Junior Sous Chef

Job description

Designed for creative minds and social spirits, DUBLIN ONE offers unique, stimulating stays for guests who are hungry for more. Cosy rooms, great coffee, and a courtyard to soak up some culture in the heart of one of Dublin's most creative neighbourhoods. We are city stays, with a blooming soul.

Are you an ambitious culinary professional looking to elevate your career in one of Dublin's most vibrant and dynamic hotels?

At Dublin One, we believe that exceptional hospitality starts in the kitchen. We are currently looking for a passionate and driven Junior Sous Chef to join our talented culinary team. In this role, you will work closely with our Head Chef to maintain the highest standards of food quality, mentor junior kitchen brigade members, and help drive creativity and consistency across our dining offerings.

As a Junior Sous Chef, you will be primarily responsible for managing the day-to-day kitchen operation ensuring that food is produced and served to the highest quality.

Alongside your culinary duties, you will be responsible for supporting the wider kitchen team with daily operational tasks and people management tasks. Reporting directly to the Head Chef, you will oversee the presentation of all food leaving the kitchen in their absence and uphold expectations, reputation and standards.

What we offer

• Contract: Full-time, 40 hours per week.
  Schedule: Variable shifts working across Monday to Sunday (flexibility required to support business needs).
  
  Salary Range: €40,000 - €42,000 per annum.

Benefits

• Hotel discounts across all Axiom Hospitality hotels - colleague rates and up to 50% discount on F&B;
• Yearly complimentary Axiom Xcape stayover after one year of service;
• A growing team with great training, progression, and promotion opportunities;
• Rewards for referring a friend: referral bonus for recommending a new team member;
• Free meals while on shift;
• Opportunity to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment;
• Be part of a team dedicated to providing exceptional guest service;
• Length of service awards, ranging from 1 year to 3, 5, 10 and 20-year rewards and more!

Our ideal candidate

We want to hear from inspired chefs who love creating amazing food from the best ingredients, have a keen eye for detail and high standards but with bags of flair and creativity. The ideal person for this role will be enthusiastic about change, focused on details and trusting.

What We Are Looking For:

• Proven hands-on experience as a Senior CDP or Junior Sous Chef within a fast-paced, high-volume kitchen environment.
• Strong leadership skills with a passion for training and developing junior team members.
• Immaculate standards of kitchen hygiene, food safety (HACCP), and stock control.
• A collaborative, positive mindset and the ability to thrive under pressure.

If you are passionate & looking to develop within a truly talented team, get in touch with us today!

Responsibilities of the role will include but are not limited to:

• Assist the Head Chef to develop new dishes and menus.
• Assist the Head Chef in food purchases while controlling costs
• Prepare, cook and present dishes within your speciality.
• Support, mentor and train any talented junior chefs in the brigade
• Ensure you and your team have the highest standards of cleanliness, food hygiene and health and safety.

You'll work in a busy and hardworking team environment, where you'll continually learn and develop.

The core skills and experience required to succeed

• Truly passionate about the Hospitality Industry
• Previous experience in working in highly acclaimed venues which have a reputation for great service
• Commercial business acumen
• Previous knowledge and experience in stock takes, ordering, and team management
• Ability to work under pressure to deadlines and targets
• Understanding of the hospitality and travel industry
• Ability to function independently with a minimum of supervision
• Excellent communication skills, the ability to communicate verbally and in writing
• To be an enthusiastic team player with a flexible approach and have experience in empowering a team to successfully meet expectations
• Results focussed with an overwhelming desire to succeed
• Previous experience in hotels is preferred

You must have the right to work in the UK to be eligible for this role. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from all candidates prior to commencing employment.

Having these core skills will put you one step further to joining Axiom Hospitality Dublin One Hotel.

Opportunities for all

At Axiom Hospitality, we thrive on differences and believe it is critical to our success as a fast-growing hospitality company with global aspirations. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from various backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We, therefore, encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages, and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business.

At Axiom Hospitality, we are making efforts to reduce our carbon, energy, water and waste footprint. We strive to be ethical in all we do and want to be a thriving, sustainable and responsible business for our people, our communities and our planet. Working closely with our Hotel Owners, we are committed to the journey to sustainability. In addition, we are working to reduce our hotels' impact on the environment through internationally recognised eco-label certification.

Our hotels strive to be active members of their local communities by giving back where they can. Supporting local charities is important to our teams, from volunteering at soup kitchens to collecting donations and fundraising. Our hotels aim to leave a positive impact on their neighbourhoods. At Axiom Hospitality, we are working closely with our stakeholders to support our social impact commitment. Caring about people extends outside our business and is part of our DNA.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Dublin

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

10-10-2026

Profession type

Bar Staff / Waiters and Waitresses

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No