Senior Sous Chef - High-volume Pan Asian Restaurant - East London 55k in London, London

London

permanent, full-time

£55,000 per annum

UK working eligibility only.

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Senior Sous Chef - High-Volume Pan Asian Restaurant - East London 55k

A Senior Sous Chef role running a high-volume Pan Asian kitchen alongside the Head Chef, with an immediate start available.

COREcruitment is partnering with an established premium restaurant group on the search for a Senior Sous Chef for its high-volume Pan Asian restaurant in East London. The Senior Sous Chef will be the Head Chef's right hand, running busy services to spec and leading the team day to day. The client is looking for a Senior Sous Chef who can start within two weeks.

The Senior Sous Chef role

Act as the Head Chef's right hand in running a high-volume kitchen
Run the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence
Lead services of up to 600 covers a day, across à la carte and private dining
Make sure every dish goes out to group specs, with consistent standards on every service
Manage and develop the junior team, including Chefs de Partie and Commis
Train the brigade on dishes, specs, food safety and kitchen standards
Own ordering, stock control, rotas and food safety compliance
Support the Head Chef on GP, labour and monthly performance targets

About you

Senior Sous Chef or experienced Sous Chef background in a premium, high-volume restaurant
Pan Asian, Japanese or Southeast Asian kitchen experience strongly preferred
Wok, robata grill or live-fire experience an advantage
Organised, calm under pressure and confident leading busy services
A hands-on trainer who brings junior chefs on
Available to start within two weeks

The package

55k plus tronc
Established premium restaurant group with scale and progression
Premium ingredients and a well-equipped kitchen
Immediate start available

If you are a Senior Sous Chef with high-volume Pan Asian experience and can start within two weeks, send your CV to Olly at COREcruitment dot com today.