Sous Chef - Bank, London

The Ned; Greater London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Complimentary meals

Learning & development programmes

Exclusive staff rates

Wellbeing benefits

Birthday leave after one year

Volunteer day

Social events

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

The Ned in London is seeking an experienced chef to support senior leadership in a multi-kitchen operation. You will help run 11 kitchens, lead teams, and ensure consistent, high-quality preparation and presentation of meat, fish, poultry, and vegetables.

You will benefit from chef development programs, complimentary meals, exclusive staff rates, wellbeing benefits, and birthday leave after one year. A vibrant workplace with social events and benefits awaits.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing a kitchen team and leading service.
• Ability to maintain Ned standards in food quality and presentation.
• Strong attention to health and safety in a busy kitchen.

Responsibilities

• Lead kitchen team alongside Senior Sous Chef and Head Chef.
• Prepare and oversee mise en place and daily operations.
• Cook and present meat, fish, poultry and vegetables to Ned standards.
• Involve in display cooking for restaurants when applicable.
• Maintain cleanliness and safety of kitchen areas.

Skills

Leadership

Kitchen management

Team development

Job description

Are you an experienced chef looking to support your Senior Sous Chef and Head Chef in leading one of our 11 kitchens at The Ned?

• A management position in our kitchens, you'll be working with the Senior Sous Chef and Head Chef to lead the team in the production of our food, compiling the daily mise en place, and ensuring that all food is cooked and presented to our exceptional Ned standards
• You'll be managing, supporting, and developing our kitchen teams whilst creating a great place to work
• A mainstay of our kitchen team, you'll be preparing all meat, fish, poultry, and vegetables
• Some of our restaurants showcase our food in displays, and you'll be part of the team preparing these
• Attention to detail is key, so you'll clean and maintain all kitchen areas to the best health and safety standards and report any shortcomings
• Estimated salary of 41,910 per year - hourly pay of 20.15 per hour (including service charge)
• Complimentary meals in our friendly team restaurant, Neddy's including monthly payday breakfast
• Exciting learning and development programmes to help progress your career
• Exclusive rates at The Ned for staying and eating for you, your family and friends
• Wellbeing and health benefits, including Reward Gateway and Stream, with access to gym, shopping, and cinema discounts
• Your birthday off after a year of service and more holiday after five years
• Paid volunteer day
• Refer a friend scheme
• Regular social events, including an annual pool party
• Employee assistance programme - 24/7 advice and support
• Reward and recognition initiatives

At The Ned, we don't just celebrate our diversity, we challenge ourselves to do even better. The Ned is committed to being the best place to work, and ensuring that we have a leading diversity, equity and inclusion programme is central to making that vision a reality.

All candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK to be considered for this role.