Sous Chef

Leonardo Hotel Edinburgh Murrayfield; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hotel chain in the United Kingdom seeks a Sous Chef to inspire and lead the kitchen team. You will work alongside the Head Chef to ensure guests enjoy memorable dining experiences. Ideal candidates are passionate about cooking, leadership, and mentorship within a vibrant and dynamic team environment.

Benefits

Special rates on hotel rooms

Company-wide recognition scheme

Meals on duty

Talent referral scheme

Access to Company Pension Scheme

Ongoing job-related training programmes

Qualifications

• Be yourself!
• Build working relationships with the Chefs and the team around you.
• Promote fun and bridge the gaps – be the main connector for your team.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Head Chef to inspire and motivate the team.
• Ensure all guests have memorable experiences.
• Showcase your skills and be a mentor to fellow team members.

Skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Culinary skills

Job description

Be Yourself– Be a Champion for Your Team – Be Leonardo

As a Sous Chef, you’ll be the backbone of the team as you’ll be working with the Head Chef to inspire and motivate the team, ensuring that all guests have memorable experiences with us. Take a deep breath because you’ll be stepping into a busy role! You’ll be an inspirational leader within the kitchen and passionate about developing those around you, creating the kitchen you want to lead and working with the Head Chef to provide an amazing service to our guests.

Some of the perks you could enjoy include :

• Special rates on Leonardo Hotel rooms across the UK & Europe : get planning that city break you’ve been dreaming of!
• Company-wide recognition scheme : for being your fabulous self, you could earn vouchers to spend on a wide range of high street shops
• Meals on duty
• Talent referral scheme : earn yourself a bonus for recommending a friend to join us
• We love to get together and celebrate : we regularly host Thank You Week (your hotel could have anything from ice cream trucks to pizza parties) and every year we get dressed up in our fanciest threads to host our Employee Awards Celebration
• The important stuff : access to the Company Pension Scheme, Life Assurance and Wellbeing Support
• Ongoing job-related training programmes with clear paths for progression

If you’re our ideal Sous Chef, you will :

• Be yourself!
• Build working relationships with the Chefs and the team around you
• Believe in ‘sharing is caring’, and ensure knowledge and expertise are shared amongst team members
• ‘Be a show off’ and showcase your skills – we want to see what you can do!
• Promote fun and bridge the gaps – be the main connector for your team
• Be an Ambassador of our values for the wider team

Why come join us?

We look after our colleagues just as well as we look after our guests. Once you’re part of the team, you’re part of the Leonardo community. We have support on tap, so expect top‑nob L&D programmes, practical training and clear progression within our vibrant and dynamic team.

Our Story

Built on decades of hotelier know-how, we operate over 270 hotels across the United Kingdom and Europe. We look after over 55 hotels across the UK & Ireland, and being one of the fastest growing hotel groups, we have plans for major expansion over the next few years’; there’s never been a more exciting time to come join us!