• To be an enthusiastic team player with a flexible approach and have experience in empowering a team to successfully meet expectations
• Results focussed with an overwhelming desire to succeed
• Previous experience in hotels is preferred

You must have the right to work in the UK to be eligible for this role. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from all candidates prior to commencing employment.

Having these core skills will put you one step further to joining Axiom Hospitality and Forest of Arden Hotel & Country Club.

Opportunities for all

At Axiom Hospitality, we thrive on differences and believe it is critical to our success as a fast‑growing hospitality company with global aspirations. We are proud to be an equal‑opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from various backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We, therefore, encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages, and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business.

At Axiom Hospitality, we are making efforts to reduce our carbon, energy, water and waste footprint. We strive to be ethical in all we do and want to be a thriving, sustainable and responsible business for our people, our communities and our planet. Working closely with our Hotel Owners, we are committed to the journey to sustainability. In addition, we are working to reduce our hotels’ impact on the environment through internationally recognised eco‑label certification.

Our hotels strive to be active members of their local communities by giving back where they can. Supporting local charities is important to our teams, from volunteering at soup kitchens to collecting donations and fundraising. Our hotels aim to leave a positive impact on their neighbourhoods. At Axiom Hospitality, we are working closely with our stakeholders to support our social impact commitment. Caring about people extends outside our business and is part of our DNA.