At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a talented kitchen team and create stunning dishes in a fine dining environment.
- Company: Join Cleaver & Wake, Nottingham's premier dining destination with a focus on modern British cuisine.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, private healthcare, gym discounts, and ongoing career development.
- Other info: Diversity is celebrated here; we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
- Why this job: Be part of an award-winning brigade and make your mark in a vibrant culinary scene.
- Qualifications: Experience as a Sous Chef or strong Junior Sous Chef in fine dining is essential.
The predicted salary is between 32000 - 38000 £ per year.
Where creativity meets precision. Where ambition becomes craft. Cleaver & Wake is Nottingham's landmark dining destination - a celebration of modern British cooking, exceptional produce, and the artistry of a kitchen that thrives on excellence. As part of Rhubarb Hospitality Collection, we deliver unforgettable experiences through bold flavours, refined technique, and a relentless commitment to quality. We are now looking for a Sous Chef who brings energy, leadership, and a passion for beautiful food to join our award winning brigade.
- Supporting the Head Chef in the day to day leadership of the kitchen, ensuring exceptional standards across prep, service and presentation.
- Running services with confidence, maintaining consistency, precision and pace in a high performing fine dining environment.
- Leading, coaching and developing junior chefs, fostering a positive, collaborative and growth focused kitchen culture.
- Contributing to menu development, bringing creativity, seasonality and innovation to each dish.
- Ensuring full compliance with food safety, hygiene and kitchen management standards.
- Working closely with the wider team to deliver a seamless, memorable guest experience.
- Experience as a Sous Chef or strong Junior Sous Chef within a fine dining or premium restaurant setting.
- A passion for exceptional food, modern techniques and high quality ingredients.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate, mentor and support a brigade.
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to thrive in a fast paced, high standards kitchen.
- A calm, positive and solutions focused approach to service.
- Commitment to maintaining the highest levels of food safety and kitchen hygiene.
Please note, this role is only open to candidates located in and with the right to work in the UK. Salary is 32,000 + TRONC (OTE 38k). Excellent benefits including private healthcare, corporate gym discount, F&B discount, multiple training and development programmes, cross exposure to our growing portfolio of venues, restaurants and events in the UK and beyond, ongoing career progression and more!
Our Inclusion Commitments: OVG is for everyone. Diversity drives innovation, strengthens our people, improves our service, and raises our excellence. Wherever you come from, wherever you are going, we'd love to hear from you.
Employee Screening and Eligibility to Work: If successful in your application, you will be required to provide eligibility to work evidence in line with the 'Eligibility to Work in the UK' requirements. All candidates will receive a response.
Sous Chef - Cleaver & Wake - Nottingham employer: Rhubarb Hospitality Collection
Cleaver & Wake, part of the Rhubarb Hospitality Collection, is an exceptional employer located in Nottingham's iconic Island Quarter, offering a vibrant work culture that celebrates creativity and excellence in modern British cuisine. As a Sous Chef, you will benefit from a supportive environment that prioritises employee growth through extensive training programmes, career progression opportunities, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion. With competitive salary packages, private healthcare, and discounts across our venues, we ensure our team members thrive both personally and professionally in a dynamic fine dining setting.
Contact Details:
Rhubarb Hospitality Collection Recruitment Team
