Please note this role is based at Timbrell's Yard with regular travel across the other Stay Original Co sites.

We're looking for an energetic, ambitious, and hands-on Regional Sous Chef to join our kitchen teams, dividing your time between Timbrell's Yard in Bradford-on-Avon and supporting our collection of hotels and inns across the South West.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Sous Chef who thrives in a fast-paced environment, loves leading from the front, and enjoys the variety of working with different teams and kitchens. Working closely with Head Chefs across the business, you'll play a key role in maintaining high standards, supporting kitchen teams, and delivering exceptional food and service wherever you are.

What you'll be doing:

• Supporting the day-to-day management of busy kitchens across multiple sites
• Leading and motivating teams during service
• Maintaining high food quality, consistency, and presentation standards
• Assisting with stock management, ordering, and cost control
• Ensuring food safety and compliance standards are always met
• Training and developing junior chefs
• Providing operational support where it's needed most across the group

The perks of working with us at Stay Original Co:

• 4 days on / 3 days off schedule
• Competitive pay - up to £37,000 per year + service charge (approx. £5k per year)
• Mileage covered when working between sites
• Free meals on duty (all fresh ingredients & the best local suppliers)
• Up to 50% off overnight stays in all our properties
• Great benefits via the Hospitality Rewards App: online GP appointments, discounts on your shopping and so much more.
• Referral fee - £200 when you refer a friend!
• Training tailored to your needs and aspirations
• Regular appraisals & opportunities to develop your career path
• Amazing staff trips, parties & team building days
• Bike to work & wellbeing in the workplace scheme
• The chance to join one of the best companies to work for in the southwest at a very exciting time of expansion.

Timbrell’s Yard, part of Stay Original Co

Nestled on the banks of the River Avon in Bradford-on-Avon, Timbrell’s Yard is an award-winning boutique hotel, pub, and restaurant with 17 stylish, individually designed bedrooms. Featuring a relaxed restaurant, cosy bar, and spacious riverside terrace, it's a destination loved by guests and locals alike.

At Stay Original Co., an independent collection of characterful boutique hotels and inns across the South West, we're passionate about creating memorable experiences for our guests. Since opening our first property in 2011, we've grown to a collection of much-loved destinations, united by exceptional hospitality, beautiful spaces, and food worth travelling for. At Stay Original Co, we do things differently, investing in our people, celebrating individuality, and creating places that guests and teams alike want to return to again and again.