Junior Sous Chef

Niche Hotels Unlimited Company; Ireland; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meals on duty

Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Wellbeing support

Ongoing training programmes with clear

Progression opportunities

Job summary

Leonardo Hotels in Ireland is seeking a friendly Junior Sous Chef to join our great kitchen team within The g Hotel & Spa’s branded environment. You will support a Chef de Partie and contribute to delivering high standards across restaurant, bar, and conference outlets.

We value enthusiasm, reliability and the ability to work flexibly across shifts, including weekends. Knowledge of HACCP and a standardised menu helps you thrive in a fast-paced hotel kitchen.

Qualifications

• Background in branded hotels or restaurants preferred
• Flexibility to work different shift patterns including weekends
• Be comfortable following a standardised menu
• Standards-driven with good organisational skills
• Ability to communicate and motivate the team
• Know the EHO requirements and ensure compliance

Responsibilities

• Manage, supervise and participate in the preparation of food for all Food and Beverage outlets
• Ensure food produced timely and meets highest standards of taste, quality and presentation
• Control costs and productivity
• Keep team updated on departmental, hotel and company activities via daily communications
• Ensure kitchen is clean and adheres to hygiene standards
• Train and develop the team to create a talent pipeline for progression

Skills

Chef de Partie background

Hospitality experience

Flexible shifts

Job description

LGG - The g Hotel & Spa is Limited Edition, which is a collection of distinctive hotels that have their own characters. Our diverse and friendly teams focus on delivering exceptional guest care, ensuring every guest feels welcomed. Limited Edition is a part of the Leonardo Hotels portfolio.

Be Yourself - Be Leonardo At Leonardo Hotels, we are recruiting for a Junior Sous Chef to join our great team in the Kitchen. We are looking for an enthusiastic, genuine and friendly person who really enjoys working in hotels and wants to provide great hospitality to our guests, contributing to them having a memorable stay with us.

As Junior Sous Chef We want you to be part of a great and diverse team working together to provide great products to our guests in the restaurant, bar or conference departments.

We set high standards for ourselves so that we can surprise and delight our customers and deliver a great experience.

Perks

• Special rates on Leonardo Hotel rooms across the UK & Europe: get planning that city break you’ve been dreaming of!
• Company-wide recognition scheme: for being your fabulous self, you could earn vouchers to spend on a wide range of high street shops
• Meals on duty
• Talent referral scheme: earn yourself a bonus for recommending a friend to join us
• We love to get together and celebrate: we regularly host Thank You Week (your hotel could have anything from ice cream trucks to pizza parties) and every year we get dressed up in our fanciest threads to host our Employee Awards Celebration
• The important stuff: access to the Company Pension Scheme, Life Assurance and Wellbeing Support
• Ongoing job-related training programmes with clear paths for progression

Experience

• Exceptional Chef de Partie looking for their first Junior Sous Chef position
• Background in branded hotels or restaurants is preferred – so you will understand how we work
• Flexiblility – to enjoy working different shift patterns and seeing the operation on different days of the week including the weekends as well as mornings, or evenings (no split-shifts here)
• Be comfortable following a standardised menu
• To be standards driven and have good organisational skills.
• To be able to work well under pressure at times and multi task in a fast paced environment and to enjoy it
• Too be able to communicate and motivate your team providing day to day leadership and direction
• Good people skills – to work well in a team - we want work to be fun for all of our employees
• Know the EHO requirements and be able to ensure the team do to

Your responsibilities

• Manage, supervise and participate in the preparation of food for all the Food and Beverage outlets.
• Ensure food is produced in a timely and efficient manner and meets the highest standards of taste, quality and presentation.
• Ensure the control of costs and productivity.
• Keeping the team up to date about departmental, hotel and company activities through daily communications
• To ensure the kitchen is clean and that the team all know the correct hygiene standards expected.
• To ensure the kitchen team follow HACCP and food safety standards. Using the tools and equipment provided.
• To train and develop the team within the kitchen so that a talent pipeline exists for future progression, the company host chef development courses such as The Chef Development Programme and we host internal competitions.

Why come and work for us – to receive practical training, development and progression within a dynamic and rapidly expanding company. If you want a career in Hospitality then look no further, we have great programs to support your development towards a long and successful career

More perks

• Special rates on Leonardo Hotel rooms across the UK & Europe
• Company-wide recognition scheme: you could earn vouchers to spend on a wide range of high street shops
• Talent referral scheme
• Thank You Week: from ice cream trucks to yoga classes and lots in between!
• Wellbeing Calendar
• Ongoing job-related training programmes with clear paths for progression

We’re committed to creating a workplace where every individual—regardless of background, identity, or lived experience—is welcomed, valued, and respected for who they are.

Belonging means embracing our differences and ensuring everyone feels seen, heard, and empowered.

Why come join us as a Junior Sous Chef? We look after our colleagues just as well as we look after our guests.

Once you join a Limited Edition, you’re part of the Leonardo community of over 55 hotels across the UK & Ireland.

Our regular Learning Bites, “Come Join Us Guest Care” training and Wellbeing webinars all help your progress with us.

With support on tap, top-notch practical training and clear progression you’ll be on track for a brilliant future in Hospitality!

At Leonardo Hotels, our vision is very simple: to be the first choice for everyone who values genuine hospitality!

We are a Disability Confident Employer and a member of the Valuable 500.

We partner with social enterprises to change attitudes towards disability, and provide opportunities ensuring everyone is able to fulfil their potential at work.