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Sous Chef - Live In
As Sous Chef, you’ll be at the heart of our kitchen, ensuring every dish showcases the best of fresh, quality ingredients and reflects our high standards. Working closely with the Head Chef, you’ll help maintain consistent excellence across all areas of the kitchen, bringing both skill and creativity to every aspect of the role. From managing a talented team to contributing to menu development and costing, you’ll play a vital role in shaping the guest experience. You thrive in fast-paced environments, staying calm under pressure while meeting deadlines with efficiency. Your strong interpersonal skills enable you to build great relationships across the kitchen, front-of-house, and management teams, ensuring seamless collaboration. Beyond cooking, your role will include key operational tasks such as stock control, ordering from nominated suppliers, and overseeing kitchen cleanliness. You’ll take charge in the Head Chef’s absence, confidently managing the team and ensuring smooth daily operations. If you’re energised by a challenge, passionate about food, and take pride in delivering excellence, you’ll fit right inn...
Requirements
- Experience as a Sous Chef or similar role
- Skill and creativity in food preparation
- Ability to thrive in fast-paced environments
- Ability to remain calm under pressure
- Strong interpersonal skills for team collaboration
- Experience with stock control and ordering
- Experience overseeing kitchen cleanliness
- Ability to confidently manage a team and operations in Head Chef's absence
- Skilled Worker visa holders welcome and CoS transfer available
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Responsibilities
- Ensuring every dish showcases fresh, quality ingredients and high standards
- Maintaining consistent excellence across all kitchen areas
- Managing a talented kitchen team
- Contributing to menu development and costing
- Performing key operational tasks including stock control, ordering, and overseeing cleanliness
- Taking charge in the Head Chef’s absence
Benefits
- Celebrate your birthday with an extra paid holiday
- Build your future with support from our Lead-Inn development program
- Paid Breaks
- 50% off food at any of our Inns
- £1 stays at any of our Inns during January, February, and March
- 1/3 off room bookings all year round
- £50 on same day bookings
- 15% off bed and breakfast for loved ones
- 24/7 confidential support via Employee Assistance Programme
- Tronc (tips)
- Contribute to our Give-inn back scheme
- Award-winning team recognised as Best Pub Employer at the Publican Awards
- Colleague accommodation available
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Application Process
- Watch Tele’s video to learn more about our Kitchen team member roles: https://careers.inncollectiongroup.com/join-inn
- Learn more about colleague accommodation: https://careers.inncollectiongroup.com/live-inn
About The Inn Collection Group
What makes the perfect pub? It’s great ales, delicious food, a welcoming atmosphere, and the warm welcome from a team that’s at the heart of everything we do. The Inn Collection Group is a multi-award-winning pubs with rooms company, proudly located in some of the most outstanding destinations across the North of England and Wales. At ICG, we deliver exceptional hospitality by living and breathing our core values of respect, customer focused, warmth, , and honesty, all with the goal of Making People Happy. The Swan is tucked beneath the dramatic fells surrounding the picturesque village of Grasmere in the Lake District. Steeped in history, this charming inn offers a warm and inviting atmosphere, making it a firm favourite among visitors to the area. With its stunning location and rich heritage, The Swan provides the perfect base to explore Grasmere’s natural beauty and the surrounding landscape.
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