Senior Sous Chef

About the hotel

THE PIG in the Cotswolds is the group's beautiful Cotswold outpost, occupying a Grade II-listed, 17th-century country house in the quintessential Cotswolds village of Barnsley, just four miles from Cirencester. With 24 unique bedrooms, a walled kitchen garden, and a busy restaurant serving produce grown within a 25-mile radius, the hotel exemplifies THE PIG's famous garden-to-table philosophy. The kitchen brigade works closely with local farmers, artisan suppliers and the hotel's own gardens to create menus that are seasonal, honest and full of character.

The work

• • Assist the Head Chef in the daily running of the kitchen across all four sections
• • Manage one of the kitchen's main sections during service, ensuring consistency and quality
• • Contribute menu ideas and seasonal specials using homegrown and locally sourced produce from within a 25-mile radius
• • Lead and mentor junior chefs and kitchen apprentices in the award-winning apprenticeship programme
• • Oversee ordering, stock rotation and supplier relationships for your section
• • Manage staff rotas and kitchen scheduling in collaboration with the Head Chef
• • Uphold health and safety, food hygiene and HACCP standards across the kitchen
• • Support the delivery of an evolving, seasonally changing menu with creativity and technical skill

This role is for you if…

• • You have strong knowledge and experience across all main kitchen sections
• • You are passionate about provenance, seasonality and using local produce at its best
• • You enjoy training and developing junior chefs and find mentoring rewarding
• • You are confident managing and supporting large kitchen teams
• • You thrive in a creative, independently minded kitchen with regularly changing menus

This role might not be for you if…

• • You prefer working with static, set menus rather than frequently evolving seasonal dishes
• • You are not comfortable in a rural countryside setting or working five days across seven
• • You have limited experience managing a kitchen section independently
• • You are looking for a purely back-of-house role with no team leadership responsibilities