Senior Sous Chef

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Job Description

Let your passion for discovery become a career. Explore, discover, share, and inspire at St Pancras Renaissance Hotel

Masterpiece by Design. Dynamic by Nature

The St Pancras Renaissance Hotel is distinctly iconic and an architectural masterpiece that celebrates both heritage and innovation. Housed in one of London's landmark buildings, it is where modern lifestyle and luxury experiences create new stories built upon those from the past.

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Head Chef, as a Senior Sous Chef at St Pancras, you will be primarily responsible for managing the day-to-day kitchen operation ensuring that food is produced and served to the highest quality. Alongside your culinary duties, you will be responsible for supporting the wider culinary team with daily operational tasks and people management tasks. This includes, recognition, training, hiring, performance management, scheduling and motivating and coaching team members. You will assist the Head Chef with the implementation and monitoring of hygiene, health and safety standards. You will oversee the presentation of all food leaving the kitchen in their absence and uphold expectations, reputation and standards. You will be required to support more senior operational tasks such as Kronos administration, and food order submissions.

Responsibilities: Here's what your journey with us entails

• Ensure associates are serving food in proper portions onto dishes, plates, mugs, and bowls, ensuring proper plate appearance, ensuring all wastage is minimized or eliminated.
• Maintain fluid communication with F&B Front of House managers, supervisors & associates.
• Ensure the quality of the food items and notify Executive Sous Chef if a product does not meet specifications.
• Ensure food, chemical and controllables usage is in line with forecasted business levels and ensure flex as necessary.
• Communicate fluidly with the Executive Sous Chef to ensure that staffing levels for the business are flexed daily or weekly depending on volumes.
• Ensure that all dishes on every menu are prepared to food spec and that each culinary associate signs off their training on each item before menus go live.
• Monitor the status of all kitchen and back of house equipment to ensure they are in correct working order, to not only ensure efficient food production but also compliance with food hygiene, health and safety guidelines.
• Report maintenance issues immediately to Executive Sous Chef and Director of Engineering
• Lead daily taste panels alongside F&B Front of House Management
• Daily monitoring of all kitchen stewards when on shift to ensure that areas are being maintained in terms of cleanliness and hygiene.
• Follow company and department policies and procedures.
• Protect company tools, equipment, machines, or other assets in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Ensure uniform, nametags, and personal appearance are clean, hygienic, professional and in compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Protect the privacy and security of guests and coworkers.
• Perform other reasonable job duties as requested by Management.
• Guest Voice & TripAdvisor
• Food Safety Audit compliance
• Brand Standard Audit compliance
• 43-point checklist compliance
• Guest Voice scores in Food Quality & Service.

Qualifications:

• Mandatory Level 3 in Food Hygiene.
• Previous experience at Sous Chef level as a minimum requirement (minimum of 2 years).
• Experience in high volume multi-outlet functions.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interact effectively at all levels.
• Proven leadership abilities with a track record of successfully leading and motivating teams.
• Passion for delivering excellence in food quality.

What is in it for you:

In addition to receiving a competitive salary and investment in your personal development, you will have access to an array of perks and discounts including:

• 31 days holiday (including Bank Holidays), with increasing entitlement based on length of service.
• Annual Bonus determined by personal and business performance.
• Private Medical Health coverage.
• Pension scheme participation.
• Life Assurance coverage.
• Annual Performance Review pay adjustments.
• Complimentary Gym and spa access.
• Free St Pancras Experience for you and a guest.
• Free meals while at work.
• Dry-cleaning service availability.
• Complimentary enrolment in BenefitHub, granting unlimited deals from various retailers and more.
• 50% discount at any of the St Pancras outlets.
• Marriott Discount Card offering benefits on hotel stays, room upgrades, gift shop purchases, and F&B across 130 countries.
• Travel ticket season loan.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme access.
• Comprehensive Training and Development programme participation.
• Awards and recognition celebrations, among many other benefit

Join Our Team: Ready to be part of a dynamic team dedicated to shaping the future of luxury hospitality? If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are passionate about making a difference, we want to hear from you.

Marriott International is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive, people-first culture. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, such as disability and veteran status, or any other basis covered under applicable law.

About the Team

At Renaissance Hotels, we believe in helping our guests experience the DNA of the neighborhoods they are visiting. Our guests come to discover and uncover the unexpected, to dive into a new culture, or simply to make the most of a free evening. They see business travel as an adventure because they see all travel as an adventure. Where others may settle for the usual, our guests see a chance to bring home a great story. And so do we. We're looking for fellow spontaneous explorers to join our team to bring the spirit of the neighborhood to our guests. If this sounds like you, we invite you to discover career opportunities with Renaissance Hotels. In joining Renaissance Hotels, you join a portfolio of brands with Marriott International. Be where you can do your best work, begin your purpose, belong to an amazing global team, and become the best version of you.