A fantastic opportunity for a Sous Chef to join our team at Kimpton Charlotte Square and the extremely popular BABA Restaurant, in Edinburgh!
As a Sous chef you will be contracted to 40 hours per week guaranteed, spaced over 3 and a half days– giving you more days off to spend doing what you love, and you will earn £38,947.12 salary, plus service charge!
Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel brings together traditional Edinburgh architecture with an exciting and fresh indoor feel, offering our guests a modern luxurious stay.
Welcoming locals to relax in our Garden area (a must visit), experiencing mouth-watering food in BABA restaurant, or guests from far and wide being pampered in our state-of-the-art Spa – we cover it all!
BABA restaurant sits within Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel and is an exciting mix of mezze, charcoal grill dishes and a unique cocktail and wine list.
Popular with both locals and those from far-and-wide visiting Edinburgh, we can host between 250 and 400 covers a day.
This role perfect for those who love a thrilling, fast-paced environment… you can be plating up to 1000 dishes a night between the team of up to 5 chefs each shift.
What’s in it for you as our Sous Chef:
* Becoming part of the IHG Hotels & Resorts family, one of the world’s leading hotel companies - which means global opportunities.
* Complimentary stay for you+1 in our Hotel upon successful completion of probation, generous discounts across our F&B outlets at Kimpton Charlotte Square and InterContinental Edinburgh The George, plus Spa & Gym discounts at our Kimpton property.
* Extensive training, opportunities for career progression across the world, plus 2 paid days volunteering per year with a cause of your choice
* Wagestream - a financial wellbeing app giving you the opportunity to save, track and withdraw your pay as you earn it.
* Apart from Meals whilst on duty, we also provide every employee company sick pay and life insurance, Mental Health First Aiders on Duty, and access to Employee Assistance Programs.
* 31 days holiday each year, including bank holidays, this increases up to a maximum of 33 days (Pro Rated) & Enhanced Family Leave (you can ask more details at the interview).
* Amazing discounts for our hotels and restaurants around the world, plus discounts from over 15,000 stores – all the way from retail to cinema!
* Don’t forget, bring your friends and take part in our generous ‘Refer a Friend’ programme!
As a Sous Chef, your main duties and responsibilities will be being accountable for kitchen operation including production, cleanliness and deputise in the absence of our Executive Head Chef.
You will work in a team to ensure our food is served at the highest standards.
We are lucky to have an open kitchen with a charcoal grill, allowing you to work within a large kitchen team with plenty opportunity to learn and grow within our organisation (and the perk of working alongside o...
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Type: Permanent Location: Edinburgh, GB-EDH
Salary / Rate: 38947.12
Posted: 2026-07-24 08:38:07
General Purpose
It is the responsibility of the cook to manage and operate the kitchen in the absence of the Dietary Supervisor.
He/she is reports to the Dietary supervisor.
Essential Duties
* Maintain kitchen and cooking area in a safe, orderly, clean and sanitary manner.
* Ability to prepare tasteful meals and to cook a variety of foods in large quantities.
* Ability to follow prepared menus and portion control guides.
Ability to prepare special diets accurately.
* Record food temperatures for the meals.
Prepare pureed foods.
Ability to work in cooperation and harmony with personnel in all departments.
* Maintain quaternary solution in sanitizer buckets.
Assist with serving the different meals.
Clean cooking area and serving carts.
* Report resident care concerns and potential issues to Administrator and/or Director of Nurses.
Participate in the orientation and on-going training of dietary staff.
* Ability to make the presentation of the food appealing to the residents.
Ability to cooperate.
Willing to supervise and to work under supervision.
* To make sure all cleaning schedules are followed.
Supervisory Requirements This job has supervisory responsibilities in the absence of the Dietary Supervisor.
Qualification
Education and/or Experience
High school diploma or equivalent.
Should have experience as a cook in a hospital or long term care facility for not less than one year.
Language Skills
Ability to read technical procedures.
Ability to read and follow recipes.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.
Mathematical Skills
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
Reasoning Ability
Ability to solve practical problems.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Must obtain and maintain ServSafe Certificate.
Knowledge and experience with PCC preferred.
Must remain in good standing with the Department of Public Health.
Physical Demands
The essential functions of this position require the following physical abilities: Standing and /or walking very frequently.
Sitting occasionally.
Reaching with hands and arms frequently, pushing/pulling very frequently.
Talking and /or hearing very frequently.
Tasting and /or smelling very frequently.
Lifting up to 50 pounds frequently.
Climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling occasionally.
Close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception in vision: ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually ...
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Type: Permanent Location: Grass Valley, US-CA
Salary / Rate: Not Specified
Posted: 2026-07-24 08:35:27
