Senior Sous Chef

Lantana Limited; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a vibrant team at Lantana Limited as a Senior Sous Chef, where you'll create exquisite culinary masterpieces and lead a dedicated team in a historic Westminster café. This role offers a competitive salary and diverse perks while allowing you to showcase your leadership and culinary skills.

Benefits

Overtime pay

Team meals from the menu

Extra day off on birthday

50% discount in restaurants

Annual CODE app subscription

Support from Hospitality Action

Qualifications

• Strong background in restaurants and events at Sous level.
• Passion for working with fresh, seasonal produce.
• Proven track record of working to targets and KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Craft beautifully presented dishes reflecting seasonality.
• Manage shifts, ensuring smooth operations.
• Drive quality and high standards amongst the team.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Stock Control

Culinary Skills

Job description

In the heart of historic Westminster, you'll find Old Queen Street Café, a British brasserie with delectable food in a relaxed and warm environment. Near to Parliament, Old Queen Street Café is a place to debate the news of the day. The setting is a beautiful town house boasting a 60-cover restaurant, a bustling events space and private members' club.

Lantana leads the creation and operational delivery of this one-of-kind customer experience on behalf of our client, political and cultural magazine UnHerd.

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Sous Chef to join us; could it be you? This is an exciting opportunity to craft culinary masterpieces and lead a passionate team in a vibrant and innovative environment.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Craft Culinary Masterpieces : Build delicious, beautifully presented dishes, reflecting seasonality, sustainability and be nutritionally balanced whilst being exciting and delicious.
• Lead with Confidence : Manage shifts with a balance of control and relaxation, ensuring smooth operations.
• Build and Inspire : Drive quality and high standards amongst your team. Recruit, motivate, train, and retain a passionate and skilled team.
• Drive Excellence : Take accountability for client satisfaction, exceeding their expectations whilst committing to extensive safety and financial health.
• Support Your Head Chef : Collaborate closely to maintain the high standards of our kitchen and step into their shoes when they take a deserved break.

To be successful in this role you’ll :

• Have a strong background in restaurants and events at Sous level.
• Demonstrate a passion for working with fresh, seasonal produce.
• Possess excellent communication skills and maintain a professional attitude.
• Be experienced in stock control and order systems, ensuring efficient and cost-effective kitchen operations.
• Have a proven track record of working to targets and KPIs, with a solid understanding of financial management within the kitchen.
• Exhibit strong leadership skills, with experience in leading a kitchen team and stepping into the Head Chef's role in their absence.
• Be presentable, organised and tech-savvy, with a solid career path demonstrating the ability to manage a kitchen successfully.

What We’ll Be Doing In Return:

• Paying overtime!
• Developing your skills for whatever your future career might be; with us or elsewhere
• Serving team meals that are always from the menu
• An extra day off on your birthday (or the day after….)!
• Providing an annual CODE app subscription
• Giving 50% discount in any of our restaurants
• Enrolling you onto the Hospitality Action Support Group
• Celebrating with you at team parties

You must have proof of right to work in the UK to join us.

Lantana is proud to be a London business and wishes to support the communities that it operates in. It will do this by giving priority to those that live within London or Greater London, which will also have additional environmental benefits.

Lantana values a diverse workforce and believes that people from different backgrounds can bring fresh ideas, thinking and approaches to the way we work. We welcome everyone from everywhere to come and join our team. Please let us know if we can support you in any specific ways to apply to join us.