* A company culture to get excited about – empathetic and supportive senior management, your own personal development plans, having a voice, and a focus on you having a work/life balance
* Flexible shift patterns - 48 hour contract
* Excellent training through the courses offered via the Barons Academy, including achieving a L4 Management Diploma, L3 Health & Safety and L3 Food Safety, First Aid, Training Skills...and many more
* Team building events, inspiring industry days out, trips to vineyards and breweries and annual staff parties - all to celebrate success!
* Long-service gifts and treats because we really value our employees
* Dedicated resources at each site to support with your total Health and Wellbeing
* Employee of the month - win a £50 voucher
* Refer a Chef incentive - earn yourself £s
* Free meals whilst on duty to sample our delicious menu
* 50% off food when visiting one of our 11 sites
* Safety shoes and first set of uniform provided
* We offer Wagestream - access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it and shopping discounts and perks
* Pension contributions (NEST) and holiday pay
Proud to be finalists at the 2026 Publican Awards – Best Pub Employer!
The Inn, Woking, Surrey, GU24 9PW
Please note: this is a Live-out position, there is NO accommodation with the job
Our Sous Chefs are committed and passionate about their teams and about the food that they serve. You will need to have had at least 2 years’ previous experience of working in high-volume kitchens as a Shift Leader/Duty Chef/Chef Manager – delivering dishes to company time standards and specification and managing teams of up to 5 chefs/KPs on service.
A key factor of your success will be the ability to remain calm under pressure, and have the qualities to lead and motive the team to consistently produce great food.
The dishes and specials on the menus are created by our food development team and change regularly; ensuring your kitchen team delivers meals to these tight specifications is another key part of the role.
* You will have a solid commitment to mentoring and developing teams, and a keen eye for detail
* You will assist the Head Chef in providing exceptional food quality and presentation
* You will strive to ensure the kitchen is run professionally, profitably, efficiently and compliantly
Barons success has been firmly built through its people. We provide a culture where everyone is given the opportunity to meet their potential, and develop their behaviours, skills and knowledge through our Barons Training Academy. Developing leadership competencies that enable individuals to grow, is how we are able to deliver our high standards of food and drink service. All successful candidates will be given the opportunity to achieve Management qualifications whilst working in their role.
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