Sous chef - fixed term

🌱 Fixed Term Sous Chef – Weddings, Events and Restaurant

Join Us for an Exciting Chapter at Greenmeadow Community Farm

Greenmeadow Community Farm has been open for just over six months and is already going from strength to strength. With a growing reputation, increasing visitor numbers, and a genuinely supportive team culture, we’re excited to continue expanding our food and hospitality offer. We are now seeking a Fixed Term Sous Chef to support our weddings, events, and multi-outlet catering operation through to November 2026. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of an innovative and community‑led destination during a key period of growth.

🌟 What We Offer

* £15.40 per hour
* Fixed-term contract until November 2026
* Holiday pay included in hourly rate and paid monthly
* Bespoke training and development opportunities
* Wellbeing hub & employee assistance programme
* Free meals while on shift
* Career development and apprenticeship opportunities

🍽️ About the Role

As Sous Chef, you’ll play a vital role in delivering a high‑quality, diverse food offer across our busy site, including:

* A welcoming Farmshop featuring local produce and artisan goods
* A stylish Barista Coffee Bar
* Family-friendly concessions across the farm
* Weddings, private events, school visits, and seasonal celebrations

✅ What We’re Looking For

* Proven experience as a Sous Chef or strong Senior Chef de Partie
* Experience in high-volume and multi-outlet kitchens
* Strong background in event and wedding catering
* Passion for fresh, seasonal, and sustainably sourced food
* Confident leading, supporting, and developing kitchen teams
* Good financial awareness, including stock control and supplier liaison
* Highly organised, calm under pressure, and detail-focused
* Flexible availability, including evenings and weekends

🌿 Why Join Greenmeadow?

* Be part of a growing destination during a key phase of development
* Work in a beautiful, community-focused, nature-rich setting
* Help shape the food and hospitality experience at one of the region’s most exciting new attractions

🚀 Ready to Join Us?

Apply now to be part of the Greenmeadow journey and help deliver outstanding food and events through to November 2026.


Job Description

Key Responsibilities – Chef

As Sous Chef, you’ll play a vital role in launching and supporting the leadership of a vibrant, multi‑outlet kitchen operation at one of the region’s most exciting new destinations. Your responsibilities will include:

* Supporting the Head Chef in delivering the culinary vision across the Farmshop, Café Restaurant, Barista Coffee Bar, Playbarn Café, Concessions, and Events & Hospitality spaces
* Supervising and mentoring kitchen staff, ensuring high standards of food quality, safety, and hygiene are maintained at all times
* Managing daily kitchen operations, including food prep, stock rotation, allergen control, and assisting with supplier coordination
* Working closely with front‑of‑house and events teams to ensure smooth service for school visits, weddings, seasonal events, and private functions
* Maintaining consistency and efficiency across a logistically varied site, ensuring timely and high‑quality food delivery
* Upholding food safety and hygiene standards, including compliance with HACCP procedures
* Contributing to menu development, bringing creativity and seasonal inspiration to the table
* Driving continuous improvement, offering ideas and feedback to enhance the food offering and kitchen operations


Qualifications

✅What We’re Looking For:

* Proven experience as a Sous Chef or Senior Chef de Partie in a high‑volume, quality‑focused environment
* A strong background in wedding and event catering — you know how to deliver under pressure and support seamless execution
* A track record of supporting, training, and motivating kitchen teams to maintain consistently high standards
* Financial awareness, with experience in food cost control, GP targets, stock management, and supplier coordination
* Excellent coaching and delegation skills — you lead by example and support the Head Chef in developing the team
* Highly organised, detail‑oriented, and calm under pressure, especially during peak service
* An empathetic and effective communicator with a collaborative, solution‑focused mindset
* Strong menu execution, planning, and problem‑solving abilities
* Able to work weekends and evenings as required by the operation


Additional Information

Interested? Even if you don’t meet all requirements, we’d like to hear from you. If you are motivated and hungry to learn, we can work together to develop your potential.

We are proud to be an inclusive employer and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We celebrate individuality and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applications from people of all ages, abilities, gender identities, sexual orientations, races, religions, and socio‑economic backgrounds.

BaxterStorey is committed to encouraging equity, diversity, and inclusion (ED&I) among our workforce and aim for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To support our commitment to this we have set ourselves an ambition to ‘set the standard and to be recognised for having the most inclusive culture in hospitality’.

Join us and bring your unique perspective to our team.

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