Sous Chef

Bespoke Hotels; Greater London; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted hotel stays

Job summary

Bespoke Hotels is seeking a Sous Chef to join our kitchen team in the UK. You will be responsible for ensuring high standards of food preparation and presentation while supporting a busy kitchen and managing a team.

The successful candidate will have 1–2 years in a similar role, passion for hospitality, reliability and a willingness to learn as part of a growing team. Competitive salary and opportunities for development are on offer.

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate will have strong experience in a similar role and can deliver high-quality service to guests.
• Experience in hospitality kitchens and working to food safety regulations is essential.

Responsibilities

• Ensure preparation and presentation of food meets high standards and food safety regulations.
• Supervise, train and motivate kitchen team to maintain top quality.
• Assist in running the kitchen daily operations, including ordering and budgets.
• Maintain quality control and proper handling, storage and processing of ingredients.
• Ensure dishes are produced to a consistently high standard.

Skills

Food safety

Team leadership

Budget control

Job description

We currently have an amazing opportunity to join the team as Sous Chef.

Bespoke Benefits… What's in it for you?

At Bespoke Hotels, our people are our biggest asset. We focus on engagement and individual development, working with natural strengths and supporting education from a commercial perspective. We create pathways so our people know the direction their careers will head.

We believe that great hospitality can only be delivered by a happy, motivated and engaged team; so this is at the heart of our culture and of our 'Be-Attitude' values.

We are proud to provide equal opportunities for our team members, encouraging inclusive and creative culture, providing long-term careers, supporting community and assisting in environmental matters.

At Bespoke, we ensure meaningful relationships with our colleagues, guests and third-party suppliers, positively celebrating diversity and inclusion within our teams, encouraging collaboration and creativity.

We offer competitive salaries, incentives, ample scope for personal development and discounted hotel stays for you, your family, and friends.

Requirements

The ideal person will have strong experience, ideally at least 1-2 years in a similar position and will have the ability to deliver great service to our guests.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about hospitality, that is reliable and willing to learn as part of this growing team.

Duties Will Include

• You are required to ensure that the preparation and presentation of the food is of a high standard, and complies with food safety regulations.
• Supervising, training and motivating the team to achieve the highest standards.
• Support the HC in running the kitchen day to day, compilation and ordering in addition to ensuring that departmental budgets are controlled.
• Ensuring high standards of quality control, handling and storage of commodities to current legislation, governing handling, storage and processing.
• Actively ensure that dishes are produced to a consistent high standard.

Being Bespoke

Bespoke Hotels was founded in 2000 and has consistently grown to the point where we now manage over 9,500 hotel rooms, 8,000 employees and £815 million of assets.

We stand today as the UK’s Largest Independent Hotel Group, owning a number of hotels and partnering with an ever-increasing portfolio alongside this. Every agreement we have is Bespoke by name, and bespoke by nature. Our properties range from specialist golfing hotels, to award-winning spa resorts and chic city centre properties.

We pride ourselves on a diverse roster and a unique, individualised management style, with over 90 management agreements across the UK, alongside a further 30 management consultancy services, and 100 hotels with sales & marketing services only.