Senior Sous Chef

Harrods Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious luxury retailer in Knightsbridge seeks a Senior Sous Chef to lead their culinary brigade. In this role, you will manage daily kitchen operations, ensure the highest quality of food production, and maintain compliance with Health & Safety standards. The ideal candidate has extensive hospitality experience and strong leadership skills to inspire the team while adhering to high culinary standards. This opportunity is perfect for those looking to contribute to a world-class dining experience.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing kitchen operations at a high standard.
• Strong leadership skills to manage and inspire a culinary team.
• Ability to comply with health standards and safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily operations of the brigade to maintain product quality.
• Assist Head Chef with managerial duties and daily production levels.
• Manage food storage, ordering, and minimize wastage.

Skills

Strong hospitality experience

Team leadership

Knowledge of Health & Safety regulations

Tools

SAP

Job description

Here at Harrods, we currently house more celebrity chefs, and exclusive dining brands than any other location in the UK.

We are looking for a Senior Sous Chef to join our passionate dining team to deliver a luxury, world-class hospitality offering, all within our iconic Knightsbridge store.

About the Role?

As a Senior Sous Chef, you'll be responsible for the day to day operations of your brigade to ensure the highest quality of product is being produced. By leading your team and assisting the Head Chef in all managerial duties, youll be responsible for setting daily production levels, monitoring all goods received from internal and external vendors and production, ensuring that quality standards are met.

Youll manage the day-to-day administration and production ensuring compliance to internal systems including SAP.

In this role, youll also be responsible for effective storage, ordering food stock and planning production levels to minimise wastage and ensure that stock checks are completed in a timely manner. By adhering to all Health & Safety regulations and procedures, youll set a high standard of food safety in the daily operations.

About You

Youll have a strong track record of hospitality experience, preferably...