Senior Sous Chef

About the hotel

THE PIG near Bath occupies a 17th-century manor house with walled gardens and a working kitchen garden that feeds the menu directly. Set in a tucked-away Somerset valley just outside the city, it's the quintessential PIG retreat — unhurried, unpretentious and completely serious about what ends up on the plate. Everything here starts with what's growing outside.

The work

• • Help lead the kitchen team in delivering THE PIG's celebrated 25-mile menu concept, rooted in the kitchen garden and the best of local West Country producers.
• • Work closely with the Head Chef to develop menus that change with the seasons, the garden and whatever's arrived from trusted suppliers.
• • Supervise and hold a section or brigade during service, maintaining pace, consistency and quality throughout.
• • Mentor junior chefs and kitchen porters, fostering a creative, collaborative kitchen culture that values learning.
• • Assist with recipe development, ordering, supplier relationships and kitchen organisation.

This role is for you if…

• • You love cooking with genuine seasonal ingredients and find real satisfaction in knowing where everything on the plate came from.
• • You want to grow as a kitchen leader in an environment renowned for its food-first, produce-obsessed approach.
• • You're at your happiest when a dish begins with what's been pulled from the ground that morning.

This role might not be for you if…

• • You prefer a classical fine-dining brigade with multi-course tasting menus and precise plating over an ingredient-led, rustic approach.
• • You're looking for city living — this role is set deep in the Somerset countryside and requires full commitment to that lifestyle.
• • You're not yet comfortable leading a section confidently and independently during a busy service.