Senior Sous Chef

Fortnum & Mason; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious dining establishment in London is seeking a Senior Sous Chef to join their team. You will ensure food is delivered to the highest standards, coach junior chefs, and work collaboratively with the restaurant team. The ideal candidate is passionate about food and has experience in quality restaurants. In addition to competitive pay, benefits include discounts and holiday allowances.

Benefits

Competitive hourly rate + paid overtime

Discretionary annual bonus (up to 5% of salary)

Up to 40% store and restaurant discounts

Subsidised staff restaurant using Fortnum’s ingredients

28 days holiday + extra wellbeing days off

Matched pension scheme

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience as a Senior Sous Chef in a quality restaurant.
• Willingness to learn and teach others.
• Ability to maintain high food safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Ensure food delivery meets quality standards.
• Coach and develop junior chefs.
• Monitor inventory and liaise with senior chefs.
• Communicate effectively with front and back of house.
• Adhere to company policies and cleanliness standards.

Skills

Experience as a Senior Sous Chef within a quality restaurant

Passion for food

Coaching and developing team members

Excellent planning and time management

Job description

JointheFortnum&Mason Team!

Are you passionate about delivering great service and eager to share your knowledge with others? Do you have a flair for customer service and a love for artisanal products? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

Fortnum & Mason are looking for an exceptional Senior Sous Chef to join our unique team at our beautiful Flagship store in Piccadilly at our fine dining restaurant 45 Jermyn St. Responsible for demonstrating world-class service, our new team member will possess passion for our product, and an ability to bring this to life for each and every customer.

Why Work For Us

• Competitive hourly rate + paid overtime

• Discretionary annual bonus (up to 5% of salary)

• Up to 40% store and restaurant discounts

• Subsidised staff restaurant using Fortnum’s ingredients

• 28 days holiday + a day off for your birthday and 5 extra wellbeing days off

• Matched pension scheme and career development opportunities

• Annual staff party and incredible gifts after 5 years

What You’ll Do

• Working with the Senior Team to ensure the food is delivered to the highest standard in the section of responsibility

• Coach and develop CDP’S and Commis Chefs to ensure their skills are being enhanced, leading by example

• Check the Section for standards regularly ensuring that all audits and temperature checks are completed

• Take ownership of the stocktake and feedback any key indicators to the Head chef

• Pre-empt any pinch points within the kitchen, and highlight them to your line manager

• Work with the Senior Chefs to help produce monthly reporting for the Kitchen

• Work closely with the Restaurant team to ensure a collaborative partnership between front and back of house

• Communicate effectively ensuring that the teams are aware of the menu

• Demonstrate high levels of planning, organising, and time management to drive the operational execution across the section

• Ensure adherence to company policies, controls and standards (e.g. due diligence, cleanliness, and HSE)

• Monitor and maintain inventory, ensuring these are highlighted to the Senior Chefs

What We’re Looking For

• Experience as a Senior Sous Chef within a quality restaurant.

• Willing to learn and grow as well as teach

• Passionate about food

• Have excellent longevity with your past employers

• Maintaining Food Safety standards

We are committed to developing your career and nurturing your talent, regardless of age; disability; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race; religion or belief; sex; sexual orientation. We respect and embrace each other's differences, to create a truly inclusive environment. In the last year alone, our people have been recognised and celebrated, winning awards for their outstanding contributions to Retail, Technology, Global Hospitality & Tourism, Visual Merchandising & Display, Customer Service and Local Community Awards.