Sous Chef – Event Catering

Sous Chef – Events & Hospitality

Location: Fingal, Co. Dublin
Salary: €45,000 per annum
Full-Time, Permanent

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Sous Chef to join a leading hospitality and catering provider supporting a portfolio of tourism, heritage, cultural and event venues across the Fingal region.

This role offers a refreshing alternative to traditional kitchen environments, with predominantly daytime hours and a 5 days out of 7 working pattern, while supporting a varied programme of hospitality and event services.

The Role

Working closely with the Head Chef and wider culinary team, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality food experiences across a range of tourism, cultural and event venues.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting the day-to-day management of kitchen operations.
• Preparing and delivering high-quality food for hospitality services, events and functions.
• Maintaining exceptional standards of food quality, presentation and consistency.
• Ensuring compliance with food safety, HACCP and health & safety regulations.
• Assisting with stock control, ordering and kitchen administration.
• Supervising, coaching and developing junior kitchen team members.
• Contributing to menu planning and seasonal food offerings.
• Supporting catering operations across multiple locations within the Fingal area.

About You

The successful candidate will have:

• Previous experience as a Sous Chef or a strong Senior Chef de Partie looking to take the next step.
• Experience within hospitality, events, banqueting, hotels, contract catering or visitor attractions.
• Strong leadership and organisational skills.
• Excellent knowledge of food safety and HACCP procedures.
• The ability to thrive in a busy and varied environment.
• A full clean driving licence and access to a vehicle, as travel between venues is required.

What’s on Offer

• Salary of €45,000 per annum.
• Predominantly daytime hours.
• 5 days out of 7 working pattern.
• Opportunity to work across unique tourism, heritage and cultural venues.
• Varied role combining hospitality, events and catering operations.
• Strong work-life balance compared to many traditional hospitality roles.
• Excellent opportunities for career progression and development.

This is an excellent opportunity for a chef who enjoys variety, values work-life balance, and wants to be part of a dynamic team delivering memorable food experiences across some of Fingal’s most interesting venues and events.

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