Experienced Sous Chef Required 

We are currently looking for a passionate, innovative and dedicated Sous Chef to join our kitchen team and deliver exceptional quality food.  

We are offering an exciting opportunity for a Sous Chef to join our growing Irish business who hold an excellent reputation for their food and who are positioned at the top end of the exclusive country house style wedding market within Ireland and the UK. We want you to bring your experience and love of food to our kitchen and in turn we’ll provide you with a platform to implement your innovative ideas, work in a team of top quality chefs and support you in your culinary career. 

Email your CV to recruitment@cloughjordanhouse.com. We look forward to hearing from you. CJH Team.   

About Cloughjordan House

Cloughjordan House is a family run private wedding, corporate events venue and cookery school. With a focus on providing genuine hospitality, sustainably sourced food, and a welcoming, helpful team. Our walled garden provides many of the vegetables, herbs, fruits and flowers for our cooking school and events, while other produce is sourced as locally as possible from artisan producers. Finally, we value our incredible team and the unique community we operate in – our people and place make us who we are. 

Job Description

  • Work alongside a team of chefs in our busy wedding venue catering for up to 180 guests and 38 bedrooms.

  • Overseeing and participating in the preparation and cooking of all food required for weddings, breakfast, group meals and BBQ’s over a wood fire. 

  • From time to time you will be working with the team to teach cookery classes to clients in the purpose built cookery school.

  • You will have access to our walled garden and will coordinate with our gardener to grow all the vegetables and fruits organically.

  • Assisting in the planning and costing of menus

  • Ensure all statutory hygiene requirements are diligently followed

  • Liaise with the management and FOH team regarding dietary requirements, special requests, VIP’s etc.

  • Ensure proper receiving and food storage standards in the kitchen, checking dates, quantities and quality of products 

  • Manage kitchen stock taking and inventory supervision, including rotation of stock.  Ensuring that the stores are kept controlled, secured and rated correctly

  • Frequently review and taste finished products for quality and presentation

  • Able to work a flexible schedule including weekends.

  • Operates under lean management principles and constantly on the lookout for creative and new ideas to add value to our service. 

  • Awareness of our brand values and advocacy

Experience

  • Previous experience in a similar role in a 4 or 5 star hotel or restaurant. A strong culinary background with banqueting/ event experience.

  • Excellent communication skills. A passion for exceptional food and the ability to work well within a team environment.

  • Sound awareness of menu planning and development

  • Have an understanding of how to keep costs in line and wastage kept to a minimum

  • Have strong attention to detail

  • Have the ability to handle busy situations and manage your workload effectively. 

  • Good understanding of useful computer programs 

  • Be legally eligible to work in Ireland

OUR VISION

To be proud of an authentic and exceptional place, where everyone – guests, our team, the community - can walk away having had the best possible experience.

OUR MISSION

To provide a ‘home away from home’ at our family run sustainable venue, with a focus on sharing wholesome food, supporting a happy team and community, and creating unique, memorable guest experiences.

OUR VALUES

Our values at Cloughjordan House provide the basis for our culture, business planning and day-to-day operations.

Family;  we aim to create a sense of family and sharing here at Cloughjordan House - for both our guests and our team. This means welcoming and down-to-earth hospitality, relaxed, homely spaces, and staff who feel part of a friendly, warm and respectful team.  

Innovation; we aspire to foster a culture of innovation; encouraging our team to challenge the norm, engage with industry trends, and show initiative through voicing new ideas or opportunities, while similarly supporting our guests to create events that are unique to them.

Sustainability; we want to maintain an enterprise that has sustainability at its core. This includes our environmental footprint, the food we serve, how we engage our local community, and a focus on ongoing financial stability.