Sous Chef

Hyatt Corporation; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted hotel stays for you and a+

Free meals on duty

Uniform provided

Headspace membership

Job summary

Hyatt Regency London - The Churchill is seeking an experienced Sous Chef to lead and inspire a high-performing kitchen team in a fast-paced hotel environment. The role requires strong leadership, food safety expertise, and a passion for delivering exceptional dining experiences across multiple service outlets.

The successful candidate will oversee menu execution, cost control, and staff development, while upholding Hyatt's standards of care and guest-focused service in a prestigious Marylebone

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading hotel/restaurant kitchens.
• Strong knowledge of food safety standards and hygiene.
• Experience in cost control, budgeting, and waste reduction.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise kitchen operations across all food service areas.
• Maintain high standards of food quality, presentation, hygiene, and sanitation.
• Control costs through scheduling, stock management and budget monitoring.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, training, and performance management for the culinary team.
• Ensure menus are executed to specification using seasonal ingredients and trends.
• Collaborate with kitchen and service teams to ensure seamless operations.

Skills

Leadership

Food safety

Cost control

Team development

Menu planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise kitchen operations across all food service areas, ensuring consistent delivery of high-quality dishes and exceptional guest experiences.
• Maintain high standards of food quality, presentation, hygiene, food safety, and sanitation in compliance with company policies and legal requirements.
• Control food,labour, and operating costs through effective scheduling, stock management, waste reduction, and budget monitoring.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, training, and performance management activities to build a skilled and motivated culinary team.
• Ensure menus are executed to specification, using seasonal ingredients and industry trends to enhance the dining experience and drive innovation.
• Collaborate with kitchen and service teams to deliver seamless operations for restaurants, bars, events, room service, and colleague dining facilities.

Contribute to business planning, financial performance, and continuous improvement initiatives while promoting Hyatt's values, culture of care, and guest-focused service standards.

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Sous Chef or culinary leader, ideally with a background in a hotel, upscale restaurant, or other fast-paced hospitality environment. The successful candidate will have strong leadership and organisational skills, a thorough understanding of food safety standards, and the ability to lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing kitchen team.

Previous hotel experience is highly beneficial, along with exposure to managing multiple service outlets, maintaining quality standards, and supporting effective cost control. A drive for delivering exceptional dining experiences and producing consistently high-quality food is essential.

Hyatt Regency London -The Churchillis located in the prestigious Marylebone area of London's West End, overlooking the gardens of Portman Square and just moments from Oxford Street and Hyde Park. Inspired by the legacy of Sir Winston Churchill, the hotel reflects a sense of British heritage and timeless style. The hotel features 440 elegant guestrooms including 50 suites, along with 11 versatile meeting and event spaces hosting a wide range of corporate events and social occasions. Dining experiences include seasonal British dishes and Afternoon Tea at The Montagu Kitchen and cocktails at the stylish Churchill Bar & Terrace. Colleagues work in a vibrant hospitality environment welcoming both international business travellers and leisure guests to one of London's most sought after neighbourhoods, At Hyatt, our purpose is to care for people so they can be their best. Guided by our values of Empathy, Integrity, Respect, Inclusion, Experimentation and Wellbeing, we create an environment where colleagues feel supported and empowered to grow. With more than 1,450 hotels and all-inclusive resorts across over 80 countries, Hyatt offers opportunities to build your career within a global hospitality company featured in Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For. At Hyatt, we open doors and turn jobs into careers. Here, individuality is celebrated, people are supported to thrive, and everyone is empowered to make a meaningful impact.

Benefits

• Discounted hotel stays across Hyatt not just for you but also your family and friends from the day you start!
• Free meals on duty in our colleague restaurant
• Uniform provided and laundered complimentary
• Headspace membership and access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• 50% discount on food and beverages when you dine as a guest at selected Hyatt Hotels
• Continuous learning and development opportunities to provide you with a clear career path as well as job promotion opportunities across Hyatt Hotels worldwide