Executive Sous Chef

The Ned boasts 10 restaurants, each serving a unique style of cuisine from around the world. As Executive Sous Chef, youll be the right hand of our Executive Head Chefs in everything from day-to-day operations, people and team management, menu creation, budgeting and P&L, and everything in between.

Do you have the following skills, experience and drive to succeed in this role Find out below.

Our restaurants serve a multitude of options from caviar, lobster thermidor, and beef rossini, to sushi, BBQ, and shepherds pie so this is the perfect role for a senior chef leader to work with our kitchen teams on ensuring the highest levels of service for our guests.

Do you want to join one of the best places to work in hospitality?

Whats the role?
Executive Sous Chef

Where will you be working?
The Ned and Neds Club are a global collection of hotels, clubs, spas, and restaurants for like-minded individuals to meet, work and have a good time.

The Ned launched in 2017 in the heart of the City, in the former Midland Bank headquarters. The Ned City of London houses Neds Club - a private members space, gym and rooftop - alongside a public spa, a full floor of events spaces, ten restaurants and bars and 248 hotel bedrooms.

Reporting to our Executive Head Chefs, you will:
Lead the kitchen teams in the production of our food, ensuring that all dishes are cooked and presented to our exceptional Ned standards
Work with the restaurant Head Chefs to ensure all commercial deliverables are achieved - including menu costing and creation, budget and P&L management, weekly and monthly reporting, recruitment and labour spend, guiding and training the team on areas for improvement
Use your leadership experience to drive a culture of high performance in our kitchens, setting the standards and performance expectations for Head Chefs, and regularly providing feedback
Guide and develop your kitchen leadership team, sharing accountability and growing the future talent of The Ned
Be a guardian of food quality and presentation, providing coaching and feedback to the Head Chefs where needed
Be ultimately accountable for a safe and clean kitchen environment, protecting our guests and team from any possible harm
Protect our excellent food safety ratings and audit standards by always keeping a close eye on procedures and practices, ensuring Head Chefs keep impeccable records, and work with them on implementing action plans where necessary

What you can bring to the role:
Previous leadership experience as a Head Chef with a proven track record of delivering outstanding food and people management
Our customers and guests expect the best, so high standards are essential, and you must demonstrate the ability to challenge and drive high performance from your teams
Experience across multiple cuisines and concepts, with the ability to adapt to a diverse culinary offering
An organised and detailed manner is necessary, as impeccable record keeping is needed to maintain records for our safety and audit standards
A commercial mindset is needed in all our leaders, evidence of achieving and exceeding KPIs will go a long way
Food safety qualification (Level 3 minimum; Level 4 preferred)

What can The Ned give you?
Salary of up to £80,000 per year (dependent on experience), including service charge
Every house membership of Soho House
Enhanced parental leave, company sick pay and pension
Complimentary meals in our friendly team restaurant, Neddys including monthly payday breakfast
Exciting learning and development programmes to help progress your career
Exclusive rates at The Ned for staying and eating for you, your family and friends
Wellbeing and health benefits, including Stream and Benefit Bank - our exclusive platform with access to hundreds of gym, shopping, and cinema discounts
Your birthday off after a year of service and more holiday after five years
Paid volunteer day
Regular social events, including an annual pool party
Employee assistance programme 24/7 advice and support
Reward and recognition initiatives

At The Ned, we don't just celebrate our diversity, we challenge ourselves to do even better. The Ned is committed to being the best place to work, and ensuring that we have a leading diversity, equity and inclusion programme is central to making that vision a reality.

Please let us know of any specific needs you may have during your interview. xwzovoh

All candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK to be considered for this role.

Apply today and join us as Executive Sous Chef

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