£34,000 - £35,000 per annum plus generous tips (on average an additional £1.80 per hour), and excellent company discounts and benefits
Location:
The Cottage Loaf
Market Street
Llandudno
LL30 2SR
• Guaranteed Christmas day off every year
• Up to 50% company discounts 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
Experience:
3+ years
About the location
The Cottage Loaf is a lively and popular food‑led pub in the heart of the Victorian seaside town of Llandudno, well known for its constantly evolving menu of fresh, local, interesting dishes. It is part of the Stange & Co pub group, an expanding family company that puts its teams first. We realise it’s our teams and their hard work that make our pubs as successful as they are.
Job Description
We are looking for a sous chef with bags of enthusiasm, a passion for working with fresh local ingredients and a healthy helping of 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 getting bored.
Our constantly evolving menu is a combination of well‑loved classics and more interesting dishes taking influence from all over the world. You will be involved in menu planning, and given the opportunity to develop your own dishes and indulge your own passions. A genuine love of food, attention to detail, and experience of a busy high‑volume kitchen is vital.
What's in it for you?
* An extremely competitive salary which will regularly be reviewed to reflect and recognise your progression, skills and experience
* Generous Tips
* Full Company sick pay after 2 years’ service
* Enhanced company parental pay
* Guaranteed Christmas day off every year to enjoy with your 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
What we're looking for:
A creative and talented chef who is looking for a progressive and challenging role in a bustling kitchen. Our chefs create their own menus and always welcome ideas from the whole of the team. We are well known for serving the finest of fresh locally sourced produce and our regularly changing menus reflect this. Previous experience of working in a similar kitchen is essential as we know you’ll have the attitude and work ethos we’re looking for a sous chef who shares our love of everything foody and brings passion and flair to the kitchen.
Who we are:
* A family run company with 11 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 who genuinely believes in treating everyone with equal respect & dignity regardless, also having a genuine concern for the happiness and well‑being of every single member of our teams.
* A company who strives to put their pubs at the heart of their communities, and improving those places by them being there.
* Stange & Co are accredited by Investors in People.
* A company whose aim is ‘To Improve people’s lives, by striving to run great pubs’
Apply for this role
We look forward to reviewing your application.
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