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Full-Time Position (40 hours) - £30k per annum plus service charge
Your country home away from home, nestled within 12 acres of picturesque Hertfordshire countryside. Sopwell House is a five-star luxurious, family-owned Georgian country house hotel offering timeless elegance and modern comfort. We’re proud to be a place where exceptional service is delivered with warmth, pride, and purpose. We’re currently looking for a passionate Breakfast Chef to join our dedicated kitchen teams.
Your role in our family:
- Work with an incredible team who provide our guests with unforgettable cuisine
- Be responsible for ensuring that all food items are prepared and presented to deliver an excellent guest experience while assisting with food cost controls
- Prepare and present high-quality breakfast dishes, ensuring consistency, quality, and presentation standards are maintained throughout service
- Ensure breakfast offerings are fully stocked, replenished, and presented to the highest standards
- Assist in positive outcomes from guest queries in a timely and efficient manner
- Assist other departments wherever necessary and maintain good working relationships
- So much more!
What would make you the perfect fit?
- Diploma or degree from an accredited university in Culinary Arts or related major; NVQ Level 2 or 3 in professional cookery is highly preferred.
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience as a Breakfast Chef, Demi Chef de Partie, Commis Chef, or similar role within a high-end hotel, restaurant, or luxury hospitality environment
- Solid understanding of excellence in customer service, preferably gained in a 5-star or luxury hospitality setting
- Solid understanding of modern and classical cooking techniques, with the ability to execute a diverse range of dishes to a consistent level.
- Skilled in preparing a wide range of breakfast dishes.
- A positive, team-focused attitude with a passion for delivering exceptional breakfast experiences in a fast-paced, guest-focused environment.
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The Best Bit:
- Wide range of training and development opportunities
- Free staff meals and parking
- Discounted food and beverage, accommodation, and spa
- 28 days holiday and 1 extra holiday day on your birthday
- 30% discount on Spa treatments and Spa days
- 10% discount on Spa products
- Introduce a friend at work bonus
- Free uniform
- Preferred Hotel Group discounted global hotel rates
Staff accommodation is available
Skilled Worker Sponsorship available
We are a licensed Skilled Worker sponsor and are pleased to also welcome applications from talented chefs who are eligible to work in the UK under the Skilled Worker route.
We may be able to provide Skilled Worker sponsorship for chefs who are already living in the UK and who were first granted permission under the Skilled Worker route before 22 July 2025, provided they have held continuous Skilled Worker permission since that date.
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We are keen to hear from all experienced and enthusiastic chefs who meet the requirements for the role.
Please note any sponsorship offered will be subject to the candidate meeting all applicable Home Office requirements.
Unfortunately, at this time we are unable to consider applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker sponsorship from outside the UK.
At Sopwell House, we live by our Vision, Purpose, and Values.
We are dedicated to creating a world of ‘Perfect Contentment’ for both our team members and guests alike ‘Spreading kindness one act at a time’ along the way. Our team prides themselves on ‘Performing with Drive and Serving with Soul’ in everything we do.
“Being a part of the Sopwell Family made me think anything was possible in my career”
If this sounds like your dream job, we would love to hear from you!
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