, The Railway is a busy, high-volume independent fresh food pub in the heart of Ringwood. We believe in treating our kitchen team like professionals. That’s why this Sous Chef position is paid completely hourly. Every single hour you spend prepping, cooking, or managing a service is tracked on our system and paid directly to you. No hidden, unpaid salary overtime.
The Role:
We are looking for a reliable, motivated Sous Chef to slot right into the heart of our kitchen team. This is a crucial middle-management role acting as the vital bridge between our two Senior Sous Chefs and our Chef de Partie (CDP) layer. You will be highly hands-on—capable of running key sections during a busy shift, but fully confident stepping up to run the hot pass, maintain food specs, and direct the line when the senior management team are off-shift.
Key Responsibilities:
The Middle-Layer Leader: Take clear daily operational handovers from the Kitchen Manager and Senior Sous team, ensuring kitchen momentum and consistency never drop.
Pass & Section Support: Run the hot pass confidently during high-volume services, or slide onto a key section to support the CDP when the printer starts backing up.
Operational Stability: Provide a dependable, professional anchor for the kitchen team, helping to eliminate shift-cover stress and ensure rota reliability.
Spec Control: Ensure our fresh food presentation, portion control, and spec sheets are fiercely maintained by the junior kitchen team.
Hygiene & Compliance: Execute daily food safety protocols (SFBB), temperature checks, and closing kitchen logs to an immaculate standard.
What We Look For:
An experienced Chef de Partie (CDP) who is ready for a structured, supported step up into management, or an existing mid-level Sous Chef looking for an honest, hourly-paid role in an independent kitchen.
Absolute Reliability: Someone who takes pride in their attendance, values strong professional boundaries, and leads by example on the line.
A calm head under pressure and excellent communication skills to keep the kitchen moving smoothly during a packed weekend service.
Perks:
Complete financial transparency with a premium hourly contract.
A fair, equal share of the weekly tip pool.
Modern tech tools (Nory) to make viewing your rota and booking holiday simple.
Exciting development opportunities as our hospitality group expands into specialized live-fire and low-and-slow BBQ styles over the next 18 months.
. We run on a fixed rota- with set days off. We close Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day and all bank holiday Mondays.
staring pay approx £14 per hour + service + cash tips
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £14.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
Work Location: In person
