Sous Chef – Luxury Hotel & Restaurant – Devon

£40,000 + Service Charge | Live-In Accommodation | Multiple Rosette Experience Essential

Role: Sous Chef
Location: Devon
Salary: £40,000 + Service Charge + Live-In Accommodation

Platinum Recruitment is working in partnership with a prestigious luxury hotel and restaurant in Devon. We are looking for an experienced and motivated Sous Chef with previous experience in a multiple AA Rosette kitchen to join the brigade and play a key role in the day-to-day running of the kitchen.

This is an excellent opportunity for a passionate chef who enjoys leading from the front, developing others and helping to build a strong, motivated kitchen team.

The Role

Working closely with the Head Chef, you will take responsibility for managing and developing the kitchen brigade, ensuring consistently high standards across all areas of the operation.

You will be expected to lead by example, actively train and mentor junior chefs, share your knowledge and help create a positive kitchen environment where the whole team can develop and progress.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the Head Chef with the day-to-day management of the kitchen.

• Leading, supervising and motivating the kitchen brigade.

• Training, mentoring and developing junior members of the team.

• Maintaining the high standards expected within a multiple AA Rosette kitchen.

• Ensuring consistency in food quality, preparation and presentation.

• Taking responsibility for kitchen operations in the Head Chef’s absence.

• Ensuring food hygiene, health and safety standards are consistently maintained.

• Helping to manage stock, ordering, wastage and kitchen costs.

• Creating a positive and organised working environment.

The Ideal Candidate

• Essential: Previous experience working within a multiple AA Rosette kitchen.

• Previous experience as a Sous Chef or a strong Junior Sous Chef ready to take the next step.

• A confident kitchen leader who enjoys managing, training and developing others.

• Passionate about food quality, consistency and exceptional standards.

• Organised, hands-on and comfortable working in a busy kitchen.

• A positive attitude with the ability to motivate and develop a brigade.

• Open to relocating to Devon for the right opportunity.

What’s on Offer?

• £40,000 starting salary.

• Service charge on top of basic salary.

• Live-in accommodation provided to support your relocation.

• Opportunity for a salary increase once you have successfully relocated and secured your own accommodation, moving away from the live-in arrangement.

• The opportunity to take ownership of a kitchen team and make a genuine impact on its development.

• A fantastic lifestyle opportunity in beautiful Devon.

Consultant: George Smart

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious Sous Chef with multiple Rosette experience who wants to take on a genuine leadership role, develop a kitchen brigade and enjoy a change of lifestyle.

Platinum Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.