Sous Chef

Search Consultancy LTD; Penicuik; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Live-in accommodation option

Non-monetary perks

Job summary

Mid Lothian - Scottish based Hotel Group is seeking a Sous Chef to join a busy 4-star hotel kitchen delivering modern Scottish dishes using local produce. You will be part of the senior kitchen team, sharing day-to-day culinary operations with a hands-on Head Chef and leading a brigade of around 10 staff.

The role involves overseeing outlets, shaping seasonal menus, managing costs, and ensuring HACCP compliance across a high-volume operation including restaurant, bar, lounge, room service and

Qualifications

• Proven Senior Chef experience in a busy, quality 4-star or above hotel is highly desirable.
• Strong banqueting background essential, capable of handling high volumes.
• Experience covering multiple outlets such as restaurant, bar, room service and events on one service.
• Ability to lead, motivate and organise the brigade in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong skills in menu creation, costing, stock control and waste management.
• Solid understanding of food safety, hygiene standards and HACCP.
• Positive, "can do" attitude with excellent communication and hands-on leadership.

Responsibilities

• Oversee kitchen operations across all outlets (restaurant, bar, lounge, room service and banqueting).
• Help shape seasonal menus and maintain high standards in a large brigade of chefs and porters.
• Lead, coach, and develop junior chefs within the brigade.
• Assist in controlling food costs, portions, stock levels and waste to budgets.
• Ensure full compliance with food safety regulations and HACCP requirements.

Skills

Senior Chef experience

Banqueting background

Multi-outlet leadership

Menu creation & costing

Food safety & HACCP

Positive leadership

Job description

Mid Lothian - Scottish based Hotel Group

Sous Chef required

Assist in leading a high-volume hotel kitchen delivering modern Scottish dishes in essence using local produce across restaurant, bar, lounge and multiple function outlets. You'll take shared ownership of day-to-day culinary operations, standards and team leadership as one of the senior kitchen team working alongside a very hands‑on Head Chef.

A starting salary of £40k plus tronc dividends is available (live-in accom in the region can be an option) for the next Sous Chef. Multiple non-monetary perks come as part of the overall package.

The Role itself

As Sous Chef, part of the Kitchen SMT, you will oversee kitchen operations across all outlets, including restaurant, bar, lounge, room service and banqueting in the absence of Head Chef. The role exists to ensure consistent high-quality food and service for significant daily covers and large functions. You'll help shape seasonal menus, work in a sizeable brigade of 10 and maintain high standards across a busy 4-star hotel environment, managing, coaching and developing a team of junior chefs and kitchen porters within this brigade. As a team you will assist in controlling food costs, portions, stock levels and waste to agreed budgets while ensuring full compliance with food safety regulations and HACCP requirements.

You, the Sous Chef

• Proven Senior Chef experience in a busy, quality 4-star or above, hotel highly desirable.
• Strong banqueting background essential, confident handling high volumes without compromising standards.
• Experience covering multiple outlets such as restaurant, bar, room service and events on one service.
• Ability to lead, motivate and organise the brigade in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong skills in menu creation, costing, stock control and waste management.
• Solid understanding of food safety, hygiene standards and HACCP.
• Positive, "can do" attitude with excellent communication and a hands-on leadership style.

No sponsorship is available for this role. Live in accom can be available. Own transport highly desirable.

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.