Sous Chef - Spa Kitchen

Job Ref: CAR2120

Branch: Carden Park Hotel

Location: Chester

Salary/Benefits: £34,200 plus service charge and paid overtime

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time

Shift pattern: mornings, evenings and weekends

Hours per week: 40 hours per week

Posted date: 29/09/2026

Closing date: 29/10/2026

Role: Sous Chef

Hours: 40 hours per week to include evenings, weekends and bank holidays

Salary: £34,200 plus service charge and paid overtime

As a Sous Chef, you’ll have previous experience working in a quality hotel or busy restaurant, with a passion for delivering consistently high standards.

Your day with Team Carden:

• Prepare and cook fresh, high-quality dishes with a focus on fusion cuisine.
• Support menu development, bringing creative ideas and new flavour combinations to our Spa menus.
• Work with fresh, seasonal and quality ingredients to create nutritious and flavourful dishes.
• Maintain consistently high standards of presentation, quality and service.
• Help manage gross profit margins, stock rotation and kitchen costs.
• Maintain a safe, clean and hygienic working environment.
• Support and develop junior chefs and members of the kitchen team.

About You:

• • Passionate about food, flavour and creative cooking.
  • Previous experience as a Sous Chef or in a senior kitchen role.
  • A genuine interest in fusion cuisine and exploring different flavours and culinary influences.
  • Creative and confident in bringing new ideas to the menu.
  • Strong attention to detail, particularly around presentation and quality.
  • Organised and able to remain calm in a busy kitchen.
  • A natural leader who enjoys supporting and developing others.
  • Positive, enthusiastic and a great team player.
  • Passionate about fresh, seasonal and nutritious ingredients.

Due to the rural location of Carden Park, applicants should have access to a vehicle or reliable transport methods.

The Perks of Team Carden

Join a team where you will work hard but have fun along the way. You will enjoy a variety of benefits being part of our team which include:

• Share of the service charge
• Discounted hotel accommodation for yourself, family and friends
• Discounted food and drink to enjoy in the hotel when not on shift
• Discounted use of our award winning 5* spa, alongside treatments and retail
• Free staff lunch provided
• Free on-site parking
• Access to EAP
• Free Golf and Leisure Club membership, including free use of the gym swimming pool
• Free regular transport mini-bus from Wrexham
• Progression opportunities for all
• Career development through funded qualifications
• Discounted use of the outdoor pursuits facilities
• Two paid charity days per year

Be Part of Team Carden

Providing world class service is at the heart of everything we do. You will be part of a creative, busy and energetic team of Chefs who cater for our guests across 8 kitchens throughout the resort. You will have good people management and cooking skills with sound financial awareness. You will be enthusiastic, a great team player with experience of working in busy kitchens and the ability to work calmly under pressure. As part of the Carden kitchen team you will need to have previous proven experience of working within quality establishments preparing and producing meals to the highest standard. This is an excellent opportunity to work in a luxury Spa resort and learning from an excellent Kitchen Brigade.

INDHP

Carden Park Ltd is an equal opportunities employer and respects diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons who are eligible to live and work in the UK.