Senior Sous Chef – Award-Winning Farm-to-Fork Lakeside Kitchen
Are you a serious culinary professional with an unstoppable love for food? Do you live, sleep, and breathe cheffing? If so, we want you on our team.
We are a fast-growing, award-winning restaurant proudly nominated for both a Good Food Award and the Lancashire Taste Award. Everything we create comes straight from the land: we grow our own produce and raise our own animals or work with trusted local suppliers – delivering true farm-to-fork dining at the highest standard.
Now, we're looking for an experienced Senior Sous Chef to join our expanding brigade.
What we offer:
* A chance to be part of a serious, passionate, and dedicated kitchen team.
* Work with the freshest, homegrown ingredients – from garden to plate.
* A fast-paced, high-energy kitchen where precision, professionalism, and passion come first.
* A supportive team culture – we work hard, but we play harder.
* Opportunities to grow with a business that's on the rise.
* We take our role seriously but we want your creativity and quirkiness
What we're looking for:
* Proven experience as a Senior Sous chef
* A relentless appetite (pardon the pun) for food, flavour, and quality.
* An individual who lives, sleeps, and breathes food.
* Strong leadership and teamwork skills – able to motivate in a fast-paced kitchen.
* Dedication, resilience, and professionalism – we know the hours are tough, but you thrive on the challenge.
* A chef with a genuine commitment to excellence, sustainability, and innovation.
* Someone who wants to contribute to an ambitious restaurant on its journey to the top.
If you're a serious, passionate, and driven chef ready to bring your expertise to a restaurant that's growing in reputation and success, we want to hear from you.
This is a role for the serious professional – someone who knows the hours are demanding, the standards are exacting, but the rewards are extraordinary. If you are dedicated, passionate, and ready to help drive a restaurant that is making its mark on the region's culinary scene, we want to hear from you.
Please write a cover letter for this position. We are looking for serious professionals with a genuine love for food. Your cover letter should clearly demonstrate:
* Your experience – particularly in high-level kitchens, with proven leadership as a Sous Chef
* Your passion for food – show us that you truly live, breathe, and thrive on cheffing. We want to hear how you connect with ingredients, flavour, creativity, and the craft of cooking.
* Your alignment with our values – farm-to-fork, sustainability, seasonality, and respect for produce. Tell us why these matters to you.
* Your resilience and professionalism – our kitchen is fast-paced, challenging, and rewarding. Show us that you have the dedication, energy, and drive to excel in this environment.
* Your ambition – we are a growing, award-winning business. Tell us how you will contribute to our success and how this role aligns with your career journey.
* Accessibility – Accessibility is a core value of our business. Tell us how you will contribute to our accessible ethos.
We want a cover letter that reflects your personality and professionalism, but most of all, your ginormous devotion to food.
Apply now and join us on our farm-to-fork journey.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: Up to £14.00 per hour
Experience:
* cheffing : 4 years (required)
Work Location: In person