At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the kitchen team, ensuring high standards and delivering delicious seasonal dishes.
- Company: The Bell & Crown, an award-winning pub with a focus on quality food and team culture.
- Benefits: Flexible hours, paid overtime, 50% off food, and a £100 birthday voucher.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth in a supportive and energetic atmosphere.
- Why this job: Join a passionate team and make your mark in a thriving hospitality environment.
- Qualifications: Experience as a Sous Chef or strong Chef de Partie ready for the next step.
Sous Chef - The Bell and Crown, Zeals
The Bell & Crown sits just off the A303 in Zeals and has been a favourite local for many years. It has recently gained recognition as the Times & Sunday Times Pub of the Year 2023. The venue offers a cosy garden, comfortable upstairs bedrooms, and a focus on hearty seasonal food.
You will lead by example, set high standards, and support the Head Chef in creating a kitchen where people can thrive. The food ethos is shaped collaboratively across the group, so your role is to help deliver it brilliantly, service after service, while contributing to an environment where people can develop.
We offer flexible working patterns, no split shifts, overtime is paid, uniform provided and laundered, a clear progression pathway, and benefits such as shared service charge, 50% off food, and a £100 birthday voucher.
What You'll Be Doing
- Supporting the Head Chef in the day‑to‑day running of the kitchen and leading the team in their absence.
- Leading by example during service, maintaining high standards and helping to create a positive, professional kitchen culture.
- Assisting with stock management, preparation, quality control and ensuring efficient kitchen operations.
- Working alongside the wider kitchen teams across the group to deliver menus that reflect our shared food ethos.
- Ensuring every dish leaving the pass is consistent, beautifully presented and full of flavour.
- Maintaining the highest standards of hygiene, health and safety.
- Supporting the training, coaching and development of junior chefs and kitchen team members.
- Helping to drive organisation, consistency and attention to detail across all areas of the kitchen.
Who We're Looking For
- Proven experience as a Sous Chef, or a strong Chef de Partie ready to take the next step, in a quality‑led kitchen.
- A genuine passion for food and a commitment to delivering excellence, every service.
- A natural team player who can motivate, support and develop those around them.
- Someone organised, detail‑focused and confident taking responsibility when required.
- A positive, energetic approach and the ambition to grow within a forward‑thinking hospitality group.
At The Bell and Crown, we are looking for someone who wants to help build a team, shape a culture and be part of a growing group that believes hospitality is ultimately about people.
Compensation: Competitive salary plus overtime & service charge.
