Sous Chef – The Botanist Edinburgh Salary up to £40,000 tronc benefits We’re searching for a passionate and ambitious Sous Chef to join our vibrant kitchen team at The Botanist Edinburgh. If you thrive in a fast-paced, creative environment and love leading others to deliver outstanding food and guest experiences, this could be the role for you. What You’ll Be Doing As our Sous Chef, you’ll play a key role in keeping the kitchen running like clockwork. You’ll balance hands-on cooking with management responsibilities, ensuring smooth operations, a motivated team, and consistently high standards. Your day-to-day will include: Overseeing kitchen operations including stock control, rotas, recruitment and training. Maintaining top-level food safety and hygiene standards. Supporting the Head Chef with menu planning, food quality and event preparation. Developing your team through coaching and support. Managing systems and processes to maximise efficiency and profitability. You’ll spend your time evenly between leading from the stove, managing behind-the-scenes systems, and developing your team into future stars. Why You’ll Love Working With Us We’re not your average restaurant group — individuality and creativity are at the heart of everything we do. Alongside joining a supportive, forward-thinking team, you’ll enjoy: 50% discount for you and up to 5 guests at any of our restaurants. Free meals on shift – pick from our favourite dishes, no “staff meals” here. Your birthday and the day after off – because celebrations matter! Education subsidies to help you reach your personal and professional goals. Tronc access via TiPJAR, giving you your fair share of tips. Wagestream – manage your pay, plan finances, and access up to 50% of earnings early if needed. Hospitality Action partnership – confidential support with wellbeing, finances, and more. At The Botanist, we celebrate originality and individuality. We believe our best work comes from people who bring their authentic selves to the table — both for our guests and each other. If this sounds like your kind of kitchen, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and discover why our team love what they do! Please note: we are unable to offer sponsorship for this position. Weekend availability is essential.