Junior Sous Chef

InterContinental Hotels Group; London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hotel group is seeking a Junior Sous Chef for their London location, focusing on innovative culinary experiences rooted in wellness. In this role, you'll support a dynamic culinary team while ensuring exceptional standards and guest satisfaction. Candidates should have a strong background in luxury hospitality, with proven success in delivering top-quality service.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years kitchen experience in a full-service outlet.
• Proficient in kitchen operations and service recovery.
• Understanding of farm to table concept.

Responsibilities

• Support Chef de Cuisine and oversee kitchen operations.
• Ensure exceptional guest experience and service recovery.
• Lead the culinary team and manage food quality standards.

Skills

Knowledge of broiler equipment

Understanding of meat and fish cookery

Proficient knife skills

Fluent in English

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Hospitality diploma/degree

Tools

Advanced MS Office

Job description

As Junior Sous Chef, I fully comprehend the vision of Six Senses to help people reconnect with themselves, others and the world around them, plus our values of local sensitivity and global sensibility, crafted experiences, emotional hospitality, responsible and caring, fun and quirky and pioneering wellness.

Sustainability, Wellness and Out of the Ordinary experiences are at the core of everything we do at Six Senses. I will safeguard these pillars and its strategic planning and development and ensure all directives, practices and initiatives are implemented, embraced, adopted within the hotel.

Duties and Responsibilities

As Junior Sous Chef, I will support the Chef de Cuisine and assume responsibility for theefficientoperation in the following:

• Focus on the rejuvenation of the culinary experience.
• Products and services will be constantly assessed and reviewed to remain relevant, innovative and in keeping with Six Senses wellness and sustainability practices.
• Focus and review regularly through my physical presence in my department, our rigorous adherence to LQA standards.
• Responsible for an exceptional guest experience.
• Effectively carry out service recovery or charge our hosts to do so in the event of guest complaints.
• Work in all the kitchen sections as required
• Follow proper plate presentation and garnish set up for all dishes.
• Check incoming produce, ensuring that all food merchandise is in accordance with order sheets, receiving records and purchasing specifications.
• Lead a team of engaged and experienced hosts to provide the Six Senses exceptional standards of service.
• Forecast undertaken on a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual basis to ensure budgets are met and exceeded.
• Minimize payroll costs by maximizing productivity and efficient scheduling of hosts.

Qualifications

To execute the position of Junior Sous Chef, I must have the required qualifications, technical skills and experience in a similar role in luxury hotels with proven results and includes the following:

• High school diploma or equivalent and at least 5 years kitchen experience in a full-service outlet or similar setting. Hospitality diploma/degreefrom a recognized hospitality school is preferred.
• Knowledge of the use of broiler equipment and understanding of meat and fish cookery, proficient knife skills and understand farm to table concept.
• Technical skills include Advanced MS Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. I am also familiar with various hotel systems and have knowledge on property and policies on Food and Beverage and culinary.
• Fluent in English; I understand that additional languages are preferred.

All candidates must hold the right to work in the UK to be considered. Sponsorship is not available for this role.

The above is intended to provide an overview of the role and responsibilities for a Junior Sous Chef at Six Senses London. It is not and does not infer that the above is an inclusive and/or exhaustive list of the duties and responsibilities inherent to the position.

Six Senses London is an equal opportunity employer. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.