Sous Chef

Penningtons - Restaurant; Clewer Village; On-site; GBP 31,500 - 38,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free hotel breaks

Discounted stays

Wellbeing benefits

Salary sacrifice

Maternity/Paternity leave

Training & development

Company events

On-site parking

Free meals on duty

Uniforms provided

Job summary

Castle Hotel Windsor is seeking a hands-on Sous Chef to support the Head Chef in delivering exceptional food quality and maintaining the highest kitchen standards. This role leads service, develops the brigade, and ensures consistency, efficiency and compliance across all kitchen areas.

You will join a passionate team with opportunities for growth within the Sutton Hotel Collection, with a salary of £35,000 plus TRONC and superb benefits; start date July 2026.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Junior Sous Chef, Sous Chef, or an experienced Senior Chef de Partie ready to take the next step in a high‑quality, fast‑paced kitchen.
• Excellent knowledge of food hygiene, HACCP, kitchen safety, stock control, and cost management.
• Proven ability to lead, motivate, and develop a team during busy service periods.
• Strong organisational, communication, and time‑management skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• A passion for producing consistently high‑quality food and maintaining excellent presentation standards.
• The ability to remain calm, decisive, and solution‑focused under pressure.
• Experience supporting ordering, stock management, and minimising waste to achieve financial targets.
• A collaborative leadership style with a commitment to coaching and developing junior chefs.
• Flexible availability, including evenings, weekends, and public holidays.
• Level 3 Food Hygiene Certificate (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Oversee day‑to‑day kitchen operations and service, under the Head and Senior Sous Chef.
• Lead and develop the brigade, ensuring high quality food and presentation.
• Maintain HACCP, hygiene, safety, stock control and cost management.
• Coach junior chefs, drive teamwork, and manage busy service periods.
• Assist with ordering, stock management, and minimizing waste to hit targets.
• Stay calm, decisive and solution‑focused under pressure.

Education

Level 3 Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

Sous Chef – Castle Hotel, Windsor

£35,000 plus TRONC and superb benefits.

Start date July 2026.

The Castle Hotel Windsor is a landmark hotel on Windsor High Street, directly opposite Windsor Castle and at the heart of the town’s historic and royal setting. Positioned as The Original Local, we combine deep local knowledge with warm, confident hospitality for guests from around the world.

With significant investment underway, including newly refurbished rooms and a new restaurant and bar concept celebrating heritage and locally sourced produce, the Castle Hotel is entering an exciting new chapter.

As part of Sir Richard Sutton Ltd, a family-owned business, the hotel offers the opportunity to grow within an organisation committed to excellence, people development and building a beautiful legacy for the future. We aim to create environments where teams feel supported, trusted and proud of the experience they create together.

About the role

The Sous Chef plays a pivotal role in supporting the Head Chef and Senior Sous Chef in delivering exceptional food quality and maintaining the highest kitchen standards. This is a hands‑on leadership position, responsible for overseeing day‑to‑day kitchen operations, leading service, developing the brigade, and ensuring consistency, efficiency, and compliance across all areas of the kitchen.

Responsibilities and Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Junior Sous Chef, Sous Chef, or an experienced Senior Chef de Partie ready to take the next step in a high‑quality, fast‑paced kitchen.
• Excellent knowledge of food hygiene, HACCP, kitchen safety, stock control, and cost management.
• Proven ability to lead, motivate, and develop a team during busy service periods.
• Strong organisational, communication, and time‑management skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• A passion for producing consistently high‑quality food and maintaining excellent presentation standards.
• The ability to remain calm, decisive, and solution‑focused under pressure.
• Experience supporting ordering, stock management, and minimising waste to achieve financial targets.
• A collaborative leadership style with a commitment to coaching and developing junior chefs.
• Flexible availability, including evenings, weekends, and public holidays.
• Level 3 Food Hygiene Certificate (preferred).

Our People

The Sutton Hotel Collection is a family‑owned group, thus by extension, our people are our family. We recognise how much our people invest in us, in turn, we offer exceptional learning opportunities, as well as best in class benefits for our team.

Our Benefits

Here are some of the benefits you will receive when you join us:

• Free and discounted hotel breaks – From the first day of service, you can benefit from a free break of one/two days in any Sutton Hotel Collection hotel, in a 12‑month period. Additionally you, your family and your friends are also entitled to discounted stays across all of our hotels and dining in our restaurants.
• Heka benefits platform – your access to Heka begins from day one and is pre‑loaded with a balance of £150 to use against a wide range of wellness‑focused products, experiences and schemes including health cash plans and gym memberships.
• Salary sacrifice schemes including cycle to work, tech and electric vehicles (T&Cs apply).
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave (26 weeks at 90% for expectant mothers, four weeks leave at 90% for fathers).
• Loyalty awards, annual social and celebration events.
• Learning and Development – An extensive range of training opportunities are available to facilitate your personal development.
• Wisdom Wellbeing – A confidential service offering C therapy, up‑to‑date information, support and advice on a broad range of subjects.
• Subsidised Learning Courses – We encourage your learning and development so would like to contribute to courses you would like us to explore.

We also provide you with all the basic benefits such as free nutritious and tasty meals on duty, complimentary on‑site parking (where available), and bespoke uniforms where appropriate.

At the Sutton Hotel Collection, we are an inclusive, natural, generous, ethical and diverse group of people, we celebrate human relationships and kinship. We enable our people, to make the place.