Executive Sous Chef

The Londoner; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days Holiday per annum including BH

Complimentary hot meals, salad bar and

Annual complimentary night stays

Discount platform access

Pension scheme enrollment

Regular social events

Wellbeing support

Edwardian Academy access

Job summary

The Londoner in London is seeking an Executive Sous Chef to lead and train a large culinary brigade across multiple outlets, ensuring the highest standards of food quality, creativity, and guest satisfaction.

You will oversee daily kitchen operations, cost controls, and training under the Executive Chef, driving culinary innovation while maintaining impeccable HACCP and safety standards within a luxury hotel setting.

Qualifications

• Experience as Executive Sous Chef or Senior Sous Chef in luxury hotel or fine dining.
• Experience managing large-volume, multi-outlet operations.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Proven knowledge of modern culinary techniques and food trends.

Responsibilities

• Support the Executive Chef in overall culinary operations management.
• Lead, motivate, and develop a high-performing brigade across multiple outlets.
• Ensure exceptional food quality, presentation, and consistency at all times.
• Oversee daily kitchen operations, service delivery, and production planning.
• Maintain compliance with HACCP, health and safety, and hygiene standards.
• Manage food cost controls, stock management, and purchasing processes.
• Monitor labour costs, productivity, and departmental budgets.
• Foster a positive, collaborative kitchen culture.
• Ensure communication with front-of-house and hotel leadership teams.
• Act as Executive Chef in their absence.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Cost control

Kitchen operations

HACCP & safety

Education

Professional culinary qualifications

Job description

Welcome to The Londoner, a hotel that is chic boutique in spirit and feeling yet staggering in scale and ambition. A perfectly engineered collection of spaces, tastes, textures, and offerings over 15 floors. Situated in the heart of Leicester Square, where the four corners of the city meet.

We are seeking hospitality professionals whose unique talents and ambitions will drive them to not only rise to our guests exacting standards, but also propel their own career potential in a company that recognizes and rewards. Stand out from the crowd by joining London’s first ‘Super Boutique’ hotel.

At The Londoner we are committed to being the best place to work, so much so that we have officially been recognised as a Great Place to Work. Our commitment to the wellbeing and development of our people is at the forefront of our culture.

The Role

As Executive Sous Chef, you will work closely with the Executive Chef to oversee all aspects of kitchen operations, ensuring the highest standards of food quality, creativity, consistency, and guest satisfaction. You will be responsible for leading and developing a large brigade, maintaining operational excellence, and driving culinary innovation across the hotel.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Executive Chef in the overall management of all culinary operations.
• Lead, motivate, and develop a high-performing brigade across multiple outlets.
• Ensure exceptional food quality, presentation, and consistency at all times.
• Oversee daily kitchen operations, service delivery, and production planning.
• Maintain compliance with all food safety, HACCP, health and safety, and hygiene standards.
• Manage food cost controls, stock management, and purchasing processes.
• Monitor labour costs, productivity, and departmental budgets.
• Foster a positive, collaborative, and professional kitchen culture.
• Ensure excellent communication and partnership with front-of-house and hotel leadership teams.
• Act as Executive Chef in their absence and provide strong operational leadership.

About You

• Previous experience as an Executive Sous Chef or Senior Sous Chef within a luxury hotel or fine dining environment.
• Experience managing large-volume, multi-outlet culinary operations.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• Excellent knowledge of modern culinary techniques and food trends.
• Proven experience in cost control, budgeting, and kitchen performance management.
• Comprehensive understanding of food safety and HACCP regulations.
• Exceptional organisational and time-management abilities.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-pressure luxury hospitality environment.
• Professional culinary qualifications preferred.

Company Benefits

• 28 days Holiday per annum including Bank Holidays increasing with long service
• Complimentary hot meals, salad bar and unlimited beverages provided daily
• Recommend a Friend Scheme of up to £500 per friend recommended.
• Annual complimentary night stays within our hotels
• Preferential accommodation rates for all Edwardian Hotels for Hosts, their family and their friends
• Access to a discount platform for all of the most popular stores and outlets
• Auto enrolment into our company pension scheme
• Regular social events across all hotels
• Annual company recognition events held in January each year
• Wellbeing champions across all of our hotels
• Access to our company doctor for medical appointments and occupational health support
• Access for all hosts to our online learning platform Edwardian Academy
• Opportunities for promotion and a wide range of training programs to support your development

In line with the requirements of the Asylum & Immigration Act 1996, all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from candidates as part of the recruitment process.