Sous Chef

St Barts Brewery; Staplehurst; On-site; GBP 28,000 - GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality venue in Staplehurst is seeking a Sous Chef. You will lead the kitchen team, ensuring the highest standards in food preparation and service. Your responsibilities include motivating your team, managing fresh and seasonal produce, and maintaining compliance with food safety regulations. Ideal candidates will have management experience in premium settings and a passion for delivering exceptional quality. This role offers competitive salary and perks including discounts and flexible hours.

Benefits

Up to £35,000

35% discount on drinks, food, and accommodation

Birthday stay and bottle of bubbles

Access to Wage Stream

Flexible hours

Qualifications

• Previous experience at management level in a premium hospitality business.
• Good understanding of financial targets and how to achieve them.
• Own transport is essential.

Responsibilities

• Champion the team and support the Head Chef.
• Drive standards and deliver consistently.
• Develop your team and ensure great organization.

Skills

Excellent food & drink knowledge

Ability to motivate a team

Knowledge of HACCP, COSHH, and Food Safety

Communication skills

Job description

We can offer you:

• Up to £35,000
• 35% discount on all drinks, food and accommodation across every Balfour site and Balfour Winery
• A stay for you and a plus 1 at any of our hotels for your birthday plus a bottle of bubbles too
• Access to Wage Stream to help you with those unexpected nasty bills
• A great refer a friend scheme
• Flexible hours to suit you and your work/life balance
• Members of “Wellbeing Promise”, meaning we are an employer who really does care! (www.wellbeingpromise.co.uk)

We're looking for our Sous Chefs to:

• Have held a senior chef position in a premium pub or restaurant
• Communicate with guests and team
• Care about using fresh and seasonal produce
• Motivate their team, leading by example
• Be organized
• Know their kitchen numbers
• Have excellent knowledge of HACCP, COSHH and Food Safety

In this role we need someone with:

• Previous experience at management level in a premium hospitality business
• Excellent food & drink knowledge
• Good understanding of the importance of financial targets and how to achieve them
• Own transport is essential

As Sous Chef you are the vital link in the chain being the champion for the team and the rock for your Head Chef. You’re ready to take on responsibility, drive standards, deliver consistently, develop your team and challenge yourself. Our kitchens are busy places so as Sous Chef a level head, great organisation, and delivering every time with a smile, is the key to success.

Balfour Winery, located in Staplehurst is the UK’s leading wine tourism & hospitality venue with over 20,000 guests a year visiting the beautiful 400-acre estate.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of individuals and will consider any reasonable adjustments to enable candidates to perform as well as possible during the recruitment process, please email [e-mail] with any requests.