Sous Chef

Mitchells & Butlers Leisure Retail Limited; Chester; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible shifts

Brand discounts across brands

Wagestream financial toolkit

Paid qualifications

Progression opportunities

Pension

28 days paid holiday

Share scheme

Employee helpline

Job summary

Toby Carvery – Hoole Village is seeking a Sous Chef who can lead a kitchen section, train the team, and support the Head Chef with ordering and stock control. You will ensure quality and consistency while working within our branded menu and standards.

You will be responsible for maintaining health and hygiene regulations, driving team performance, and delivering meals that reflect our roast-house heritage. Join us and grow within a supportive Mitchells & Butlers family.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead a kitchen team and drive results.
• Experience in food preparation and maintaining quality standards.
• Experience with food ordering and stock control processes.
• Knowledge of health and hygiene regulations in a kitchen.
• Ability to train and mentor junior chefs and team members.
• Familiarity with working within a branded menu environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage your kitchen section, ensuring teamwork and high standards.
• Train and inspire the team to deliver proud, quality dishes.
• Support Head Chef with ordering, preparation and stock management.
• Ensure compliance with health and hygiene regulations across the kitchen.

Skills

Team leadership

Food preparation

Stock control

Food ordering

Health & hygiene

Training & mentorship

Job description

As a Sous Chef atToby Carvery - Hoole Village, you will have a passion for serving great food, training great people and leaving a smile on our guests faces. You’ll run a section, ensuring your team are working together as one and you will be the person to step up in leading the team in the absence of the Head Chef. Does this sound like you?

Join us at Toby Carvery, they don’t call us the ‘home of the roast’ for nothing! Our Toby Carvery family make every visit personal; we love having fun and we truly care about making great memories for our guests. If you love Yorkies as much as we do, we want to hear from you.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME?

• Flexible shifts to work around your lifestyle!
• A massive 33% discount across all our brands.Whether its date night at Miller & Carter or a family roast at Toby Carvery, we’ve got you covered.
• 20% discount off all of our brands for friends and family.
• Wagestream – afinancial toolkit that helps you manage your finances and allows you to access your earned pay when you need it.
• Opportunities to grow with paid for qualifications.
• Opportunity for progression; on average 200 Chefs are promoted to Head Chef every year.
• Discounts on gym memberships.
• Team Socials – work hard, play hard!

On top of this, as part of Mitchells & Butlers you will receive a pension; 28 days paid holiday; high-street shopping discounts; and we even give you free shares! There's also a free employee helpline- to support you with whatever life throws at you.

WHAT WILL I BE DOING? AS SOUS CHEF YOU’LL…

• Be driven to smash targets with your team.
• Train and inspire your team to deliver food to be proud of.
• Support your Head Chef with food ordering, food preparation and stock control.
• Have mastered the art of working with a branded menu.
• Have confidence in managing Chefs and the wider Kitchen Team.
• Oversee that your team conforms to health and hygiene regulations.

At M&B, we want people to be supported, valued, able to be themselves and work in a great team. Join us and help us make every guest feel truly welcome.