Role purpose
Provides flexible, hands-on operational and culinary support to kitchens across the group, protecting standards during vacancies, peak trading and periods of additional demand.
Key responsibilities
- Travel between allocated sites and integrate quickly into each kitchen’s team, menu and operating procedures.
- Lead or support kitchen sections and service as required, adapting to local layouts and trading volumes while maintaining group standards.
- Support Head Chefs with staffing gaps, holiday cover, high-volume events and short-term operational challenges.
- Follow each venue’s recipes, presentation and allergen information rather than making unapproved substitutions.
- Carry out kitchen safety, cleaning and HACCP-based checks as assigned and report hazards or serious deficiencies immediately.
- Coach junior colleagues and share practical techniques, while respecting each venue’s reporting structure.
- Assist with stock organisation, delivery control, preparation planning and waste reduction when deployed.
- Give clear handovers on outstanding prep, incidents, equipment issues and any support still required.
- Communicate travel availability, rota changes and mileage claims accurately and on time.
Experience, skills and behaviours
- Strong CDP or Junior Sous experience, with the confidence to adapt between venues.
- Excellent practical food safety knowledge and dependable organisational skills.
- Diplomatic communication, resilience and ability to work without extensive site-specific supervision.
- Valid driving licence and access to a vehicle, as specified in the source advert.
Measures of success
- Ability to stabilise and support services
- Consistency across venues
- Safe operation and effective handovers
- Flexible deployment and reliable travel records
Development and progression
Broaden leadership and commercial experience through exposure to multiple kitchens and their operating requirements.
Benefits
- Internal training and development supported by the executive team
- Guaranteed birthday off
- 50% discount on food when dining with friends and family (terms apply)
- 25% discount on bedrooms (terms apply)
- 60% discount on food from the menu while on shift, as described in the source
- 15% discount on eligible Wildshark products (terms and exclusions apply)
- Wildshark Vineyard tours and experiences discount for up to six people where offered (terms apply)
- Invitation to staff reward events
- Incentives and recognition trips
- Refer-a-friend and chef recruitment incentives of up to £1,500 (terms apply)
- Long-service recognition rewards
- Company pension.
