Nestled within 7 acres of beautifully landscaped gardens, Brownsover Hall Hotel is an intimate, luxury boutique hotel featuring 47 rooms. Our mission is to create a destination that offers a special experience to our guests, ensuring each visitor leaves with unforgettable memories of elegance, impeccable service, and exquisite surroundings. We want to establish ourselves as a top-tier, sought-after destination hotel where every guest is treated with utmost care.

Our hotel is designed to be a retreat, offering a tranquil and picturesque setting for both leisure and business travelers. Whether its a luxurious weekend break, a memorable celebration, or a corporate meeting away from the hustle of the city, we offer a bespoke, personal experience that reflects our commitment to excellence.

The Sous Chef supports the Head Chef in the day-to-day operation of all kitchen areas, including the hotel restaurant, banqueting, and weddings. This role is responsible for ensuring the consistent delivery of high-quality food across all outlets, supervising and training kitchen staff, maintaining compliance with health and safety standards.

THE ROLE

Assist the Head Chef in overseeing kitchen operations for all hotel Food outlets, including hotel restaurant, conference & banqueting, afternoon teas, weddings & special events
Supervise daily food preparation and production to ensure consistent quality and presentation.
Support with the training, coaching, and development of the kitchen team.
Ensure all food safety, hygiene, and health & safety regulations are followed (e.g., HACCP, EHO compliance).
Work closely with the events and front-of-house teams to plan for and execute high-volume functions.
Monitor kitchen inventory and assist with ordering, stock rotation, and waste management.
Store food items correctly, including labelling and rotation in line with kitchen procedures.
Lead the kitchen in the absence of the Head Chef, ensuring service standards are maintained.
Help ensure consistent execution across multiple simultaneous events and services when required.

IN RETURN:

Work in a beautiful, tranquil setting, surrounded by stunning gardens and a luxurious environment.
Join a growing, ambitious company with a strong focus on employee development and career progression.
A competitive salary
Employee discounts on food and beverage and accommodation across the group
Access to an employee benefit scheme offering hundreds of discounts on high street shopping, gym memberships, cinemas, will writing, cycle to work scheme and various others.
Employee of the Month recognition award scheme with an annual trip for all Employees of the Month and a cash sum for the Employee of the Year
Free and confidential 24-hour staff assistance help line, supporting employees mental wellbeing
Long service recognition and rewards.

OUR VALUES:

Building positive teams to make the difference Teamwork
Exceeding customer expectations every time Professionalism
Helping each other work smarter Efficiency
Empowering each other to make an impact Quality
Having a big smile! Friendliness

Distinct Group Ltd is proud to be a member of the Hoteliers Charter, therefore making a commitment to providing a workplace environment built on the foundations of respect, fairness, equality, diversity and opportunity; and to placing colleagues wellness and career development at the heart of our operations. Therefore, the successful candidate will have a similar passion and way of working. If you are ready to take the next step in your career and lead an exceptional team at a beautiful destination hotel, we would love to hear from you.