Sous Chef
| Posting date: | 21 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £33,000.0 to £36,000.0 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £33000.00 - £36000.00 per annum plus bonus |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 December 2025 |
| Location: | Porthleven, England, TR13 9JB |
| Company: | St Austell Brewery Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 2597199 |
Summary
The Harbour Inn overlooks picture-postcard Porthleven, Britain’s most southerly port and a town that buzzes throughout the year with festivals and maritime activity. Perched along the waterfront, the scenic pub takes in an enviable vista across a quaint collection of fishing boats and out to the open ocean.
You’ll be working in a beautiful corner of Cornwall that’s blessed with dramatic coastal walks that wind along craggy clifftops towards golden beaches and spectacular seascapes.
Are you a versatile Sous Chef with experience of working in a fast-paced environment? Join our talented kitchen team and you’ll be working alongside passionate people, with locally sourced produce, to provide high quality food that delights our guests. As Sous Chef, you will support your Head Chef in leading our talented kitchen team while ensuring the correct procedures are followed and specifications for each dish are precisely met. You will utilise the flexibility enabled by our menu writing processes, to help adapt our offer to meet the needs of our business and our guests.
What we offer …
- 30% off food and drink and 50% off overnight stays in our pubs
- Discount scheme across hundreds of retailers
- Great training and opportunities to progress
- Meal provided for shifts over 6 hours (up to the value of £10)
- Family-friendly, flexible working
- Paid time off to volunteer
Our Chefs …
- Are well organised, adaptable, with a genuine interest in food
- Take pride in keeping the kitchen clean, tidy and safe
- Are key to keeping our kitchen running efficiently even at our busiest times
- Are confident users of stock management systems
We’d love you to join our family!
Apply now or contact recruitment@staustellbrewery.co.uk for more information
Additional info
St Austell Brewery is an Equal Opportunities employer, and we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We also welcome requests for flexible working.
Early applications are encouraged as we’ll review applications throughout the recruitment process and reserve the right to close the advert at any time. Please note that we politely request no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. Speculative CVs from recruitment agencies won’t be accepted, nor the fees associated with them.
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