Salary and Benefits
£35,500-£37,500 per annum plus £2,400 chef incentive bonus and generous tips (on average an additional £1.50 per hour), and excellent company discounts and benefits.
* Guaranteed Christmas day off every year
* Up to 50% company discount at all our sites
* Earn up to £1500 for referring a friend to join our team
* Access to Hospitality Action, providing confidential health and well‑being support
Location
Brookhouse Mill
Ruthin Rd
Brookhouse
Denbigh
LL16 4RD
Experience
5+ years
Work Authorisation
Yes
About the location
We are thrilled to take on this much-loved pub in the heart of Denbigh and can't wait to bring it back to the centre of the community. From what we've heard, it's been a firm favourite with both locals and visitors for many years, and we sincerely hope to do it justice. After being closed for the past couple of years, our aim is to sympathetically restore this beloved building back to a warm and welcoming traditional country pub.
Job Description
We are looking for a senior sous chef with enthusiasm, a passion for working with fresh local ingredients and flair and creativity to help head up our kitchen. Fine dining, we are not, but quality well‑executed fresh food is very much what we’re about. Our food is fresh, hearty and interesting, with a menu that reflects the seasons and our location, which helps ensures sustainability and prevents our customers and kitchen team from getting bored. Our constantly evolving menu is a combination of well‑loved classics and more interesting dishes taking influence from all over the world.
* Menu planning and development
* Develop own dishes and indulge passions
* Lead high‑volume kitchen operations as a sous chef
* Attention to detail and genuine love of food
* Experience in a busy high‑volume kitchen at sous chef level
Qualifications
5+ years experience, strong culinary skills, creativity, ability to work in a busy high‑volume kitchen, excellent communication and leadership.
What we're looking for
We value enthusiasm, creativity, sustainability, and a keen eye for detail while leading our kitchen team.
Who we are
* A family run company with eleven pubs across the Wirral, North & Mid Wales areas, who take great pride in each one of them, and their teams who make them tick.
* A company that genuinely believes in treating everyone with equal respect & dignity, also having a genuine concern for the happiness and well‑being of every single member of our teams.
* A company that strives to put its pubs at the heart of their communities, and improving those places by being there.
* Stange & Co are accredited by Investors in People.
* A company whose aim is To Improve people’s life, by striving to run great pubs
Benefits
* Competitive salary reviewed regularly
* Easily achievable monthly chefs incentive bonus
* Generous tips
* Full company sick pay after 2 years’ service
* Brand new commercial kitchen
* Enhanced company parental pay
* Guaranteed Christmas day off every year to enjoy with family and friends
* Flexible working hours to help achieve a healthy work life balance
* Discounted food rates – up to 50% off at all company sites
* Discounted accommodation rates – up to 50% off at all company sites
* Access to confidential and expert health & well‑being, financial and legal advice through our Employee Assistance Programme with Hospitality Action
* Up to £1500 for referring a friend to join our team
* Long service rewards and annual recognition
* Christmas staff social event – celebrate the festive season with your work friends on us
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