Chiswick
Hospitality, Catering
Permanent | Full Time
ASAP
05/02/2025
05/03/2025
Sous Chef / Second Chef Opportunity – Eclectic Kitchen in Chiswick!
Looking for a passionate and experienced Sous Chef or Second Chef to join an exciting new eclectic kitchen concept in Chiswick, West London. If you thrive in a busy environment, love diverse cuisines, and are ready to lead and develop a team, this is your chance to shine! Advance your culinary career and be part of something groundbreaking.
SALARY: up to £40,000 per annum
LOCATION: Chiswick, West London
JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent
JOB OVERVIEW
We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Sous Chef or Second Chef who thrives in a busy environment, loves diverse cuisines, and is ready to lead and develop a team.
Working as Sous Chef / Second Chef you'll play a vital role in the successful launch and ongoing management of an exciting new concept, with incredible potential to grow into a Head Chef position as the business expands!
As Sous Chef / Second Chef you'll work closely with the Head Chef, contributing to all aspects of kitchen operations, from food production and team leadership to managing financials and ensuring top-tier food quality.
As a successful candidate you'll bring your proven leadership skills and experience in developing high-performing teams within a fast-paced restaurant / takeaway environment. Your passion for food will shine through, and experience with South East / South Asian, Latin American, and/or Middle Eastern cuisines is a definite plus! You'll be a champion for quality, sustainability, nutrition, and a people-centred approach – values that are at the heart of the company's philosophy.
This is a fantastic opportunity to advance your culinary career and take on significant responsibility.
APPLY TODAY
If this job looks like your ideal position, then please send in your CV as soon as possible for our Recruitment Team to review.
DUTIES
Your duties as Sous Chef / Second Chef include:
• Work closely with the Head Chef and team to deliver on goals
• Ensure that all food is fresh, and kept consistent at all times
• Be hands on, inspiring and developing your team, keeping specs and training up to date
• Work with integrity and passion and have incredibly high standards
• Be financially and commercially aware with a solid understanding of how to control GP and kitchen management systems
• Create rotas, and be actively on top of paperwork
• Constantly work alongside suppliers to ensure best quality is being delivered, at competitive prices
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
• Experience in a similar environment and position
• Ideally qualified to at least NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Professional Cookery, or similar
• Level 3 Food Safety Award
• Level 2 Health and Safety in the Workplace Award
• Previous experience (commercial or non-commercial) in either South Asian / South East Asian / Middle Eastern or Latin American cuisines would be highly desirable
• Competent level of spoken and written English
• Strong influencing, interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Positive, hands-on, can-do attitude with a willingness to innovate and continually improve
• Ability to promote and foster a team culture where values such as excellence, hard work, service to stakeholders, honesty, integrity and achievement are paramount
• Understand, and can train on all basic cooking methods
HOW TO APPLY
To be considered for this job vacancy, please submit your CV to our Recruitment Team who will review your details. CV’s of Job Applicants meeting this requirement will be submitted to our Client for consideration. By submitting your job application to us you are hereby giving us your express consent to submit your details to our Client for this purpose.
JOB REF: AWDO-P13051
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