Junior Sous Chef full time

Mitchells & Butlers PLC; City Of London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality group in the UK is looking for a Junior Sous Chef to manage a kitchen section, ensuring high food quality and team standards. You will train your team, lead shifts, and support stock control. Experience in kitchen environments and a passion for food are essential. The role offers flexible shifts, progression opportunities, and various employee benefits, including discounts and pension.

Benefits

33% discount across all brands

20% discount for friends and family

Wagestream financial toolkit

Paid qualifications and progression opportunities

Employee helpline

Qualifications

• Experience in a kitchen environment and familiarity with brand standards.
• Ability to run a kitchen section and train team members.
• Supportive and proactive in delivering quality food.

Responsibilities

• Run your own section as a kitchen team leader.
• Cook to specification and maintain brand standards.
• Support stock control and ordering for kitchen success.

Skills

Passion for serving great food

Team leadership

Stock control

Job description

No CV to hand? No problem! We've made our application process mobile friendly and removed the need for a CV. Our form takes 2 minutes to complete and tells us all we need about you!

As a Junior Sous Chef at Orleans - Upper Norwood, you will have a passion for serving great food, training great people and leaving a smile on our guests faces. You’ll run a section, ensuring your team are working together as one. Does this sound like you?

Orleans Smokehouse is inspired by the flavours of New Orleans, Louisiana. It’s perfect for relaxed get togethers to enjoy the succulent barbecue food lovingly smoked by our pitmasters. There’s no better place in the world to be.

WHAT’S IN ITFOR ME?

• Flexible shifts to work around your lifestyle!
• Amassive 33% discount across all our brands. Whether its date night at Miller & Carter or a family roast at Toby Carvery, we’ve got you covered.
• 20% discount off all of our brands for friends and family.
• Wagestream– a financial toolkit that helps you manage your finances and allows you to access your earned pay when you need it.
• Opportunitiesto grow with paid for qualifications.
• Opportunity for progression; on average 200 Chefs are promoted to Head Chef every year.
• Team Socials – work hard, play hard!

On top of this, as part of Mitchells & Butlers you will receive a pension; 28 days paid holiday; high‑street shopping discounts; and we even give you free shares! There's also a free employee helpline – to support you with whatever life throws at you.

WHATWILL I BE DOING? AS JUNIOR SOUS CHEF YOU’LL…

• Be a champion of brand standards.
• Cook to spec and work within brand targets.
• Support the chefs in your team to deliver top‑quality standards on every shift.
• Run your own section as a kitchen team leader and develop management and leadership skills.
• Support with stock control and ordering so you’ve set up for success.

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