Junior Sous Chef - London

Junior Sous Chef - London

Daylesford: people who want to make a difference

At the core of Daylesford is our care for the environment, our animals and our people. For over forty years we’ve strived to inspire change and nurture growth, and our teams are made up of people who take pride in what they do every day. We know that together we can make a difference for the future of our planet and the wellbeing of our customers.

Our Daylesford family is growing, and we are looking for an engaging and passionate Junior Sous Chef to join our kitchen team.

With amazing career progression, we will train and develop you every step of the way to be the best that you can be with the opportunity to build your career with us. 

Full Time contract, based on 40 hours per week, straight shifts, up to approx. £30,000 pa. depending on experience, including service charge.

We Offer

• Competitive salary plus service charge
• Training and development to advance your career
• 28 days holiday (incl. bank holiday)
• 50% staff lunch discount
• 30% company discount
• Refer a friend scheme – up to £1,000
• Stakeholder pension scheme
• Subsidised private medical insurance
• Free uniform

About you

As Junior Sous Chef you will be a natural leader who communicates clearly and confidently with their teams. You will be responsible for the day to day to management of a high performing Kitchen team, menu development and all H&S standards. Your passion for exceptional food quality will be infectious.

You’ll work alongside the Sous Chef and Head Chef to drive the standards and success of this iconic business.

Main responsibilities

• Drive consistency of all day food offering within store
• Ensure menus are delivered to spec
• Champion daily specials using seasonal products from the farm
• Champion organic seasonal produce and delivering its full potential
• Maintain a high standard of customer service
• Deliver kitchen KPIs
• Training and development of the Kitchen team
• Achieving food revenue targets and budget cost for kitchen
• Work alongside Sous Chef and Head Chef to develop all food and beverage offerings
• Ensure all store comply to Health & Safety and Food Safety legislation

If you would like to be part of our truly unique business – we would love to hear from you. Please send us your CV today.

We aim to attract, recruit and develop people from a wide range of backgrounds, with different perspectives, ideas and experiences. We seek to create a productive environment, representative of different cultures and groups, where everyone has an equal chance to succeed. If you feel you need any reasonable adjustments to be made in order to apply for a vacancy at Daylesford, please contact the Recruitment Team by visiting our website.