Sous Chef

Derby Arms; Preston; On-site; GBP 1,378,000 - 2,204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit share

Flexible shifts

Staff meals 25% off

Hotel discounts 25%

Training & apprenticeships

Refer a Friend bonus

Annual company festival

Job summary

Derby Arms is seeking a Sous Chef to join our team in a Forest of Bowland setting. You will work alongside the Head Chef on the main menu and weekly specials, bringing passion for quality and strong standards to the kitchen.

You’ll support daily kitchen operations, lead and develop the team, and help create specials. A collaborative, hospitality-focused environment awaits with progression opportunities across our six pubs group.

Qualifications

• Passionate about food with high standards.
• Experience as a Sous or Junior Sous Chef.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills.
• Able to support Head Chef in running the kitchen.
• Ready to lead and develop the team; create specials menu.

Responsibilities

• Support Head Chef in daily kitchen operations.
• Lead and develop the kitchen team.
• Assist in creating the specials menu.
• Collaborate on main and weekly specials with Head Chef.

Skills

Passion for food

Impeccable standards

Team spirit

Kitchen experience

Sous/Jr Sous experience

Attention to detail

Strong communication

Leadership support

Menu creation input

Job description

We are looking for a Sous Chefto join our team!

What’s in it for you?

• Up to £16.00 per hour, including service charge, plus your share of cash tips
• Access to our profit share scheme
• Flexible shift patterns available and enhanced holiday
• Collaboration in our main menu and weekly specials menu, alongside the Head Chef
• 25% off food for you and up to 6 guests
• 25% off hotel accommodation
• Bespoke training programmes and apprenticeships
• Wage streaming service allowing you to access your pay when it suits you
• Service awards & birthday gift
• Refer a Friend incentives up to £1000
• An invitation to our annual company festival!

About us:

Derby Arms is in the Forest of Bowland and sits between Longridge and Chipping. One of our smaller hotel sites, it has 6 en-suite hotel rooms, a bar, lounge and snug area, a casual dining restaurant and a covered alfresco dining space.

We are passionate about quality and using the best regional product. Our main menu of British classics changes with the seasons; and our Seafood Specials are created by our talented team of chefs on site, making the most of the catch of the day and best quality seafood available.

We have been recognised with multiple awards including Restaurant Magazine’s Food Led Company and the Publican Award’s Best Food Offer multiple times.

Recognised as a leading employer, we know that the key to success is the people within the business, and that the first step is recruiting the best people who are just as passionate as us about food, drink, and true hospitality.

As part of a group of six premium pubs with rooms, we’re big enough to offer progression and multisite opportunities, but small enough to know all of our teams personally and as individuals, which allows people to develop and excel in their areas of interest.

About you:

• You are passionate about food, have impeccable standards, and a great team spirit.
• You will know your way around a kitchen, having worked as a Sous or Junior Sous Chef previously and be ready for your next challenge!
• You have excellent attention to detail.
• You have great communication skills.
• You are ready to support the Head Chef with the running of the Kitchen.
• You are ready to assist the Head Chef with the leading and developing the team.
• You are ready to assist the Head Chef with the creation of the specials menu.