Senior Sous Chef | Fine Dining

£54,631 Base Salary

Paid Overtime + Quarterly Bonus Scheme
OTE £60,000 - £65,000+
Bristol | Premium Restaurant Group
Exceptional Career Progression Opportunities

We are currently recruiting for an exceptional Senior Sous Chef to join one of the UK's most exciting and rapidly expanding premium restaurant groups in Bristol.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious Senior Sous Chef who is looking to step into a business that genuinely invests in its people and offers clear opportunities for progression. Whether your long-term ambition is to become a Head Chef, Executive Chef or move into a wider operational role, this company has an outstanding reputation for promoting from within.

Working alongside an experienced Head Chef, you'll play a pivotal role in leading a talented brigade, delivering exceptional food, maintaining the highest standards, and helping drive one of Bristol's leading restaurant kitchens.

Offering a base salary of £54,631, alongside paid overtime and a quarterly bonus scheme, this position provides an achievable on-target earning potential of £60,000-£65,000+ per year, making it one of the strongest Senior Sous Chef packages currently available.

The Role

As Senior Sous Chef, you'll work closely with the Head Chef to oversee the day-to-day running of the kitchen, ensuring exceptional standards of food quality, consistency, and service are delivered at all times.

You'll help lead, motivate and develop the brigade, maintaining a positive kitchen culture whilst supporting every aspect of the operation, from service and training through to stock control, labour management and food safety compliance.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll be given genuine responsibility and the opportunity to further develop your management skills within a business that actively encourages progression.

About You

• Previous experience as a Senior Sous Chef or an experienced Sous Chef ready for the next step

• Background within a quality-led restaurant or premium hospitality environment

• Passion for fresh, seasonal ingredients and producing exceptional food

• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and develop kitchen teams

• Comfortable working within a fast-paced, high-volume kitchen

• Commercial awareness with a good understanding of food costs, labour management and GP

• Organised, professional and calm under pressure

• Ambitious and eager to progress within a growing premium restaurant group

What's in it for You?

• £54,631 basic salary

• Paid overtime

• Quarterly performance bonus

• Realistic OTE of £60,000-£65,000+

• Excellent opportunities for progression into Head Chef and beyond

• Structured training and leadership development programmes

• Christmas Day and Boxing Day guaranteed off

• Annual salary reviews

• Opportunity to work alongside some of the industry's most respected chefs and operators

• Wagestream access

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Hospitality reward and recognition schemes

• A supportive culture focused on development, recognition and long-term career progression

This is an outstanding opportunity for a talented Senior Sous Chef to join a premium restaurant group where hard work is recognised, development is prioritised, and career progression is genuinely achievable. If you're looking to take the next step in your career within a business that rewards ambition and excellence, we'd love to hear from you.

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