Executive Sous Chef

Millennium Gloucester Hotel London Kensington is seeking an Executive Sous Chef who will be responsible for assisting and ensuring the night audit procedures are completed on a nightly basis and ensuring the safety and security of the complex in the absence of Senior Management.

The Executive Sous ChefKey Responsibilities will include:

• Schedule own time effectively around the business as well as all team members holidays around the business requirements.
• Ensure a safe secure stimulating working environment is provided for the kitchen and BoH team.
• Team is fully equipped with tools and skills, behaviours and knowledge.
• Menu engineering to be checked regularly and menus adapted to manager food cost.
• To be successful and competitive an executive chefs product must be creative and innovative.
• Ensures the completion of the market list in accordance with M&C quality and quantity standards. Inspects all perishable food items for quality.

The Experience & Qualifications for Executive Sous Chef:

• Experience in similar role and 4*/5* hotel.
• Ability to lead and manage a team.
• Ability to take action on customers 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 Humphreys 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; Lengs 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
• Pension Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Career development and salary reviews
• Interest free Season Ticket Loan Scheme
• 1 Volunteer Days per year (fully paid and in addition to your annual leave)
• Complimentary meals prepared for you by our chefs
• Length of Service related holiday scheme
• My Millennium discount perks
• Discount on Accommodation worldwide and 50% Food and Beverage Outlets
• Life Assurance
• Recommend a Friend Scheme

.... 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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