Senior Sous Chef
Killyhevlin Hotel
Employer Location: FermanaghPhone Number: 02866323481
Email: hr@killyhevlin.com
Web: www.killyhevlin.com
Job description
Experienced Senior Sous Chef required to help ensure the smooth running of the kitchen.
Responsibilities
- Support Head Chef managing the kitchen.
- Deputise for Head Chef in their absence.
- Manage kitchen staff, including rota, disciplinary & HR issues in the absence of Head Chef.
- Supervise food preparation.
- Lead chefs in cooking & preparing meals, including checking food quality & overseeing cooking techniques.
- Prepare & cook food (hands on role).
- Take responsibility for more technical elements of cuisine.
- Induct new employees.
- Train junior chefs.
- Design / help Head Chef create menus.
- Work within specified budgets.
- Order supplies & negotiate with suppliers.
- Ensure kitchen meets high quality standards.
- Complete food hygiene documents to comply with the law & write environmental health reports when necessary.
- Establish strong relationships with staff in other areas of the business, including managers and front of house teams.
- Organise produce & ensure strict adherence to food hygiene regulations.
Skills and Qualifications
Essential Skills
- Permitted to legally live & work in Northern Ireland/UK (evidence of immigration status & right to work with ID).
- Good standard of education.
- Professional Chef/Culinary qualifications.
- Previous experience of the role in a busy hotel environment.
- Current L3 Supervising Food Hygiene certification.
- Working knowledge of managing HACCP procedures.
- Ability to manage budgets.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Excellent customer care skills.
- Mentoring and training skills/experience.
- Excellent leadership and team development skills.
Desirable Skills
- Previous working experience of a similar role within a similar hotel environment.
- Experience in high-volume or fine dining environments, with proven supervisory or management experience.
- Knowledge of current food and culinary trends and have the ability to elevate the menu.
- Extensive knowledge of the hospitality and catering industry.
Further Information
Work time: Shifts according to business includes weekends. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We supply uniform, meal on duty, on-the-job & essential product training, secure staff car parking, employee of the month award, staff discounts. No staff accommodation. Evidence required of Right to Work in UK/NI & Immigration Status (SHARE CODE). We are not offering sponsorship. Applicants are required to have a National Insurance Number prior to applying. Applicants are required to have fully photographic ID - passport will be acceptable. Applicants are required to have a bank/savings account prior to applying (wages are paid directly into the given account fortnightly).
- Vacancy ID
- 1784531
- Job ref.
- SSCFT092026
- Job Sector
- Hotel and Catering
- Area
- Co Fermanagh
- Location
- Enniskillen
- Salary
- To be confirmed
- No. vacancies
- 1
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Weekly hours
- 40
- Published date
- 02/09/2026
- Closing date
- 30/09/2026
- Worktime
- To be confirmed
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