Junior Sous Chef

Incipio Group Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

TRONC payments

Self Space: Free Therapy

Referral Bonus

Internal progression

Career development

Company awards

Incentive trips

Compassionate Leave

Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Adoption

Additional holiday after 2 years

Incipio FC + Seasonal Socials

50% discount for staff

Job summary

Incipio Group Limited in West London is seeking a Junior Sous Chef to support Chef De Parties and lead a small kitchen team. You’ll work across the day-to-day kitchen operations, maintain high standards of food hygiene, and contribute to seasonal menu ideas while developing your culinary craft.

You will collaborate with the Head Chef and Sous Chef to deliver exceptional guest experiences, train junior staff, and uphold Incipio’s friendly, professional brand in a fast-paced, multi-brand setting.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Chef in a fast-paced, multi-brand environment.
• Passion for hospitality, attention to detail, and high standards of food preparation and presentation.
• Organised, clean, and confident in maintaining food hygiene, stock rotation, and compliance.
• A team player who contributes to a calm, collaborative and motivated kitchen culture.
• Strong communication and willingness to train, mentor, and support junior chefs.

Responsibilities

• Collaboratively deliver the menu items with confidence, precision, and pride.
• Work closely with the Sous Chef & Head Chef to lead the wider kitchen team to create exceptional guest experiences.
• Running the day to day operations of our kitchens.
• Ensuring we are compliant, clean and safe.
• Prepping for the day ahead and delegating tasks to the team to ensure success.
• Supporting with stock management.
• Creating new and exciting dishes for menu changes and seasonal specials.
• Training and Developing your team.
• Lead by example on compliance, safety, and completing e-learning and checklists.
• Represent yourself and the Incipio brand with positivity, professionalism, and pride.

Skills

Kitchen leadership

Food safety

Team player

Mentoring

Communication

Job description

Incipio curates beautiful spaces with vibrant atmospheres for great times. Juno is a contemporary Italian restaurant and bar launching at Olympia, a space that blends the ease of neighbourhood dining with the energy of a West London destination. Rooted in simple, produce-led cooking, Juno’s hospitality will be warm, generous and effortlessly stylish. It’s a restaurant designed to feel both familiar and fresh, with a menu built around seasonal plates, handmade pasta, and a confident drinks programme anchored by spritzes, negronis, and a considered Italian wine list. Juno will attract a broad audience, including local West Londoners, early evening pre-theatre diners and weekend groups looking for a place that feels fun but refined; a balance of accessibility and aspiration. Our Junior Sous Chefs are proactive, detail oriented leaders in the kitchen. They are true food enthusiasts; creative, passionate, and committed to impeccable standards, while ensuring full compliance with food safety regulations. As a Junior Sous Chef, you will support our Chef De Parties, Commis Chefs & Kitchen Porters in maintaining our high standards of service, leading from the front and helping to develop the skills of your team. We empower our Junior Sous Chefs to be approachable, open, honest & respected, and give them the tools to develop their team & themselves.

WHAT YOU'LL BE GETTING UP TO

• Collaboratively deliver the menu items with confidence, precision, and pride.
• Work closely with the Sous Chef & Head Chef to lead the wider kitchen team to create exceptional guest experiences.
• Running the day to day operations of our kitchens.
• Ensuring we are compliant, clean and safe.
• Prepping for the day ahead and delegating tasks to the team to ensure success.
• Supporting with stock management.
• Creating new and exciting dishes for menu changes and seasonal specials.
• Training and Developing your team.
• Lead by example on compliance, safety, and completing e-learning and checklists.
• Represent yourself and the Incipio brand with positivity, professionalism, and pride.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• Previous experience as a Chef in a fast paced, multi brand, enviroment.
• A passion for hospitality, attention to detail, and high standards of food preparation and presentation.
• Organised, clean, and confident in maintaining food hygiene, stock rotation, and compliance.
• A team player who contributes to a calm, collaborative and motivated kitchen culture.
• Strong communication and willingness to train, mentor, and support junior chefs.
• Energy, pace, and a genuine desire to grow your craft within a high-performance kitchen.

Benefits & Best Bits.

• Transparent and fair TRONC payments.
• Self Space: Free Therapy available through Self Space. Accessible to anyone who works for Incipio.
• Referral Bonus: refer a friend and once they have passed their probation you receive a bonus.
• 60% of our management teams are people we have progressed internally.
• Career development + opportunity to grow and expand in this role as the business expands.
• Company awards to celebrate team and regular events.
• Incentive Trips (Think Wine trips to Portugal and Ski Trips to France)
• Compassionate Leave.
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption leave.
• Length in service; earn additional holiday after 2 years continuous service.
• Incipio FC + Seasonal Socials.
• 50% discount for food and drink in all of our venues.

Incipio & Inclusivity.

We’re all about celebrating individuality & inclusivity. At Incipio, we believe diverse teams make the best teams. That’s why we welcome applications from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives; regardless of race, gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes you uniquely you. If you need any adjustments during the application process, just let us know. We’ve got you!

Experience: Not required
Employment: Full-time
Salary: £15.5 – £17 hourly

About Incipio Group Limited:

Bring yourself to work.. . We curate beautiful spaces with vibrant atmospheres for great times