Sous Chef, The Tongue Hotel, Sutherland

Sous chef position with genuine opportunity for promotion to Head Chef available at award winning 4 star small country hotel.
The Tongue Hotel is a privately owned successful 4 star hotel situated on the north coast of Scotland. Its rural location with dramatic landscape makes it an ideal place to work, play, save, and discover the real Scotland! A beautiful location with great outdoor activities yet only a two hour drive north of Inverness.

Own transport is not essential but an added bonus so that you can make the most of the stunning landscape surrounding us. Tongue will best suit a chef who loves the outdoors and peaceful quality of life.

The renowned north coast 500 is happily bringing more visitors than ever before from all over the world. Awarded Highlands Small Country Hotel 2019; we seek to offer our guests a wonderful welcome and a delightfully warm but professional service that makes them return again and again! Candidates should have a strong work ethic, high standards, and a cheery disposition and a desire to help make the Tongue Hotel a fantastic guest experience!

We are currently looking for a Sous Chef to join our team from March 2020. This role requires a chef who is talented and personally ambitious! Always willing, driven to deliver a quality food experience, creative and have an excellent attention to detail.

We have a unique and exciting opportunity to offer an experienced sous chef the opportunity to establish themselves within the kitchen with a genuine forward plan to be promoted to the position of Head Chef by late summer if mutually agreeable (our outgoing Head Chef will leave in August).

We therefore are seeking candidates with relevant experience as a sous chef, must have a positive and professional attitude to all aspects of kitchen management, essential costings, GP awareness, health, hygiene and food safety including record keeping. As Sous Chef you will be responsible for assisting the head chef with all the day to day aspects of running a kitchen including stock ordering/control, training junior staff members, menus and health, safety and hygiene.

You will be working with fabulous local produce, we prepare everything fresh on site and you will be encouraged to actively participate in the construction of new dishes and menus. We have an excellent reputation for serving high quality food using the very best of the extensive local produce available on this north coast. With daily deliveries of fresh fish, shellfish and seafood, quality local farm produce, fine meat and game we have plenty to make a chef happy!

The area is beautiful, the community welcoming, the produce second to none and the work is diverse - what's not to be enthused about?!
We can offer the right chef excellent remuneration, accommodation, a permanent or seasonal contract as desired, a superb lifestyle and exciting food challenges!

A professional but fun working environment is essential to us. We offer an hourly rate of £12.50 per hour (approx £31,000 pa), paid weekly or monthly as requested. Live in accommodation available is a private room within shared staff accommodation for just £53 per week, no extra living costs/bills, meals including days off duty. Staff benefits include pension scheme, hotel discounts, use of bicycles and reward scheme offering complimentary therapies. Possible work opportunities also available for partners.

All applicants must be entitled to work in the UK, and be fluent in English.

Please apply directly to Lorraine or David Hook

Possibility of work for partners available