Junior Sous Chef – Late Evenings

The Megaro Hotel; Greater London; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

The Megaro Hotel's Hokus Pokus in Kings Cross is seeking a Junior Sous Chef for late-evening service. You will cook fresh pan-Asian bar snacks to pair with cocktails, manage your own section, and help drive high standards with minimal supervision.

Ideal candidates are independent, highly organized, with strong time management, reliability, and a professional approach. You will contribute to developing the Hokus Pokus concept and maintain hygiene and safety at all times.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a standalone environment.
• Confident managing their section without constant supervision.
• Must maintain high standards and adhere to food hygiene and health and safety rules.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook fresh, contemporary pan-Asian bar snacks for the cocktail bar.
• Help the rest of the team as needed during service.
• Monitor stock, portion control and waste to maintain profit margins.
• Ensure station cleanliness and follow company standards.

Skills

Independence

Time management

Multitasking

Professionalism

Reliability

Job description

Junior Sous Chef – Late Evenings

Hokus Pokus – Cocktail Bar

Kings Cross

The Megaro Collection is now recruiting a Junior Sous Chef for Hokus Pokus, our extraordinary cocktail bar located under the iconic roof of The Megaro Hotel in Kings Cross St Pancras. Hokus Pokus is taking a strong pan-Asian direction, with a food offering focused on fresh, exciting and contemporary bar snacks designed to accompany and complement our cocktails.

We are looking for a Junior Sous Chef with a strong level of independence and experience working in a standalone environment. The successful candidate will be confident managing their section, working effectively without constant supervision and maintaining consistently high standards throughout service.

The Junior Sous Chef will be a very well organised person with good time management; passionate, capable of multitasking and prioritising, and very professional. Reliability and maturity are two of the most important traits for this position.

The Junior Sous Chef will have bags of enthusiasm, drive and ambition, with the opportunity to play an important role in the development of the Hokus Pokus food concept.

The role consists of preparing and cooking fresh, contemporary pan-Asian bar snacks for our cocktail bar, as well as being flexible with helping the rest of the team.

The Junior Sous Chef will be responsible for preparing, cooking and serving dishes within the company standard and concept, ensuring all standards are met as well as following food hygiene and health and safety rules.

The candidate will also monitor stock, portion control and waste to maintain profit margins and will be extremely well organised, always keeping the station extremely clean.

Ideal candidate will:

• Be flexible.
• Be confident working independently and as part of a team.
• Be capable of managing their section without constant supervision.
• Deliver consistently.
• Have a passion for contemporary and pan-Asian food.
• Ensure standards are met as well as follow food and hygiene guidelines.
• Always keep the station extremely clean.
• Have excellent organisation and time management skills.
• Contribute to the ethos and missions of the company.

If you are looking for a forward thinking, contemporary, and genuine company, then look no further.