Sous Chef

St Austell Brewery; Branscombe; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Food & drink discount 30%

Overnight stay discount 50%

Retailer discounts

Training & progression

Meal on shifts >6h (up to £10)

Flexible working

Paid time off to volunteer

Job summary

Masons Arms, Branscombe, part of the St Austell Brewery family, seeks a versatile Sous Chef to join a busy, high‑quality kitchen. You will support the Head Chef in leading the team, ensuring precise dish specifications are met, while adapting the menu to meet guest and business needs.

You’ll thrive in a cosy, rural pub environment with locally sourced produce. Expect to work in a characterful setting with training and progression opportunities, and the chance to contribute to a welcoming guest

Qualifications

• Well organised and adaptable with a genuine interest in food.
• Experience using stock management systems is advantageous.
• Wollows to work in a fast-paced kitchen and maintain standards.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head Chef in leading the kitchen team.
• Ensure procedures and dish specifications are followed.
• Utilise flexible menu writing to adapt offers to business needs.
• Keep the kitchen clean, tidy and safe.
• Contribute to high quality food for guests.

Skills

Organisation

Adaptability

Food enthusiasm

Tools

Stock management systems

Job description

The multi award winning Masons Arms dates back to the 14th-century and resides in one of the South West’s most picturesque villages. Passing beneath its cosy thatched roof, you’ll be working in a characterful pub with comfy rooms. The interior charms with timber frames, low beamed ceilings, and the warmth of a log fire.

Branscombe is an idyllic rural destination that’s surrounded by rolling green hills, with its own beach being a short stroll from the pub.

Are you a versatile Sous Chef with experience of working in a fast-paced environment? Join our talented kitchen team and you’ll be working alongside passionate people, with locally sourced produce, to provide high quality food that delights our guests. As Sous Chef, you will support your Head Chef in leading our talented kitchen team while ensuring the correct procedures are followed and specifications for each dish are precisely met. You will utilise the flexibility enabled by our menu writing processes, to help adapt our offer to meet the needs of our business and our guests.

What We Offer …

• 30% off food and drink and 50% off overnight stays in our pubs
• Discount scheme across hundreds of retailers
• Great training and opportunities to progress
• Meal provided for shifts over 6 hours (up to the value of £10)
• Family-friendly, flexible working
• Paid time off to volunteer

Our Chefs …

• Are well organised, adaptable, with a genuine interest in food
• Take pride in keeping the kitchen clean, tidy and safe
• Are key to keeping our kitchen running efficiently even at our busiest times
• Are confident users of stock management systems

St Austell Brewery is an Equal Opportunities employer, and we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We also welcome requests for flexible working.