Sous Chef

Job Title: Sous Chef

Location: Aviemore

Salary: £30-£32k + tronks 

Job Type: Permanent | Full-time

The Opportunity

Our client, a well-established bar and restaurant in the Aviemore area, is looking for an experienced Sous Chef to join their kitchen team. This is an excellent opportunity for a passionate and driven chef to take on a key leadership role within a busy, high-volume operation, supporting the Head Chef in delivering consistently high-quality food.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Head Chef in the day-to-day running of the kitchen

• Lead kitchen operations in the Head Chef’s absence

• Maintain high standards of food quality, consistency, and presentation

• Ensure compliance with food hygiene, health & safety, and HACCP standards

• Assist with stock control, ordering, and minimising waste

• Train, supervise, and motivate junior members of the kitchen team

Requirements

Essential

• Proven experience as a Sous Chef or strong Senior Chef de Partie ready to step up

• Strong knowledge of fresh food and high-volume service

• Good understanding of food safety and kitchen compliance

Desirable

• Formal culinary qualifications

• Experience in a similar bar and restaurant environment

What’s on Offer

• Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

• Working pattern: 45 hours per week

• Typical shifts: 11:00 – 21:15 / 21:30 (1.5 hour break)
• Occasional breakfast cover: 07:00 – 15:00
• • Benefits: Staff meals on shift, holiday entitlement, pension
• • Career development: Opportunity to progress within a stable and growing business

About You

• A confident and hands-on leader who leads by example

• Highly organised with strong time management skills

• Calm under pressure in a fast-paced service environment

• Passionate about food quality and team development

Apply NowTo apply, please submit your CV to Kirsty Heughan or apply via this advert.

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