Senior Sous Chef

Megan's - South West London; London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Megan's is seeking a Senior Sous Chef for its Kensington restaurant, offering a salary up to £48,000 and excellent benefits. The ideal candidate will have experience in fresh food kitchens and a passion for team training and high culinary standards, with clear opportunities for career growth.

Benefits

50% off meals with friends & family

Amazing team socials

Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Professional training and development

Early access to pay through WageStream

Free meals & drinks during shifts

Qualifications

• Experience in a fresh food kitchen environment.
• Past roles could include Kitchen Manager, Head Chef or Senior Sous Chef.
• Ambitious and inspirational with a focus on team development.

Responsibilities

• Train, inspire and develop a happy team.
• Maintain high standards of food hygiene.
• Manage kitchen tasks while working under pressure.

Skills

Training and development

High standards of food hygiene

Ability to stay calm under pressure

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Mouthwatering
sunshine-inspired dishes made from scratch in our own kitchens, stunning
Insta-worthy interiors and a career path that genuinely delivers. Sounds great,
right? But here's the most important bit: ask anyone at Megan's what their
favourite part of the job is and they'll all tell you the same thing: it's the
people. We're fun-loving, supportive and make coming to work truly enjoyable
and worthwhile.

We’re opening new restaurants in fantastic
neighbourhoods across the South, so due to our continued growth and expansion we’re
now looking for a Senior Sous Chef for our beautiful site in Megan's on High Street (Kensington)

What’s in it for you?

• Pay
  • Salary package of up to £48,000 per year OTE*
  • Additional tronc pad monthly based on hitting KPIs
• Genuine work/life balance
• 50% off when visiting with your friends
  & family
• Amazing team socials
• Long service awards
• Access to our
  comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme including a free, confidential
  helpline/webchat available all day, every day of the year
• Early access to your pay if needed through
  WageStream
• All the good stuff you’d expect - auto-enrolment
  in our pension scheme, free fantastic meals & bottomless drinks on
  shifts
• Ongoing professional training and development, with genuine career
  progression
• Freedom to get involved with new openings
• Opportunity to move between sites and grow
  with the group

We’re looking for an experienced and ambitious Senior Sous Chef – you’ll need to have worked with fresh ingredients and enjoy
training, inspiring & developing a happy team. High standards of food
hygiene and the ability to stay calm under pressure are also really important
to us.We want to train you up to be our next Head Chef so ideally you’ll have worked in a similar fresh food kitchen environment - we’d love to hear from you if you’ve been the Kitchen Manager, Head Chef or Senior Sous Chef
of a restaurant or gastro pub. But if you’ve got a different background don’t
let that stop you from hitting that apply button!

About us…

• An independently-owned, dog-friendly collection
  of over 20 neighbourhood restaurants open for brunch, lunch, dinner &
  cocktails
• Passionate about serving delicious fresh food inspired
  by the Mediterranean and made with the highest quality ingredients
• Exciting growth plans, meaning amazing
  opportunities for your career development
• Regular team parties – work hard, play harder!
• A diverse and inclusive company that makes sure
  everyone is genuinely welcome
• Focused on supporting local charities and really
  being a force for good in our communities

If you’re ready to be part of our amazing team then
take the next step in your career and apply to be Senior Sous Chef today!

Megan’s Restaurants is equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive environment for all employees.

*Package includes membership of an independently managed tronc arrangement through which service charge is allocated outside of and in addition to your basic pay from your employment.