Junior Sous Chef

Chelsea Fine Food Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

50% off with friends & family

Free meals & drinks on shifts

Pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Megan's Restaurants in London is seeking a driven Junior Sous Chef to join our premium, fresh-food kitchen. You’ll help ensure every dish is prepared to the recipe, plate with flair and lead a talented team across busy shifts.

We value people, growth and great food. Expect strong support, training, and real opportunities to progress into kitchen management as you develop your skills in a vibrant, social, and inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience as Senior Chef de Partie or Junior Sous Chef in premium branded fresh food kitchen environments.

Responsibilities

• Ensure dishes are prepared to the recipe spec.
• Make sure every dish on the pass looks incredible.
• Train and lead the kitchen team.
• Maintain high levels of food hygiene and health & safety.

Skills

Kitchen leadership

Food hygiene

Team supervision

Recipe execution

Education

Senior Chef de Partie / Junior Sous Chef experience

Job description

Ready to dive into a job that’s as delicious as it is rewarding? Picture this: Eastern Mediterranean-inspired dishes made from scratch, stunning Insta-worthy interiors and a career path that’s actually going places. Sounds great, right? But here’s the real cherry on top: ask anyone at Megan’s what they love most and they’ll all say the same thing: the people. We’re a fun-loving, supportive bunch who make every day at work enjoyable, meaningful and just plain awesome.

If you're looking for a place where you can grow, be yourself and work alongside an epic team, then Megan's might just be your perfect match. We’re opening new restaurants in fantastic neighbourhoods across the South, so due to our continued growth and expansion we’re now looking for a Junior Sous Chef for our beautiful site.

What’s in it for you?

• Pay

£15.00 per hour plus amazing uncapped tronc*

• Benefits

50% off when visiting with your friends & family

Amazing team socials

Long service awards

Access to our comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme including a free, confidential helpline/webchat available all day, every day of the year

Early access to your pay if required through WageStream

All the good stuff you’d expect like auto-enrolment in our pension scheme and free meals & drinks on shifts

• Career progression

Ongoing professional training & development, with real career progression

Freedom to get involved with new openings

Opportunity to move between sites and grow with the group

We’re looking for an experienced and ambitious Supervisor to join us. You'll be ensuring that all our dishes are prepared correctly to the recipe spec, that every dish that reaches the pass looks incredible and helping to train & lead our awesome team. You'll also ensure that the kitchen is a beacon for food hygiene and H&S standards, with a high level of cleanliness at all times. If you want to progress then we can help you pursue a career in kitchen management by developing your skills and knowledge even further. Ideally you’ll have previous experience as a Senior Chef de Partie or Junior Sous Chef in a similar premium branded fresh food kitchen environment, but if you’ve got a different background then don’t let that stop you

About us…

• An independently-owned, dog-friendly collection of over 20 neighbourhood restaurants open for brunch, lunch, dinner & cocktails
• Passionate about serving delicious fresh food inspired by the Mediterranean and made with the highest quality ingredients
• Exciting growth plans, meaning amazing opportunities for your career development
• Regular team parties – work hard, play harder!
• A diverse and inclusive company that makes sure everyone is genuinely welcome
• Focused on supporting local charities and really being a force for good in our communities

Megan’s Restaurants is equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive environment for all employees.

*Package includes membership of an independently managed tronc arrangement through which service charge is allocated outside of and in addition to your basic pay from your employment.