Sous Chef, The Watchman Hotel Bar and Restaurant - Gullane, Edinburgh and Lothians

Welcome to The Watchman Hotel Bar and Restaurant, an exciting new venue in the heart of Gullane, East Lothian.

We are looking to recruit an exceptional Sous Chef to work alongside our Head Chef. Our Sous Chef will lead the kitchen in the Head Chef’s absence, so must be comfortable in a variety of roles; leading a team, motivating others, understanding of food hygiene and cost control.

Work Life balance and Kitchen Culture is important to us at The Watchman hotel, we will aim to create balanced and fair rotas. We want our team members to not be over worked and able to contribute to the overall success of the hotel.

What we are looking for in a Sous Chef.

1. The Sous Chef will have formal culinary training and previous Restaurant experience.
2. We envisage our Sous Chef to be dynamic and an ambitious Chef, possibly a Chef de Partie or Jnr Sous Chef looking to take the next step.
3. The Watchman ethos and culture are exceptionally important to us. We are looking for our Sous Chef to help embody, embrace, and develop themselves and others in our shared vision.
4. Our Sous Chef will have the ability to creatively develop new ideas. Will have the confidence to manage and lead other members of the team. With excitement to engage both the kitchen and front of house teams.
5. The Sous Chef will have extensive F&B knowledge, and with the support of the Head Chef be able to develop and cost seasonal dishes that fit in to the menu.
6. Must demonstrate a natural ability to lead as well as be a team player with creative problem-solving skills and great communication and listening skills.
7. Be able to , in conjunction with the Head Chef, demonstrate creativity to design and deliver new dishes for our menus and specials.
8. Enthusiasm is contagious this is our Sous Chef.

The Sous Chef and F&B team will deliver exceptional food quality and service to our customers through each and every dish and will be a vital part of the customer experience at The Watchman.

Personal transport or access to public transport will be required due to shift work.

Please apply to Surajit Dasgupta General Manager with your up to date CV and reference details

All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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