Sous Chef (New opening!)

One80 Kitchen Lounge Restaurant; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts at properties across Europe

Growth opportunities

B Corp employer

Job summary

The Social Hub Amsterdam City is seeking a Sous Chef to join its kitchen team as it unveils new food concepts across The Grandmother Café and The Clubhouse. You will work with the Head Chef to ensure top-quality dishes, mentor junior chefs and maintain smooth service flow across shifts.

Ideal candidates boast 2+ years as a Sous Chef or strong Chef de Partie, with a passion for fresh, seasonal flavours, cost control and sustainable cooking.

Qualifications

• You have at least 2 years as a Sous Chef or a strong Chef de Partie ready to step up.
• You bring solid experience with fresh, seasonal cooking and modern flavours.
• You have confidence leading a team and running a shift.
• You’re comfortable with digital tools for recipes, checklists or HACCP systems.
• You bring creativity, curiosity and a mindset that embraces sustainable cooking.
• You work clean, stay organized and understand the impact of cost control.
• You speak English and Dutch. Any other languages are a plus!

Responsibilities

• Support the Head Chef in leading daily kitchen operations
• Cook and plate dishes that hit our standards every time
• Guide and mentor junior chefs during prep and service
• Help plan mise-en-place and coordinate smooth service flow
• Contribute ideas for new menu items, specials and seasonal updates
• Manage stock rotation, complete inventory checks and reduce waste
• Keep the kitchen clean, safe and organized across all areas
• Support events, promotions and communication between shifts

Skills

Team leadership

Fresh, seasonal cooking

Cost control

English & Dutch language skills

Tools

HACCP systems

Digital recipe tools

Job description

Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It...

As our new Sous Chef, you'll be joining the kitchen at an exciting time as we bring new food concepts to life at The Social Hub Amsterdam City. From Grandmother, our all-day café inspired by everyone's favourite grandmother, to The Clubhouse, the social heart of the hub serving modern classics from breakfast through to late night, you'll help shape the food, the team and the kitchen culture from day one.

Working alongside the Head Chef, you'll lead from the front-keeping services running smoothly, supporting and developing the team, and making sure every dish that leaves the pass reflects the quality we're known for. You'll bring structure when it's busy, creativity when it's needed and the confidence to step up whenever the kitchen needs you.

In Case You Don’t Know Who We Are

Known for being the rule breakers in hospitality, TSHis a fun, creative and inspiring environment where everyone can work, stay, learn and play and most importantly – be themselves. As anemployer we look, act and think like a hotel, but instead we offer a lot more. Think student accommodation, long and short stay options, gyms, talks, events, rooftop bar and eat & drink escapes as well as community and coworking spaces. Located in The Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Italy, France, Spain, and the UK, with several new openings on the way, this hybrid hospitality concept may take root in the heart of Europe, but our plans are set for going global.

What You’ll Do

• Support the Head Chef in leading daily kitchen operations
• Cook and plate dishes that hit our standards every time
• Guide and mentor junior chefs during prep and service
• Help plan mise-en-place and coordinate smooth service flow
• Contribute ideas for new menu items, specials and seasonal updates
• Manage stock rotation, complete inventory checks and reduce waste
• Keep the kitchen clean, safe and organized across all areas
• Support events, promotions and communication between shifts

What You’ll Have

• You have at least 2 years as a Sous Chef or a strong Chef de Partie ready to step up
• You bring solid experience with fresh, seasonal cooking and modern flavours
• You have confidence leading a team and running a shift
• You’re comfortable with digital tools for recipes, checklists or HACCP systems
• You bring creativity, curiosity and a mindset that embraces sustainable cooking
• You work clean, stay organized and understand the impact of cost control
• You speak English and Dutch. Any other languages are a plus!

What We Offer

• The opportunity to work at a dynamic, multi-national company. Not just another hotel - we’re a game changing innovator, challenging every convention and defining the future
• The opportunity to work for a Certified B Corp company that balances profit with positive impact, collaborating with organizations likeand theto create meaningful change
• The chance to learn and grow in your role with the potential for future growth
• Awesome discounts in all our properties in Europe and not just for you, but also for your friends and family!
• A wonderful workplace to call home, full of events, fun colleagues and all the other amazing salary/benefits stuff

At The Social Hub, we believe pay should be fair and consistent. That's why we carefully determine your starting salary based on the role, your assessed proficiency, and our salary framework. We make our best and fairest offer upfront, so we don't negotiate salaries. Because fairness shouldn’t depend on who negotiates best.

Who you are, is how we want you to be.To us, hybrid hospitality goes across the board, from how we service our guests to how we represent ourselves.Here, everyone belongs, and we welcome people no matter theirnationality, gender, age, sexual orientation, religionorculture.Your authenticitykeeps ourteam diverse.Come as you are.