Senior Sous Chef

Company Description

As a Senior Sous Chef, you’ll take the lead in crafting unforgettable dining experiences. Your culinary creativity and leadership will ensure your team deliver exceptional food to ensure our guests leave with smiles and satisfied taste buds.

We’re called Venture Hotels for a reason: We’re pioneers! And we thrive on originality.

As Greene King’s ventures arm, we’re here to push boundaries. And we’re driven by a team that sees every day as an opportunity to go beyond the ordinary.

The result: hotels with a unique sense of place that locals can feel proud of.

So, if you love where you live, join us and inspire other people to love it, too.

Job Description

As a Senior Sous Chef, you will:

• Demonstrate exemplary culinary skills and oversee food preparation to ensure all dishes are prepared to the highest standard and meet presentation guidelines.

• Delegate responsibilities, lead and motivate the culinary team to provide guidance fostering a positive and cohesive work environment.
• Execute menu items with precision, maintaining strict quality control measures throughout the kitchen to ensure consistency and excellence in every dish.
• Show knowledge and implement control of controllable costs, suggesting innovative ideas to improve efficiency and reduce costs without compromising guests dining experiences.

What you’ll bring to the kitchen:

• Proven experience working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, showing true leadership under pressure.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities, able to work within a diverse team and communicate with guests.
• Confidence in managing stock and order processes, ensuring cost control, and maintaining budgets.
• Ability to effectively train, coach and develop teams to help them thrive and deliver exceptional customer service.

Additional Information

We’re all about rewarding our team’s hard work, that’s why…
 

You’ll receive a competitive salary, pension contribution as well as:
 

• The chance to further your career across our well-known brands – as one of the industry's top apprenticeship providers, we can provide training and development at each level of your career. 
• Discount of 33% for you and 15% for your loved ones on all of our brands – so you enjoy your favourite food and drink at a discount.
• Free employee assistance program – mental health, well-being, financial, and legal support because you matter!
• Discount of 50% for you and 25% for your loved ones at our Greene King Inns and hotels. – so, you can enjoy a weekend away without breaking the bank.
• Wage Stream – access your wage before payday for when life happens.
• Retail discounts – Receive up to 30% off at Superdrug, exclusive discounts with three mobile along with many more…