Why Join Apex Hotels?
You will receive a warm welcome into the Apex family on joining us as a Junior Sous Chef in Bath. We genuinely care about our guests and each other and we show this through our family values of Trust, Passion, Friendliness and Teamwork. It is these values that support you to be yourself here at Apex Hotels. By bringing your own personality, passion, and ideas to the role, you will add a new dynamic to our innovative and supportive Kitchen Team. We believe it is our personality, style and friendliness that makes Apex Hotels.
Role Overview:
This is a great time to join our team as a Junior Sous Chef you will assist in spearheading the Bath culinary experience and assist in driving our approach in delivering a high-quality food offering. You will be results driven and you will assist the Head Chef work closely with our supply chain partners, in house centralised services, and on property teams to ensure seamless operations, consistent standards, and an exceptional guest experience. You will play a key role in maintaining kitchen excellence, supporting menu innovation, and fostering a collaborative, motivated team culture.
You will embrace every opportunity to create extra special moments for our guests and provide a personal experience our guests will want to share.
Main Responsibilities:
1. Support the Head Chef in managing food and sundry costs by maintaining strong stock control practices and minimising waste.
2. Assist with basic payroll and food-cost checks, ensuring information is accurate and shared promptly with the Head Chef for review and action.
3. Contribute to maintaining cost-effective kitchen operations by following purchasing procedures and helping monitor usage levels.
4. Play an active role in developing and mentoring junior chefs, helping to build a confident, multi-skilled team.
5. Be highly visible and hands-on during key service periods, ensuring dishes are prepared to the highest standard and service runs smoothly.
6. Uphold a strong focus on guest satisfaction, ensuring every dish and interaction reflects personalised, attentive service.
About you:
We love to welcome people with different experiences and from different places into our Apex family. We want to ensure you get the best experience from the role you begin your journey with us in. To excel within this role, you will have:
7. Clear and influencing communicator with the ability to interact across all levels
8. Possess a sales and profit driven mentality
9. Assists in Building and developing a guest centric team culture
10. Ability to Identify and manage best resources to assist in achieving targets
11. Food Safety Management and Professional Cookery qualification at level 2 or above
12. Coaching, supporting, challenging mentality that delivers operational results
13. Creates an open environment
You will work with great people, enjoy your time at work, develop new friendships, networks, and skills, and of course you will also receive a competitive rate of pay and a generous range of employee benefits which includes:
14. 29 days holiday
15. Training and development from day one
16. Employee events and celebrations
17. Inhouse company interactive employee communication APP
18. Entry to our state-of-the-art gym and pools
19. Healthy meals to enjoy while you're working.
20. Access to an external Employee Assistance Programme
21. Financial Wellbeing App, allowing you the flexibility to get paid earlier than your normal monthly pay date.
22. £ referral bonus when your friends or family join the team.
Following your first successful 3 months, you’ll also receive ……
23. Access to our discounts and wellbeing platform “Treat Yourself Here”, unlocking savings and experiences for you and your family.
24. Involvement in our employee recognition schemes
25. Long service recognition
26. Probation pass and annual anniversary complimentary guest experience overnight stay and dinner for two
27. 50% discount in our restaurants
28. Cycle to Work Scheme
29. Discounted room rates for employees, friends, and family
30. Spa treatments and product discounts
31. Life Assurance cover
We encourage you to bring your true self to work. We’ll provide great training and development opportunities, allowing you to flourish in a fulfilling career, reaching your dreams and aspirations. Our family can never be too big, there’s a place here for you. We have one ask - that you bring your personality, ideas, and spark. We’re an innovative, thriving business and we want you to be part of our exciting journey.
This role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. However, candidates who were granted Skilled Worker status prior to 22 July who have had continuous permission may still qualify for sponsorship.