Junior Sous Chef – Premium Gastropub
What We Offer
- Competitive pay based on experience (£15-16PH or equivalent salary)
- Full-time, permanent role
- Consistent hours and fair rotas
- Two consecutive days off a week uninterrupted
- Staff meals on shift
- Staff discounts
- Opportunity to grow within an ambitious business
- Supportive but high-performing team culture
The Royal Hotel, Bolton-le-Sands is looking for a talented Junior Sous Chef to join our kitchen team.
We’re a busy, food-led premium gastropub with a strong reputation for quality food, high standards, and consistently busy service. We serve everything from elevated pub classics to regularly changing seasonal specials, all cooked fresh by a team that genuinely cares about what leaves the pass.
We’re looking for someone who is more than just competent on the pans — someone who takes pride in their work, thrives in a fast-paced kitchen, and wants to develop further.
This role would suit an experienced Chef de Partie ready to step up, or an existing Junior Sous looking for a fresh challenge.
The Role
You’ll work closely with our Head Chef and senior kitchen team to help deliver smooth, high-quality service in a busy kitchen.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Running sections confidently during prep and service
- Supporting and supervising junior chefs where needed
- Maintaining consistently high food and presentation standards
- Helping with prep, organisation, stock control and kitchen systems
- Ensuring excellent hygiene and cleanliness standards
- Leading by example during busy services
What We’re Looking For
- Experience in a fresh-food kitchen environment
- Strong all-round cooking ability and good technical foundations
- Calm under pressure with good service awareness
- High standards and strong attention to detail
- Reliable, hardworking, and team-focused
- A positive attitude and willingness to improve
We value attitude as much as experience. Skill can be developed — work ethic, standards and mindset matter most.
This is not a corporate kitchen and it’s not a place to coast. We work hard, hold high standards, and take real pride in what we do — while maintaining a good team culture and sense of humour.
If that sounds like your kind of kitchen, we’d love to hear from you.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: Up to £35,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Application question(s):
- Are you available evenings/weekends?
- Can you reliably commute to Bolton-le-Sands? (please note there is no live-in option)
Experience:
- Chef: 1 year (required)
- Fresh Food Cooking: 1 year (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
