Location: THE PIG – and The Village Pub, Barnsley, Cirencester, Gloucestershire.Salary: Up to £37,000 PA, Plus Service Charge Hours: Full-time, 45 hours per week. Contract Type: PermanentWe are delighted to be recruiting for Senior Sous Chefs to join our team. We have two vacancies, a position within our hotel kitchen and we are also seeking for a Senior Sous Chef to play an integral role in our offering at The Village Pub. Both positions will report directly to our Head Chef who oversees both kitchens.Start Date: Immediate start available at The Village Pub. Mid-August start date for the hotel.Important Information: All shortlisted applicants for the hotel will be invited to attend an informal recruitment session on Wednesday 26th or Thursday 27th June. If shortlisted, you will receive an email with further information on your application including a link enabling you to book yourself on one of the sessions. Please continue to check your email inbox and/or junk mail for updates.Welcome to THE PIG – and The Village PubIn January 2024, we acquired the 17th century Barnsley House hotel that is tucked away in the quintessential Cotswold’s village of Barnsley, just four miles from Cirencester. THE PIG – and The Village Pub offers guests a classic example of an English country garden that evolves with the seasons including a kitchen garden that will supply the produce found on our 25-mile menu. In addition, The Village Pub will bring together hotel guests and friendly locals. The Village Pub menu will be brimming with nostalgic classics that give a sense of comfort and home-cooked familiarity.The Role: As Senior Sous Chef you will need to be a real leader. Having strong people skills to support our Head Chef with the management of our kitchen team.Responsibilities include but not limited to: Confidence with the overall running of the kitchen.Maintain excellent supplier relationships.Supporting our Head Chef with the management of food costs and budgeting.Working closely with our Kitchen Gardeners utilising our kitchen garden produce. (Hotel Only)Planning kitchen team rotas.Competent knowledge of health and safety regulations, food handling and dietary requirements.Encourage development and support the kitchen team with their skills.Take an active role in leading, teaching and inspiring our kitchen apprentices. PIG kitchens are fast paced and energetic, which is what we look for in an individual. Come with enthusiasm, your knives and a bucketful of passion and we can help you develop the rest. Experience as a Senior Sous Chef, within a similar establishment is required.We are an inspiring, exciting, and fun place to work and in return for your commitment to us you can expect something a little different:Staff stays – free B&B.35% discount on food, beverages & treatments across all PIG Hotels.Meals on duty.Annual holiday increase (up to 33 days)Take home goods – cost price.Free access for you and your family to an on-demand GP, Physiotherapy, and counselling services through Help@Hand.A range of learning & development courses.Anniversary vouchers – dinner with wine for 2.To view our full range of perks, visit our ‘What we can do for you’ section on our career’s webpage: jobs.thepighotel.comHome Grown Hotels is committed to encouraging equality, diversity, and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against candidates based on any of the protected characteristics set out in the Equalities Act 2010.Robin Hutson: ‘As with all good hospitality, THE PIG is fundamentally about people; it’s the personalities, passion, knowledge, and skills of the people we work with that somehow converge to creating THE PIG experience’.
