Sous Chef

Splendid Hospitality Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EAP

Hotel discounts

Food & beverage discounts

Life assurance

Earned wage access

Pension auto-enrolment

Learning & development

Job summary

Splendid Hospitality Group is seeking a Sous Chef for Hilton London Bankside. This role places you at the heart of the kitchen, leading a section with calm confidence and ensuring top quality dishes while mentoring junior staff.

You’ll manage stock, prep planning and ordering, uphold hygiene and safety standards, and step in across sections as needed to keep service smooth.

Qualifications

• Essential: Minimum of 1 year's experience working in a Junior Sous Chef position within a 5-star hotel kitchen.

Responsibilities

• Leading services with confidence and calm, ensuring food quality and timing are always on point.
• Preparing, cooking, and presenting dishes to the highest standard - and expecting the same from others.
• Helping manage kitchen operations, including stock control, prep planning, and efficient ordering.
• Maintaining exceptional hygiene, food safety, and health & safety standards at all times.
• Jumping in wherever needed - across sections, shifts, or challenges - with a hands-on, team-first mindset.

Job description

Sous Chef

Department: Kitchen

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Hilton London Bankside

Compensation: £43,560 / year

Description

Sous Chef, you're the steady hand at the heart of the kitchen - the calm in the chaos, the bridge between vision and execution. You're not just running a section - you're leading the way with focus, professionalism, and an unshakeable pride in your craft. Whether you're guiding the team through a busy service, mentoring younger chefs, or keeping the kitchen running smoothly behind the scenes, your influence is felt in every dish that leaves the pass.

This is a role for someone who doesn't just cook - but cares. Cares about quality, about the team, and about creating a kitchen culture where standards are high and people thrive.

Essential: Minimum of 1 year's experience working in a Junior Sous Chef position within a 5-star hotel kitchen.

What You Will Do In This Splendid Role:

Our team are the heart and soul of all we do. Here's what you'll be up to:

• Leading services with confidence and calm, ensuring food quality and timing are always on point.
• Preparing, cooking, and presenting dishes to the highest standard - and expecting the same from others.
• Helping manage kitchen operations, including stock control, prep planning, and efficient ordering.
• Maintaining exceptional hygiene, food safety, and health & safety standards at all times.
• Jumping in wherever needed - across sections, shifts, or challenges - with a hands-on, team-first mindset.

What Makes You Splendid:

We live by our values - and we'd love you to bring them to life every day:

• Open - We're proud to be a place where people can bring their whole selves to work.
• Nimble - If you're someone who enjoys solving problems quickly and creatively, you'll fit right in.
• Brilliant - If you're someone who takes pride in your craft and thrives on making a difference we'd love to hear from you.
• Honest - You'll be part of a team that believes in doing the right thing.

Bring your personality, positivity and passion for people and we'll give you the training and support to shine.

Our Splendid Benefits:

When you join Splendid, you will enjoy a reward package to support your lifestyle, wellbeing and career. Here are just some of the benefits on offer:

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)- confidential wellbeing support whenever you need it with 24/7 access to remote GP appointments.
• Hotel Room Discounts - stay with us or our partner hotels at special team rates including discounted rates for friends and family.
• Food & Beverage Discounts - enjoy meals and drinks at reduced prices across our hotels.
• Life Assurance - peace of mind for you and your loved ones.
• Salary Sacrifice - Car Scheme - our team members can enjoy the ultimate benefit of driving a brand new, fully insured and maintained car for a fixed monthly amount taken from their salary.
• Stream - access your earned wages up to 50% whenever you need them giving you financial flexibility and Highstreet discounts available.
• Pension - auto enrolment into the company pension scheme.
• Learning & Development - opportunities available to progress your skills and career.