Junior Sous Chef - RHS Garden Wisley

What you'll be doing:

Job Title: Junior Sous Chef 

Salary: Up to £33,000 per annum

Location: RHS Garden Wisley

Contract Type: Full-time, permanent, site based, 5 over 7 days per week

Set within 240 acres of stunning gardens, Wisley is open all year round and offers a variety of food outlets, from a busy restaurant to welcoming cafés. You’ll be joining a friendly, hardworking team with a shared goal: delivering exceptional service to every visitor.

A Junior Sous Chef at Wisley will support the Head Chef in ensuring all dishes consistently meet RA Venues’ standards for quality, flavour, presentation, and sustainability. You will assist with seasonal menus, specials, and new dish launches, respond to guest feedback and allergen queries, and help maintain high visual and brand standards across counters, displays, and food offerings. Operational responsibilities include portion control, recipe adherence, efficient mise en place, stock management, and minimising waste, while ensuring full compliance with the Food Safety Management System (FSMS) and all health, hygiene, and safety regulations.

You will also supervise and support the kitchen team during prep, service, and close-down, assisting with training commis chefs and CDPs to consistently meet standards. This role involves fostering a positive, collaborative, and respectful kitchen culture, supporting onboarding of new team members, and encouraging personal development, ensuring the team is motivated, confident, and equipped to deliver an exceptional experience for every guest.

 The Ideal Candidate:

• 3+ years’ experience as a Chef de Partie or Senior Chef de Partie in a high-volume, quality-led kitchen
• Strong cooking skills with an understanding of seasonality
• Knowledge of food safety, health & safety, and allergen management
• Experience supervising a kitchen team
• Able to complete food safety records accurately
• Experience in contract catering or visitor-attraction venues
• Level 2 or 3 food safety qualification
• Interest in bakery, deli, or counter-style service

What can we offer you: 

• A collaborative and inclusive culture, where your ideas are valued, and creativity is encouraged.
• The chance to work in a truly beautiful and inspiring setting, surrounded by nature and stunning gardens.
• 20 days annual leave (Excluding bank holidays and national holiday days)
• Free parking on site
• Free staff meals whilst at work.
• Access to Compass Group company perks & benefits.
• Perks for Works discounts and promotions
• Access to training, mentoring and development, with support from our wider Restaurant Associates and Compass Group UK networks.
• On-site F&B discounts.

About Us:

Restaurant Associates is a leading premium hospitality provider with an ethos drawn from our history of fine and high-quality dining in London and New York.

Within our venues team, we provide catering and hospitality services to some of the most iconic visitor attractions and destinations in the UK including the Imperial War Museum London, Glyndebourne Opera House, Knebworth House, Design Museum, Whipsnade Zoo and many more. Within these amazing venues we operate a host of bespoke cafés and restaurants, as well as delivering private events ranging from small meetings to large-scale ground events of up to 1000 people. You can find a full list of our venues on our website.

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive, diverse, fun, and dynamic place to work with opportunities to collaborate with a wide range of teams plus a commitment to putting our people first.  Restaurant Associates is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from candidates of all backgrounds. As a business, we are committed to sustainability led practices and are proud to have achieved 3 stars with the Sustainable Restaurant Association’s Food Made Good Programme.

Job Reference: com/2503/43818001/52780530/R/SU #RA Venues