Sous Chef

Search Consultancy Ltd; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Search Consultancy Ltd is seeking a talented Sous Chef for a high-end restaurant in Edinburgh city centre. This permanent, full-time role offers stability, career progression, and a brilliant working environment.

You’ll join a passionate brigade, contributing to a premium culinary offering, with a starting salary of £40,000 plus £10,000+ tronc and additional benefits. Leadership, training, and service delivery are key parts of the role.

Qualifications

• Experience as Senior Chef de Partie or above in a busy rosette-level kitchen.
• SVQ Level 2 in Professional Cookery or equivalent.
• Passion for food, quality and delivering an outstanding guest experience.
• Flexible and reliable with a team-first attitude.

Responsibilities

• Assist senior kitchen leadership in delivering smooth operations and maintaining food safety standards.
• Run service and lead training/rotation across kitchen areas.
• Apply knowledge of ingredients, cooking methods and hygiene requirements.
• Deliver high-quality food and outstanding guest experience.
• Maintain a flexible, enthusiastic attitude and manage priorities effectively.
• Demonstrate organisation and reliability in a busy kitchen.

Skills

Leadership

Food safety

Training & mentoring

Organisation

Teamwork

Flexibility

Customer focus

Education

SVQ Level 2 in Professional Cookery

Job description

Sous Chef - 50k+ Package

Edinburgh city centre - Big company, new brand, recent opening

Sous Chef required

We are looking for a talented Sous Chef to join the kitchen team at a high-end restaurant located in Edinburgh city centre.

This is a permanent, full-time, salaried position offering stability, career progression, and a brilliant working environment.

You'll be joining a passionate and skilled brigade, contributing to a high-quality culinary offering throughout this property.

Offer details for such a Sous Team Player

The successful Sous will receive a starting salary of 40k, plus amazing tronc payments of 10k+ and a range of additional non-financial benefits.

In this Sous role itself

• Assist the senior kitchen leadership team in delivering smooth and efficient kitchen operations, giving direction and maintaining excellent food safety standards at all times.
• Run service and offer training/leadership experience across multiple areas of the kitchen through regular rotation of the team.
• Apply sound knowledge of ingredients, food preparation methods, and food hygiene requirements.
• Focus on delivering high-quality food and first-class customer satisfaction.
• Maintain a flexible, enthusiastic attitude and effectively manage competing priorities.
• Demonstrate excellent organisation and reliability while thriving in a busy kitchen environment.

You, our next Super Sous

• Previous experience as a Senior Chef de Partie or above in a busy, quality kitchen, operating around rosette level as a minimum.
• SVQ Level 2 in Professional Cookery or equivalent practical kitchen experience is evident.
• Passionate about food, quality and delivering an outstanding guest experience.
• Flexible and reliable with a positive, team-first attitude.

This is a rare opportunity to join a premium restaurant brand in Edinburgh, city centre. If you're a driven and enthusiastic chef looking to take the next step in your career, we want to hear from you.

Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.