Sous Chef

Apex Hotels; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

29 days holiday

Training and development from day one

Employee events and celebrations

Inhouse company app

Gym and pools access

Healthy meals to enjoy while working

Employee Assistance Programme

Financial Wellbeing App

Referral bonus

Job summary

Apex Hotels is seeking a Sous Chef in Edinburgh to lead culinary delivery and support the Head Chef across outlets. You will drive efficiency, mentor kitchen teams, and ensure a high-quality food offering with strong guest focus.

Join a team that values warmth, inclusion and personal growth, with access to employee benefits and development opportunities within our hotel group.

Qualifications

• Food Safety Management and Professional Cookery qualification at level 2 or above.
• Clear and effective communicator across all levels.
• Experience in kitchen leadership and cost control is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage all food and sundry costs via rigorous stock control.
• Analyze and present monthly P&L with corrective actions directed by Head Chef.
• Assist with payroll and food cost analysis to meet forecasted revenue levels.

Skills

Communication

Sales mindset

Team leadership

Resource management

Education

Food Safety & Professional Cookery level 2+

Job description

Why Join Apex Hotels?

You’ll be welcomed into Apex Hotels with genuine warmth as you join us as a Sous Chef in Edinburgh. From your very first day, you’ll be part of a team that truly cares, where people feel valued, included, and connected. We love individuality - it’s what brings the spark, the curiosity, and the human touch to every interaction.

Role Overview:

This is a great time to join our team as a Sous Chef you will assist in spearheading the culinary experience and assist in driving our approach in delivering a high-quality food offering. You will be results driven and you will assist the Head Chef work closely with our supply chain partners, in house centralised services, and on property kitchen and Restaurant teams to continue developing, researching, and implementing appropriate efficiency and quality changes across all outlets.

As a Sous Chef, you will ensure the smooth running of the Hotel Kitchen teams you are assigned and assume full accountability in the absence of the Head Chef, acting in their capacity, and as directed by Management.

You will embrace every opportunity to create extra special moments for our guests and provide a personal experience our guests will want to share.

Main Responsibilities

• Assist in the Management of all food and sundry costs through rigorous stock control measures
• Analyse, and present monthly profit and loss commentaries with follow on corrective activity as directed by the Head Chef
• Assist with Daily / weekly payroll and food cost analysis in accordance with forecasted and materialised revenue levels to ensure optimal performance with overspend corrected within the same trading period and as directed by the Head Chef
• To consistently conduct time in motion studies across all kitchen functions in accordance with technology and process adoption identifying incremental efficiencies without impact to the culinary brand proposition, and as directed by the Head Chef
• Assist the Head Chef work with the Food and Beverage Manager to translate annual strategic business plans into considered departmental scorecard targets and associated activity plans
• Assist the Head Chef in developing a multi skilled culinary team that delivers payroll flexibility.
• To be highly visible at key service periods focusing attention to detail on culinary delivery
• Maintain team focus on ‘the Customer’s need’ with service personalisation

About you:

We love to welcome people with different experiences and from different places into our Apex family. We want to ensure you get the best experience from the role you begin your journey with us in. To excel within this role, you will have:

• Clear and influencing communicator with the ability to interact across all levels
• Possess a sales and profit driven mentality
• Assists in building and developing a guest centric team culture
• Ability to identify and manage best resources to assist in achieving targets
• Food Safety Management and Professional Cookery qualification at level 2 or above
• Coaching, supporting, challenging mentality that delivers operational results
• Creates an open environment

You will work with great people, enjoy your time at work, develop new friendships, networks, and skills, and of course you will also receive a competitive rate of pay and a generous range of employee benefits which includes:

• 29 days holiday
• Training and development from day one
• Employee events and celebrations
• Inhouse company interactive employee communication APP
• Entry to our state-of-the-art gym and pools
• Healthy meals to enjoy while you're working.
• Access to an external Employee Assistance Programme
• Financial Wellbeing App, allowing you the flexibility to get paid earlier than your normal monthly pay date.
• £ referral bonus when your friends or family join the team.

Following your first successful 3 months, you’ll also receive ……

• Access to our discounts and wellbeing platform “Treat Yourself Here”, unlocking savings and experiences for you and your family.
• Involvement in our employee recognition schemes
• Long service recognition
• Probation pass and annual anniversary complimentary guest experience overnight stay and dinner for two
• 50% discount in our restaurants
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Discounted room rates for employees, friends, and family
• Spa treatments and product discounts
• Life Assurance cover

Come and join our team, guided by our values of trust, friendliness, teamwork, and passion - the good stuff that makes hospitality feel effortless. Here, you’ll shine in your own way, creating joyful moments that lift the everyday.

This role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. However, candidates who were granted Skilled Worker status prior to 22 July who have had continuous permission may still qualify for sponsorship.