Junior Sous Chef - London

Recruiter
Firmdale Hotels
Location
London
Salary
Competitive
Posted
03 Oct 2016
Closes
27 Oct 2016
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Location: London

Salary: Competitive

Start Date: ASAP

Duration: Permanent

Reference: FIRM-JRSOUS

We are currently recruiting for a Junior Sous Chef to join our join our busy and highly successful team.

Our high profile Brasserie style restaurant, serves modern international cuisine with an emphasis on fresh, seasonal and organic produce. As Junior Sous Chef, you will support the senior kitchen team and liaise with the greater kitchen team. This role represents a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious, career focused chef to take the next step and become part of a company renowned for quality menus and exceptional standards.

Main Duties:


Support the Head Chef in the running of daily operations, whilst ensuring the highest standard and quality of service is being consistently delivered
Have a good command of the menu and the ingredients required
Oversee kitchen preparations
Ordering and stock control
Assist with other senior management to produce exquisite dishes, and exciting new concepts to contribute to daily specials, menu planning and seasonal changes
Maintain strict health and safety and food hygiene standards
Writing detailed handover reports for the senior management team
Manage the kitchen team and moral of the staff


Skills:


Previous experience as a Junior Sous Chef or Senior Chef de Partie within a 5* hotel or luxury restaurant
Knowledge of a variety of local and international food ingredients and correct methods of preparation
Excellent communication skills
Excellent team working skills
A passion for food and a creative flair
Superb attention to detail and driven by delivering exceptional standards
Strong leadership and motivational skills
Resilience and drive to get things right first time


Hours Required:

As a Junior Sous Chef you will work hours as required by the operation, on a flexible rota, where some weekends will be required.

To apply for the role of Junior Sous Chef:

In line with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996, we do require all applicants to have the eligibility to live and work in the United Kingdom. Documentation will be required at interview stage.

Why Firmdale Hotels?

Firmdale Hotels is an award winning hotel group with 8 luxury boutique hotels in London and 1 in New York. We have won the Queens Award for Excellence three times and the Soho Hotel has won The Cateys Award for Hotel of the Year.

Quality is what we are all about at Firmdale and that's from our individually designed bedrooms containing original pieces of artwork to the Egyptian cotton linen used in the restaurant. We believe that the customer truly comes first and that if we get the minor detail right then everything else will follow.

Our culture suits down to earth, genuinely friendly, ambitious and hardworking people. If you want to be noticed and recognised for your individual contribution then this is the company for you.