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Senior Sous Chef (Paternity Cover)

On-site in the UK·Added 12 days ago (last checked 3 Nov)

Our summary

Work mode
On-site, the UK
Experience
Senior level
Holiday
28 days holiday inc. bank holidays

Skills

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

  • 28 days paid holidays per annum including Bank Holidays
  • Discounts on Food & Beverage
  • Company pension scheme and life assurance
  • Enhanced sick pay policy
  • 12 complimentary room nights per year and F&B discount worldwide
  • Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave
  • Talent development opportunities
  • Involvement in Corporate Social Responsibility programmes and wellbeing activities

The role

As Senior Sous Chef (Paternity Cover), you'll play a key role in the success of Holborn Dining Room, supporting the kitchen operation and helping ensure consistently high standards of food, service and guest satisfaction.

You'll combine hands-on culinary leadership with menu development, cost awareness and team development, helping create memorable experiences while supporting the hotel's operational and financial goals.

Department

Food & Beverage - Culinary

HOW YOU'LL MAKE THE PLACE

  • Lead and support the kitchen team in delivering consistent, high-quality food that reflects the style and concept of Holborn Dining Room.
  • Supervise food preparation, cooking and kitchen assignments to support efficient, timely service while maintaining quality and presentation standards.
  • Contribute to menu planning, develop innovative recipes and special dishes, and make effective use of seasonal and locally available products.
  • Support effective cost management by reviewing recipes, food and labour costs, controlling portions and helping manage productivity.
  • Maintain high standards of food safety, sanitation, nutrition and compliance across the kitchen.
  • Coach, develop and support kitchen associates through hands-on leadership, training, mentoring and effective delegation.

COULD THIS BE YOU?

  • You're a hands-on culinary leader who takes pride in delivering consistently high standards of food and service.
  • You bring strong knowledge of kitchen operations, including food preparation, cooking, portioning and presentation.
  • You have the creativity to contribute new dishes and innovative recipes while keeping the guest experience at the heart of your decisions.
  • You understand the commercial side of a successful kitchen, including food costs, labour, productivity and effective use of resources.
  • You're comfortable leading, coaching and developing kitchen colleagues and creating a supportive, collaborative working environment.
  • You're committed to maintaining excellent standards of hygiene, food safety, health and safety, and brand integrity.

OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU

At Rosewood Hotel Group, your voice is heard and valued. We're a community that encourages associates to be themselves, not fit into a fixed culture, and this philosophy shines through in our commitments to reflect and honor the history, culture and geography of our destinations.

We're not only committed to building and nurturing genuine, long-lasting relationships but to transforming them, and our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) strategy helps put these principles into practice.

Rosewood London is housed in an Edwardian Belle Époque building that offers some of London's finest accommodations and service with the feel of a stylish London residence. Conveying the feel of a stylish London residence, Rosewood London has 263 guestrooms and 45 suites, among which the unique Grand Manor House Wing, an exclusive suite with its own postcode and accessed by a private elevator. The hotel also houses Holborn Dining Room with an outdoor terrace, Mirror Room Restaurant as well as the hotel's warmly welcoming destination bar, Scarfes Bar. It forms part of the ultra-luxury collection Rosewood Hotels and Resorts® which comprises of over 38 properties and over 21 future hotel openings.

In line with the requirements of the Asylum & Immigration Act 1996, all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from candidates as part of the recruitment process.

About Rosewood London

Industry
Hospitality

In their own words

About the company & team

We are driven to create a future where people and place enrich one another. We are wholly committed to rooting ourselves more deeply in every place we are in while setting new benchmarks for positive impact. As a pioneering collective with a common purpose, we curate extraordinary moments and honor the soul of every place along our journey.

At Rosewood Hotel Group, we answer The Calling. Together, we Make the Place.

You'll join the Holborn Dining Room culinary team as Senior Sous Chef, reporting to the Head Chef, Holborn Dining Room, with a dotted reporting line to the Executive Sous Chef. You'll help lead and develop the kitchen team, working closely with colleagues across the hotel to deliver an exceptional dining experience for our guests.

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