Senior Sous Chef

The QHotels Collection; Grantham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Free health club membership (T&Cs)

Discounts across golf and hotel brands

Family & Friends discounts

Training & qualifications support

Learning & development opportunities

Employee Assistance Program – Hospit​s

Refer a friend scheme

Chef whites provided

Job summary

Belton Woods Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort, part of The QHotels Collection, seeks an experienced Sous Chef or Senior Chef de Partie to lead the kitchen brigade in Grantham. You will mentor the team, ensure high-quality, on-spec dishes, and uphold presentation standards across busy service and events.

Working in a 4* hotel with 36-hole golf facilities, you will manage food preparation for conferences and banquets, maintaining cost controls and ensuring guest satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Sous Chef or Senior Chef de Partie.
• Experience in hotel environments or busy, high-volume operations.
• Strong focus on quality and standards with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead by example and mentor the kitchen team.
• Ensure dishes leaving the pass meet high standards and are presented to spec.
• Maintain GP, stock control and wastage efficiency.
• Support conference, banqueting and events catering as required.

Skills

People management

Team leadership

High-volume kitchen

Quality standards

Stock control

Job description

Are you a strong people manager?

Do you thrive in a busy kitchen, working together alongside your brigade?

The important stuff:

• Free health club membership (T&Cs apply)
• Discounts across golf including membership, guest rates, green fees, buggies and clothing
• Discounts across The QHotels Collection
• Family & Friends discounts in hotels across The QHotels Collection
• Support with training & professional qualifications, including course fees!
• Various learning & development available
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program – Hospitality Action
• Refer a friend scheme
• FREE parking
• AND……much, much more!
• Chef whites provided

What will I do?

Leading by example, you will be hands on in the kitchen working alongside your team, providing guidance and mentorship. You’ll ensure the quality and delivery of food leaving the kitchen pass is to spec, to a very high standard and presentable.

Is this the role for me?

• Previousexperience as a Sous Chef or Senior Chef de Partie
• Have worked in a hotel environment or in a busy,highvolumeoperation
• Conference, banqueting & events catering experience wouldbeideal
• Quality & standards drivenwith a keen eye fordetail
• People management experience
• Strong knowledge of GP, stock control,costsand wastage

Curious to find out more?

Belton Woods Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort is located in Grantham and is a 4*, 136-bedroom property. Our hotel is set in acres of woodland with a 36-hole golf complex which has hosted numerous PGA tournaments. The dining options include the Modern restaurant, The Claret Jug and the Stylish bar, and we offer afternoon tea as well as private dining and meetings and event spaces. The leisure facilities include a gym, pool, jacuzzi, sauna, steam room, and a relaxing Elemis spa.

The QHotels Collection are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and we are committed to diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities for all. We believe everyone should be treated equal so should you require any reasonable adjustments to any stage of the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to let us know so we can make the changes accordingly.

We are thrilled to share that all of our hotels have now been accredited with either a Bronze or Silver Award from Green Tourism!

The QHotels Collection proudly supports the UK Armed Forces and have signed the Armed Forces Covenant achieving the Silver Award.