Sous Chef

Sous Chef – Join Our Kitchen Team

Lancashire Manor Hotel
£32,000 per year | Full-time | 40 hours per week

Are you a passionate and experienced chef looking for your next challenge?

Lancashire Manor Hotel is looking for a talented Sous Chef to join our busy and friendly kitchen team.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced chef to work alongside our Head Chef and play a key role in delivering great food across our restaurant, weddings, private functions and events.

We are looking for someone who takes pride in their cooking, enjoys working as part of a team and has the confidence to help lead the kitchen during busy services.

What You'll Be Doing

• Supporting the Head Chef with the day-to-day running of the kitchen.
• Taking responsibility for the kitchen during the Head Chef's absence.
• Leading and motivating the kitchen team during busy services.
• Preparing and cooking high-quality dishes to a consistently high standard.
• Helping develop menus, specials and seasonal dishes.
• Ensuring excellent presentation and portion control.
• Working across restaurant, wedding and function services.
• Helping manage stock, ordering and food costs.
• Maintaining high standards of food hygiene, cleanliness and health & safety.
• Ensuring all allergen and food safety procedures are followed.
• Supporting and training junior members of the kitchen team.
• Working closely with the front-of-house team to ensure smooth and successful service.

About You

We're looking for someone who is:

• An experienced Chef with previous Sous Chef or senior kitchen experience.
• Passionate about food and proud of the dishes they produce.
• Confident leading a kitchen team during busy services.
• Calm and organised under pressure.
• Reliable, hardworking and professional.
• Creative and enthusiastic about developing dishes and menus.
• Knowledgeable about food hygiene, allergens and kitchen safety.
• Flexible and available to work evenings, weekends and busy event periods.

Hotel, restaurant, wedding or events experience would be an advantage.

Pay: Up to £32,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• On-site parking

Work Location: In person