Junior Sous Chef - Alain Ducasse

Dorchester Collection; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fantastic Employee bonus scheme and Ex

Service charge

Complimentary stays including meals

50% F&B discount at Dorchester Collect

Social events and ball

Private Pension Scheme and other perks

Training and development up to Level 5

Friend referral bonus £1000

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester is seeking a Junior Sous Chef to join a renowned luxury hotel team. You will support day-to-day production, ensuring quality and consistency across all dishes, while meeting guest preferences and dietary needs.

Embrace learning and development opportunities within a prestigious academy, with competitive benefits, service charges, and staff discounts across the Dorchester Collection. Excellent career growth potential in a celebrated culinary family.

Qualifications

• Communication is what keeps our departments running perfectly.
• You must be able to communicate with other departments and extended hotel team in order to ensure the alignment remains.
• English is the primary language used in our hotel. You can comfortably communicate in this language.

Responsibilities

• You will be responsible for assisting in day-to-day production according to business requirement that day, and ensuring the operation runs effectively with minimal supervision, all to ensure that daily food preparations meet outlined recipes, including portion size, quantity and quality all to ensure our guests receives nothing but the best experience
• Sometimes our guests have special requests involving food preferences and intolerances and even special occasions. Most of these requests are fulfilled by our Junior Sous Chef.
• Sometimes our guests have special requests involving dietary requirements, food allergies and even special occasions. Most of these requests are fulfilled by our Junior Sous Chef, who supervises and leads the team.
• Communication is what keeps our departments running perfectly. You must be able to communicate with other departments and extended hotel team in order to ensure the alignment remains.

Skills

Communication skills

Customer service

Team collaboration

Job description

Position Overview

We care about your career and are known for having the absolute best people in the industry. When you join us as a Junior Sous Chef you start a unique opportunity to become celebrated as the very best in your field. You'll learn not only from your fellow Legends, but also through our award-winning learning academy, so that you can achieve the highest standards of craft, service, and leadership and become a legend in your own story.

What you'll get

As a Junior Sous Chef at Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester, here are just some of the great benefits you will receive:

• Fantastic Employee bonus scheme and Excellent Service charge
• Complimentary stays including breakfast across the Dorchester Collection Hotels
• 50% F&B discount at selected bars and restaurants within the Dorchester Collection
• Vibrant Social events that bring employees together including Summer party and Winter ball
• Amazing benefits such as discounts in various high street and online shops, seasonal ticket loan, rental deposit scheme and competitive Private Pension Scheme
• Apprenticeship, training and development opportunities - from Level 2 (Hospitality Team Member) up to Level 5 (Operations Manager) and many others.
• £1000 bonus when you recommend a friend
• Access to immediate well being advice, because We Care about our employees

What you'll do

You'll love what you do and take pride in delighting our guests:

• You will be responsible for assisting in day-to-day production according to business requirement that day, and ensuring the operation runs effectively with minimal supervision, all to ensure that daily food preparations meet outlined recipes, including portion size, quantity and quality all to ensure our guests receives nothing but the best experience
• Sometimes our guests have special requests involving food preferences and intolerances and even special occasions. Most of these requests are fulfilled by our Junior Sous Chef.
• Sometimes our guests have special requests involving dietary requirements, food allergies and even special occasions. Most of these requests are fulfilled by our Junior Sous Chef, who supervises and leads the team.
• Communication is what keeps our departments running perfectly. You must be able to communicate with other departments and extended hotel team in order to ensure the alignment remains.

The items shared are the essence of a day in the life of a Junior Sous Chef, but we’ll make sure you are provided with specifics on how we care for our hotel.

What you’ll bring

• Our values of, Passion, Personality, Respect, Working Together and Creativity guide us each and every day. As a Junior Sous Chef you’ll have the opportunity to bring these to life and continue to create our legacy.
• Communication is what keeps our departments running perfectly. You have great communication skills with a strong customer service ethic.
• English is the primary language used in our hotel. You can comfortably communicate in this language.