Sous Chef | 4-Day Week | Lead a High-Quality Kitchen | Creative Input & Progression
Ready to step into a leadership role where your voice actually matters?
At Stanley House Hotel & Spa, we’re looking for a Sous Chef to help lead our kitchen team, drive standards, and shape our food offering.
This is more than a support role, you’ll be a key part of the leadership team, working closely with the Executive Head Chef.
Why join us?
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4-day working week – rare at this level
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Real input into menus and food concepts
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Work across restaurant, weddings & events
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Be part of a supportive, ambitious kitchen team
What you’ll be doing
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Supporting the Head Chef in running the kitchen day-to-day
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Leading service and ensuring consistency in quality and presentation
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Coaching and developing the team
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Managing food safety, compliance, and standards
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Contributing to menu development and innovation
What we’re looking for
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Experience as a Sous Chef or strong Junior Sous ready to step up
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A hands-on leader who leads by example
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Passion for consistency, quality, and presentation
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Strong organisational and people skills
What you’ll get
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Competitive salary
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4-day working week
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Additional annual leave from day one (manager banding)
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50% off food & drink across the group
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Discounted stays (£50 B&B)
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Enhanced family leave options
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Wellbeing support & EAP access
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Long service rewards (£500 every 5 years)
Join a kitchen where you lead, influence, and grow.
This hotel is managed by leaf HOSPITALITY who is a hotel management company that has one simple value that underpins everything we do: be excellent. We work with branded and independent hotels. Our vision is to be a leader in the market where every member of our team plays a part in delivering excellent service to our guests, owners, and team members.
#BeExcellent #BeHuman #HaveIntegrity
