Sous Chef
Property: COMO The Halkin
Position: Sous Chef
Base Location: London
Department: Food & Beverage
Reporting To: Cluster Head Chef
Tasks/Responsibilities:
- Working with Head Chef to manage daily kitchen activities, including overseeing the team, assisting with menu preparation, ensuring food quality and freshness, and monitoring ordering and stock rotation
- Ensure quality and consistency by following designated recipes
- Leads the kitchen brigade in the Head Chef’s absence
- Provides guidance to junior Chefs, including, but not limited to cooking, food preparations, and plating dishes
- Oversees and organizes kitchen stock and ingredients
- Ensures a stock rotation system and verifies all food products are properly dated and organised for quality assurance
- Ensures the fridges are well-stocked, especially before and during prime operation hours
- Manages food preparation and product ordering by keeping detailed records and minimises waste, plus works with existing systems to improve waste reduction and manage budgetary concerns
- Supervise all food preparation and presentation to ensure quality standards
- Assists the Head Chef with menu and recipe creation
- Planning the Kitchen rota
- Ensure hygienic and very safe kitchen environment
- Participate in training and maximise the opportunities for the ongoing development of junior chefs to prepare them for more responsibilities.
Job Requirements:
- Formal culinary training
- Previous five-star hotel or fine dining restaurant experience
- Extensive food and beverage knowledge
- Strong organisational skills
- Attention to detail
- Level 3 Supervising Food Safety Qualification
- Excellent spoken and written English
- Strong written & verbal communication skills
- Leadership
- Ability to work under pressure
- Self-motivated
- Creative problem-solver
CONTACT US
We are always looking for talented people to join us at COMO. If you would like to send us your resume for a position not advertised please send your resume to us.