Junior Sous Chef

What is the job?

Our Junior Sous Chef will play a crucial role in maintaining the highest standards of food quality, presentation, and kitchen efficiency. The ideal candidate should possess strong culinary expertise, excellent leadership skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Your day to day

• Collaborate with the Head Chef to plan and execute menus that meet or exceed the restaurant's standards for taste, presentation, and quality
• Oversee and coordinate daily kitchen activities, including food preparation, cooking, and plating
• Assist in the training, supervision, and motivation of kitchen staff, ensuring adherence to standardized recipes, techniques, and safety guidelines
• Manage inventory levels, order supplies, and maintain appropriate stock of ingredients, ensuring minimal wastage
• Participate in the creation and development of new dishes, while keeping up-to-date with culinary trends and innovations
• Ensure that all kitchen equipment is properly maintained and in working order; report any maintenance or repair needs promptly
• Uphold strict hygiene and sanitation standards in compliance with local health regulations, promoting a clean and organized kitchen environment
• Monitor and control portion sizes and plate presentation to ensure consistency and minimize food cost
• Assist in cost control measures by implementing efficient kitchen practices and minimizing food waste
• Support the Head Chef in scheduling kitchen staff and coordinating work shifts to maintain optimal coverage during peak hours
• Step into the role of the Head Chef during their absence, overseeing all kitchen operations and managing the team effectively
• Collaborate with front-of-house staff to ensure a smooth flow of service, address guest feedback, and maintain a positive dining experience
• Stay current with industry trends and share culinary knowledge and skills with the kitchen team

What we need from you

• Excellent Service skills
• Fitness – you’ll be on your feet most of the day with lots of bending and kneeling
• Strength –sometimes you’ll need to lift, push or pull big objects like barrels & crates up to 23 kg
• Compliant – as well as meeting local laws on food handling and serving alcohol, you’ll be above the minimum
age required and fluent in the local language
• Articulate – a great communicator, you’ll be warm, welcoming and easy to talk to
• Flexible – night, weekend and holiday shifts are all part of the job
• Experienced – you’ll know how to prepare a wide range of drinks. Ideally with formal bartending training
• Literate – you’ll need a good grasp of reading, writing and basic maths
• Communicator – Excellent oral communication and interpersonal skills to effectively work with colleagues.

How do I deliver this?

We genuinely care about people and we show this through living out our promise of True Hospitality each and every day. It’s what connects every colleague in all IHG® hotels. Each IHG® hotel brand delivers True Hospitality in their own way, and at the heart of it all are specific, core service skills.

• True Attitude: being caring, wanting to make a positive difference, and building genuine connections with guests
• True Confidence: having the knowledge and skills to perform your role, and giving guests the confidence that they can trust you, to help and support them during their stay
• True Listening: focusing on what your guest is saying, picking up on body language that is often overlooked, and understanding what the guest wants and needs
• True Responsiveness: is about providing guests with what they need, and doing so in a timely and caring manner

There’s so much more to the job than we can capture here. It’s simply about creating great experiences, doing the right thing and understanding people.
 

What we offer

We have a wide range of benefits for our colleagues designed to help you live your best work life including impressive accommodation, food & beverage discounts, on-site meals prepared by our Maestro Chefs, our PerkBox lifestyle and discount program and a supportive Employee Assistance Program.

Join us and you’ll become part of the global IHG family – and like all families, all our individual team members share some winning characteristics. As a team, we work better together – we trust and support each other, we do the right thing and we welcome different perspectives. You need to show us you care: that you notice the little things that make a difference to guests as well as always looking for ways to improve - visit www.http://careers.ihg.com to find out more about us.

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to an individual's, race, colour, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.