Sous Chef

Axiom Hospitality Limited; Dublin; Remote; EUR 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hotel discounts

Stayover reward

Referral bonus

Free meals on shift

Employee discounts on stays and F&B

Job summary

Located in Dublin, Dublin One by Axiom Hospitality seeks a passionate Sous Chef to lead kitchen operations, work with the Head Chef on prep, service and menu execution, and mentor the team. The role requires hands-on leadership, strict hygiene, and a flexible 40-hour weekly roster.

You will oversee daily prep and service, ensuring every plate meets high standards while fostering a supportive, energetic work culture.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a busy hotel kitchen.
• Ability to lead and mentor junior chefs.
• Strong knowledge of food safety standards.
• Fast learner with high standards of food quality.

Responsibilities

• Assist Head Chef with menu development and costing.
• Oversee daily food prep, service execution and kitchen management.
• Mentor line cooks and ensure cleanliness, safety and high standards.

Skills

Hospitality passion

Team management

Food safety

Mentoring juniors

Attention to detail

Hotels experience

Job description

Salary: €45,000 per annum
Job Type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time
Town: Dublin

Located in the heart of Dublin, Dublin One is a vibrant, modern hotel designed for the savvy traveler. Our culinary offering focuses on fresh, seasonal ingredients, bold flavors, and memorable guest experiences. We are looking for an ambitious, passionate Sous Chef to join our team and help lead our kitchen operations to the next level.

As Sous Chef, you will work closely with the Head Chef to oversee daily food prep, service execution, and kitchen management. You will be a hands‑on leader on the pass, mentoring line cooks, maintaining strict food safety standards, and ensuring every plate leaving the kitchen meets our high standards.

As Sous Chef, you will work closely with the Head Chef to oversee daily food prep, service execution, and kitchen management. You will be a hands‑on leader on the pass, mentoring line cooks, maintaining strict food safety standards, and ensuring every plate leaving the kitchen meets our high standards.

Flexibility: Full availability to work 40 hours per week across a 7-day flexible roster (mornings, evenings, weekends, and bank holidays).

What We Offer

Salary: €45,000 per annum

Career progression and development opportunities across the group

Employee discounts on stays, food, and beverages

Complimentary meals while on duty

Supportive, inclusive, and energetic work culture

• Hotel discounts across all Axiom Hospitality hotels - colleague rates and up to 50% discount on F&B;
• Yearly complimentary Axiom Xcape stayover after one year of service;
• A growing team with great training, progression, and promotion opportunities;
• Rewards for referring a friend: referral bonus for recommending a new team member;
• Free meals while on shift;
• Opportunity to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment;
• Be part of a team dedicated to providing exceptional guest service;
• Length of service awards, ranging from 1 year to 3, 5, 10 and 20-year rewards and more!

We want to hear from inspired chefs who love creating amazing food from the best ingredients, have a keen eye for detail and high standards but with bags of flair and creativity. The ideal person for this role will be enthusiastic about change, focused on details and trusting.

Responsibilities of the role will include but are not limited to:

• Assist the Head Chef to develop new dishes and menus.
• Assist the Head Chef in food purchases while controlling costs
• Prepare, cook and present dishes within your speciality.
• Support, mentor and train any talented junior chefs in the brigade
• Ensure you and your team have the highest standards of cleanliness, food hygiene and health and safety.

You’ll work in a busy and hardworking team environment, where you’ll continually learn and develop.

The core skills and experience required to succeed

• Truly passionate about the Hospitality Industry
• Previous experience in working in highly acclaimed venues which have a reputation for great service
• Commercial business acumen
• Previous knowledge and experience in stock takes, ordering, and team management
• Ability to work under pressure to deadlines and targets
• Understanding of the hospitality and travel industryAbility to function independently with a minimum of supervision
• Excellent communication skills, the ability to communicate verbally and in writing
• To be an enthusiastic team player with a flexible approach and have experience in empowering a team to successfully meet expectations
• Results focussed with an overwhelming desire to succeed
• Previous experience in hotels is preferred

You must have the right to work in Ireland to be eligible for this role. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from all candidates prior to commencing employment.

Having these core skills will put you one step further to joining Axiom Hospitality Dublin One Hotel.

Opportunities for all

At Axiom Hospitality, we thrive on differences and believe it is critical to our success as a fast‑growing hospitality company with global aspirations. We are proud to be an equal‑opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from various backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We, therefore, encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages, and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business.

At Axiom Hospitality, we are making efforts to reduce our carbon, energy, water and waste footprint. We strive to be ethical in all we do and want to be a thriving, sustainable and responsible business for our people, our communities and our planet. Working closely with our Hotel Owners, we are committed to the journey to sustainability. In addition, we are working to reduce our hotels’ impact on the environment through internationally recognised eco‑label certification.

Our hotels strive to be active members of their local communities by giving back where they can. Supporting local charities is important to our teams, from volunteering at soup kitchens to collecting donations and fundraising. Our hotels aim to leave a positive impact on their neighbourhoods. At Axiom Hospitality, we are working closely with our stakeholders to support our social impact commitment. Caring about people extends outside our business and is part of our DNA.