Executive Chef

4 weeks ago


Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom Loungers Full time
Sous Chef

You'll be a key member of our kitchen team, working closely with the Head Chef to deliver exceptional food quality and service. As a Sous Chef, you'll be responsible for leading and engaging the team to achieve our high standards. This includes managing shifts, ensuring the kitchen runs effectively and safely, and upholding 5* kitchen standards.


The benefits of working with us include:

  • Overtime pay for every hour worked over contracted hours
  • Staff food on every shift
  • 50% off staff discount to enjoy outside working hours from day one
  • Paid breaks
  • 28 days holiday (inclusive of Bank Holidays) pro rata
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity pay after 2 years service
  • The most talked-about staff party in hospitality - Loungefest
  • Competitions and incentives (like jetting off on an all expenses paid trip with one of our suppliers)
  • Company pension scheme
  • Long service awards
  • Power over your pay with Wagestream
  • Emotional and practical support via the Licenced Trade Charity
  • Great opportunity for personal development and career progression in a fast growing business
  • Achievable bonuses
  • Tips shared equally across the team, based on hours worked
  • Christmas and Boxing Day off

What we're looking for

  • You'll be an existing Sous Chef or Junior Sous Chef/Assistant Kitchen Manager looking to take the next step in your career.
  • You'll have experience of working with fresh ingredients and be able to demonstrate good chef/kitchen skills (food prep hot and cold, cleaning, knife skills, good hygiene practices).
  • You'll be driven and relentless in delivering excellent kitchen and food standards as part of a high performing team.
  • You'll have strong knowledge of best practice around rota scheduling, sales and labour forecasts, reporting, recruitment, HR etc.
  • You'll have demonstrated successful delivery of training and recruitment for kitchen teams including Apprentices, KPs, Chefs, Junior Sous Chefs and Sous Chefs.

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