Sous Chef

Sous Chef

£40,000

Bury St Edmunds

Four-day week. Exceptional ingredients. Working for the best.

We’re looking for an ambitious Sous Chef to join an exceptional fine dining restaurant in Bury St Edmunds. Working closely with a highly talented award winning Head Chef, you’ll help lead a small, dedicated team and deliver consistently outstanding food across every service.

This is a hands-on role for a chef who takes pride in precision, thrives on high standards and is ready to make a meaningful contribution. You’ll be involved in menu development, preparation and the day-to-day running of the kitchen, with the opportunity to bring ideas to the table and continue developing your craft.

You’ll cook with exceptional seasonal ingredients, including produce sourced directly from the kitchen garden. If you care about where ingredients come from and how they’re treated, you’ll feel at home here.

You’ll bring

- A strong background in a rosette-awarded or Michelin-starred kitchen

- Excellent technical skills and a disciplined approach to preparation and service

- The confidence to lead by example and support a close-knit team

- Creativity, curiosity and a genuine commitment to quality

- The ambition to grow alongside a talented Head Chef

What’s on offer

- £40,000 salary

- Four-day working week, with three days off every week

- One of your days off is Sunday

- A key role in a respected, quality-led fine dining kitchen

- Seasonal, garden-sourced produce and scope to contribute to the menu

- A workplace accessible by public transport

If you’re ready to bring your experience and ideas to a kitchen that takes its food seriously, we’d love to hear from you.