Senior Sous Chef

Granger & Co.; City Of London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality establishment in London is seeking a Kitchen Manager to oversee daily kitchen operations. You will lead and train your team, ensuring high-quality food preparation and service. The ideal candidate has a passion for fresh produce and previous experience in all-day dining restaurants. This role offers a salary between £42,000 and £49,000 and includes great benefits like flexible hours and staff discounts.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Access to benefits and discounts

Meals included at work

50% staff discount at all restaurants

Cycle to work scheme

Enhanced Maternity Pay

Qualifications

• Managing the day-to-day running of the kitchen.
• Leading training for seasonal menu changes.
• Responsible for motivating and leading the kitchen team.

Responsibilities

• Complete daily office duties such as ordering and managing the rota.
• Maintaining a real work-life balance.
• Ensuring food quality and service standards.

Skills

Passionate and approachable

Organisational skills

Team leadership

Experience in all-day dining

Job description

Overview

Number of covers: approx. 600 daily.

Type of contract: permanent full-time, working 45 hours a week.

About us: Since 2011, Granger & Co. has been bringing the best of Australian spirit in food and service to the London hospitality scene. Sunny, easy-going, and always generous, in terms of what we serve and how we serve it, Granger & Co. food is fresh, colourful and light, full of energy and vitality. We use seasonal ingredients infused with Australian flair, as well as European and Asian flavours, no matter the time of day.

Who you are:

• A passionate approachable individual.
• Someone who can organise themselves and their team on a busy demanding shift.
• An inspiring individual who raises the bar in delivering beautiful food to our guests.
• You will have a genuine desire to work with delicious, fresh produce and independent suppliers.
• Previous experience in an all-day dining restaurant, preferred.
• Hungry to step up to the next level.

A little about the role:

• You will be managing the day to day running of the kitchen.
• Leading training for the whole restaurant in season menu changes.
• With support from the Head Chef and Group Head Chef, complete daily office duties such as ordering and managing the rota.
• You will be responsible for leading and motivating our kitchen team.

Some of our great benefits:

• A real work-life balance - the role allows flexibility in hours.
• Working in people-focused teams who share their passion for fresh everyday food.
• After two years of employment, an additional day of holiday per year of service.
• Access to hundreds of perks and discounts via Hospitality Rewards memberships, along with wellbeing support & GP access.
• All meals are included while you’re at work; which are fresh and wholesome.
• A generous 50% staff discount at all four Granger & Co. restaurants.
• Access to our training calendar – offering both support and guidance.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Enhanced Maternity Pay (subject to eligibility).

Our diversity and inclusion ethos: We strive to run happy teams – working productively together, forever learning and aspiring – where everyone is given the chance to share their voice and input into what we do. We endeavour to promote a working environment that values employees as individuals, and value greatly the benefits that these principles bring to our daily practice.

We hope you are as excited as we are by this opportunity and look forward to receiving your application.

Experience: Required

Languages: English – Advanced

Employment: Full-time

Schedule: 5 shifts per week, 2 days OFF

Salary: £42,000 – £49,000 yearly

Starting time: Immediate start!

About Granger & Co.: We serve classic, freshly prepared, healthy & natural food right through from busy bustling breakfasts to cosy evening candlelit dinners. Across all five of our restaurants we demonstrate a family approach to nurturing our chefs.