Sous Chef - Italian

Who we are…

Soho House & Co is a collection of members' clubs, restaurants, hotels and cinemas, catering to those in the film, media, fashion and creative industries. The company has unique ventures throughout the UK, USA, Canada, Europe and Asia, with new openings planned globally.

The Mission…

Soho House is a platform for creativity and a space for its diverse membership to have fun, connect, discover and grow. Our passion is people, and we put members and our team at the heart of everything we do. We promote equality, respect and kindness within our walls, and in every community we create around the world.

Benefits

Soho House offers competitive compensation packages for our team members that feature global benefits and perks. Whether you’re seeking entry-level employment or a new opportunity to expand your profession, we offer training to develop the technical and managerial skills necessary to grow your career.

Membership

Two Week-offs a week

Discount on Food, wine-spirits & rooms

Discount on all Cowshed products (up to 50%)

Cookhouse & House Tonic : Our Cookhouse & Tonic Programmes offer unique food and drink Training, events and opportunities to inspire and educate.

Continuous training to develop yourself personally and professionally

Local Pension plan and Health Scheme

What We Are Looking For

We are primarily looking for someone who is used to working in hospitality as the position requires understanding of how operations work. You are good with people and have a positive attitude and good problem-solving skills.

You are also comfortable with systems and administrative tasks and with managing a little team and keep them motivated.

Furthermore, we would like you to be able to say yes to the following :

Team player who communicates well with all colleagues

Punctual, reliable and trustworthy

Sense of urgency

Yes, yes, yes mentality

Can do attitude

The role…

➢ Development of culinary experience for guests.

➢ Experienced in developing menus and recipes using local foods.

➢ Ensure guest satisfaction through memorable culinary experiences.

➢ Excel in a culinary-driven environment with the freshest ingredients, the cleanest

kitchen, top of the line equipment, and high operating standards.

➢ Champion the art of creating, planning and executing special events.

➢ Development of new or revised menus, recipes and ingredient specifications to

increase guest satisfaction and operating performance.

➢ Introduce innovative concepts by utilizing cutting edge trends and maintaining current

industry standards.

➢ Experience with display cooking and presenting menus to guests.

➢ Stay informed about the new developments in the world of cuisine, cooking

techniques, kitchen equipment etc.

➢ Set benchmarks and lead the culinary team to achieve, maintain and improve

productivity standards.

➢ Work with his team to improve menu and ingredient knowledge of the menu for the

Service and Kitchen staff.

➢ Planning and budgeting the food costs for the restaurant.

➢ Ensure that all the quality and quantity standards of food preparation & presentation

in all the restaurants are adhered to.

➢ Devise methods for optimal use of raw materials & fuel and maintain the budgeted

food cost.

➢ Co-ordinate with the Purchase department regarding procurement of various items

based on the stock levels and usage in the kitchen.

➢ Work closely with the Purchase Manager for developing Standard Purchase

Specifications for various items.

➢ Monitor adherence to Safety, Hygiene and Cleanliness standards.

➢ Coordinate with the P&D Department for organizing various Food Festivals for Soho

House Executives.

➢ Ensure good physical upkeep, condition of equipment and utensils in the kitchen and

co-ordinate with the Engineering department for the repairs and maintenance.

➢ Review the monthly business reports of the house, specifically F & B report and

develop a work plan