Senior Sous Chef

Millie's Lounge, London; City Of London; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meals included

Learning and development programmes

Exclusive staff rates

Wellbeing benefits

Birthday leave after year

Volunteer day

Social events

Employee assistance programme

Recognition initiatives

Job summary

The Ned in City of London is seeking a Senior Sous Chef to support the Head Chef in leading one of its kitchens. You will oversee daily mise-en-place, ensure top-quality presentation, and step in when the Head Chef is away.

You'll lead the kitchen team, mentor staff, and uphold safety and audit standards while preparing a range of dishes across cuisines. The role offers growth toward Head Chef with Ned’s renowned hospitality.

Qualifications

• Experience leading in a busy kitchen with a track record of delivering outstanding food.
• Strong record-keeping for safety and audit standards.
• Ability to support Head Chef and develop staff.
• Calm demeanour under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Interest in progressing toward Head Chef role is preferred but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team in production of food, daily mise-en-place, and ensure dishes meet Ned standards.
• Deputise for Head Chef and manage day-to-day kitchen operations.
• Assist with recruitment, onboarding, and performance discussions for the team.
• Guard food quality and presentation, coach juniors, and ensure consistent output.
• Create and maintain a safe, clean kitchen environment and uphold safety standards.
• Monitor procedures, keep records, and implement corrective action as needed.
• Prepare all meat, fish, poultry, and vegetables to Ned quality.

Skills

Kitchen leadership

Food quality control

People management

Food safety

Calm under pressure

Budgeting

Menu collaboration

Job description

The Ned boasts 10 restaurants each serving a unique style of cuisine from around the world. As Senior Sous Chef you will support your Head Chef in leading one of the kitchens at The Ned, taking the reins whenever the Head Chef is not present.

Do you want to join one of the best places to work in hospitality?

What’s the role?

Senior Sous Chef at Millie's Lounge

Where will you be working?

The Ned and Ned’s Club are a global collection of hotels, clubs, spas, and restaurants for like-minded individuals to meet, work and have a good time.

The Ned launched in 2017 in the heart of the City, in the former Midland Bank headquarters. The Ned City of London houses Ned’s Club - a private members’ space, gym and rooftop - alongside a public spa, a full floor of events spaces, ten restaurants and bars and 250 hotel bedrooms.

At The Ned, we have restaurants in almost every cuisine, from pan-Asian to American diner, and Italian to fine dining.

As the second in command in the kitchen leadership team, reporting into your Head Chef you will:

• Be working with the Head Chef to lead the team in the production of our food, compiling the daily mise-en-place, and ensuring that all food is cooked and presented to our exceptional Ned standards
• Lead our kitchen operations whenever the Head Chef is not on duty, deputising and handling the day-to-day
• Support with all people leadership tasks - including team recruitment, development and performance chats, onboarding new starters - this is a great role for an aspiring Head Chef who wants to build their people management skillset
• Be a guardian of food quality and presentation, monitoring all food leaving your kitchen and providing coaching and feedback to the team where needed
• Create and monitor a safe and clean kitchen environment, protecting our guests and team from any possible harm
• Protect our excellent food safety ratings and audit standards by always keeping a close eye on procedures and practices, keeping impeccable records, and implementing action plans where necessary
• A mainstay of our kitchen team, you’ll be preparing all meat, fish, poultry, and vegetables

What you can bring to the role:

• Previous kitchen leadership experience with a proven track record of delivering outstanding food and people management
• Our customers and guests expect the best, so high standards are essential
• An organised and detailed manner is necessary, as impeccable record keeping is needed to maintain records for our safety and audit standards
• A commercial mindset is needed in all our leaders. As second in command you will support your head chef in delivering excellent financial performance and results
• Creative flare is always welcome - our menus change seasonally, and you may be offered the opportunity to support with food design and creation
• Our kitchens can be high pressure so a calm demeanour and a genuine passion for providing guests with exceptional food is essential
• Ideally the person in this role would be preparing to be our next Head Chef, so a desire to learn and progress is preferred, but not essential

What can The Ned give you?

• Salary of £49,000 per annum (including service charge)
• Complimentary meals in our friendly team restaurant, Neddy’s including monthly payday breakfast
• Exciting learning and development programmes to help progress your career
• Exclusive rates at The Ned for staying and eating for you, your family and friends
• Wellbeing and health benefits, including Reward Gateway and Stream, with access to gym, shopping, and cinema discounts
• Your birthday off after a year of service and more holiday after five years
• Paid volunteer day
• Regular social events, including an annual pool party
• Employee assistance programme – 24/7 advice and support
• Reward and recognition initiatives

At The Ned, we don't just celebrate our diversity, we challenge ourselves to do even better. The Ned is committed to being the best place to work, and ensuring that we have a leading diversity, equity and inclusion programme is central to making that vision a reality.

Please let us know of any specific needs you may have during your interview.

All candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK to be considered for this role.