SOUS CHEF AT CENTRAL KITCHEN BASED AT LE MONDE HOTEL

Glendola Careers; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Shift Patterns

Competitive salary with fixed Tronc

Private Medical Cover after 1 year

28 days paid holiday

25% discount at Glendola venues

Annual staff events

Career growth opportunities

Wage access via Stream

Job summary

Glendola Leisure’s Central Kitchen at Le Monde Hotel in Edinburgh is looking for a Sous Chef to help manage daily operations across multiple sites, ensuring high-quality food, safety, and efficiency. You will support the Central Kitchen Manager and lead the team to deliver consistent results.

You will be involved in stock control, cost management, and maintaining high standards of presentation, with opportunities for career growth within Glendola Leisure.

Qualifications

• Proven supervisory or senior chef experience in a busy kitchen.
• Strong organisational and food safety knowledge.
• High standards of food quality and presentation.
• Collaborative and proactive approach.
• Ability to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Support daily operations within the Central Production Unit.
• Ensure consistency and quality across all prepared products.
• Assist with stock control, par levels, and delivery schedules.
• Maintain compliance with food safety, hygiene, and health & safety standards.
• Support breakfast service and occasional functions at Le Monde Hotel.
• Supervise and support the team to deliver high standards.
• Assist with cost control and general kitchen performance.
• Build strong working relationships across Glendola’s Edinburgh venues.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Food safety knowledge

Organisational skills

Food presentation standards

Ability to work under pressure

Collaborative approach

Job description

Job Details

• Job title: Sous Chef at Central Kitchen based at Le Monde Hotel
• Venue: Le Monde Hotel
• Address: 16 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2PF
• Hours: Full Time
• Contract: Permanent

About The Venue

ENJOY A CAREER THAT’S A REAL PAGE-TURNER WITH GLENDOLA LEISURE IN EDINBURGH

Based at Le Monde Hotel, George Street, our Central Production Unit is the culinary hub for our Edinburgh venues.

About The Role

As a Sous Chef, you will support the Central Kitchen Manager in overseeing the production and distribution of high-quality food across multiple sites, ensuring consistency, safety, and efficiency at every stage. You’ll play a key role in the day-to‑time running of the kitchen, supporting the team and maintaining high standards across all operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Support daily operations within the Central Production Unit.
• Ensure consistency and quality across all prepared products.
• Assist with stock control, par levels, and delivery schedules.
• Maintain compliance with food safety, hygiene, and health & safety standards.
• Support breakfast service and occasional functions at Le Monde Hotel.
• Supervise and support the team to deliver high standards.
• Assist with cost control and general kitchen performance.
• Build strong working relationships across Glendola’s Edinburgh venues.

What We Are Looking For

• Proven experience in a supervisory or senior chef role in a busy kitchen.
• Strong organisational and food safety knowledge.
• High standards of food quality and presentation.
• A collaborative and proactive approach.
• Ability to work under pressure.

We Are Proud To Offer

• Some of the best Career Growth Opportunities in the industry.
• Flexible Shift Patterns – to fit around the other important things in life.
• A Competitive and Progressive salary, including a fixed Tronc.
• Stream – giving you direct access to your wages when you need them.
• Private Medical Cover on completion of one year’s service.
• Access to Professional Mental Health Resources and an Employee Assistance Programme on completion of one year's service.
• 28 days paid Holiday per annum, inclusive of Bank Holidays.
• 25% Discount at all Glendola Leisure Venues.
• Annual Staff Events
• Opportunities to innovate and contribute to the growth of your business

Ready to be part of one of the hospitality industry’s most exciting success stories?

About Glendola Leisure

GLENDOLA LEISURE GROUP - A LEADING FAMILY-OWNED PRIVATE HOSPITALITY COMPANY

Glendola Leisure operates many different bars, pubs and restaurants across the UK in London, Glasgow, Belfast & Edinburgh. In your City, you will be part of a small team supported by our wider group and open to all the opportunities that come with that. What we all share as part of the Glendola Family is a passion for our customers, being experts in our products, providing exceptional service and a commitment to being better every day. If you can offer friendliness, a ‘can-do’ attitude and willingness to become an expert in your products and want a role that is as individual are you are then you’re the one for us. It is time you stopped going to work and started coming to life.

Are you ready to be part of one of the hospitality industry’s biggest success stories?