Sous Chef

Millennium Gloucester Hotel London Kensington is seeking a Sous Chef who will be responsible for Chef de Parties, Sous chefs and to assist the Executive Head Chef with the smooth running of the kitchen ensuring that all the areas of the kitchen are maintained to the Hotel standard. To supervise and co-ordinate the Kitchen services with other hotel departments; deal with staff queries; solve any problem concerning the Kitchen.

The Sous Chef Key Responsibilities will include:

• In the absence of the Executive Head Chef and Executive Sous Chef to check standard recipes for all dishes to ensure proper portion control, uniformity in taste and quality for approval of the Executive Head Chef.
• To liase with the Back of House Manager to ensure that the high standards of cleanliness are maintained in all areas of the kitchen such as machinery, small equipment, floors and fridges.
• With the Executive Head Chef, ensure training for all kitchen staff, including apprentices is carried out as required.
• To establish job methods and supervise cooking standards on a regular basis, and correct if necessary, in order to maintain a high quality of food and service.
• To check daily each section to ensure work has been carried out in the proper manner.

The Experience & Qualifications for Sous Chef:

• Experience in similar role and 4*/5* hotel
• Ability to lead and manage a team
• Ability to take action on customer’s needs and opportunities, to exceed their expectations
• Ability to look for solutions, keep focus on driving guest satisfaction.

The successful candidate will be:

• Enthusiastic, self-motivated, proactive, resourceful with excellent attention to detail
• Demonstrate excellent presentation, negotiation and communication skills with the customers and other hotel departments
• Team worker
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast pace environment

About the Hotel

The Millennium Gloucester Hotel London Kensington is an impressive 4-star deluxe hotel in the heart of charming Kensington and a minutes’ walk to Gloucester Road Underground station, allowing convenient access around London.

The hotel boasts 610 spacious guest rooms and Guests will be spoilt for choice with the array of dining facilities available, including the hugely popular Humphrey’s Café & Bar, South West 7 and the Bombay Brasserie.

The hotel is also home to the Millennium Conference Centre which is the perfect place to host your event, with a variety of flexible meeting spaces, including 26 versatile function rooms covering a total of 1,600m2 and the capacity to accommodate up to 600 delegates. The impressive conservatory can cater for up to 300 guests and features palm trees, a piano, exclusive bar area and dance floor.

About the Group

Millennium Hotels and Resorts owns and operates a portfolio of over 120 hotels worldwide. In Europe, our 21 hotels provide the perfect gateway to explore landmark locations, with many iconic attractions and business hubs close by.

Properties under the group are placed into four collections; Leng’s Collection, M Social Collection, Millennium Collection and Copthorne Collection. Each collection has its own distinct personality, character and clearly defined hotel brands within it; tailored to suit different types of guests

For you

We offer a benefits package including:

·Social Events, Wellbeing and Team Activities

·Training and development

·Cash Health Plan cover option available

·Apprenticeship/Placement opportunities

·Career development and salary reviews

·Interest free Season Ticket Loan Scheme

·Uniform (Laundry / Dry Cleaning for Uniform)

·Meals Provided on Duty

·Length of Service related holiday scheme

·Eye Care Vouchers

·Employee Discounted Accommodation and F&B

·Life Assurance

·Recommend a Friend Scheme

·Subsidised Car Parking (if available)

·and many more….

.... As well as real opportunities to develop and gain promotion within the industry.

We are an equal opportunities employer.

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

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