Junior Sous Chef - 1st Floor Kitchen

Join the team that Always Cares!

Are you the type of person that gets out of bed on the right side every day? If so, we would like you to come and join us as a Junior Sous Chef at the Royal Lancaster London, where we encourage your personal development and growth. We are located next to Lancaster Gate tube station, and a short distance from Paddington, Bayswater and Marble Arch stations.

Benefits

• Annual earnings up to £45,500.00 (£36,056.59 base salary + non-contractual tronc)
• Pension scheme with company contributions
• 50% discount in all our restaurants and Spa's across our properties
• Team member and Friends & Family rates across our properties
• Complimentary stay after passing probationExtensive discounts on our benefits platform
• Access to private medical insurance
• Support through development plans, apprenticeships and world-class management development programmes including educational sponsorship to be the best you can be
• Interest free season ticket loan
• Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 online GP, mental health support and virtual wellbeing
• Bike to work scheme
• Recommend a Friend incentive
• Complimentary laundry
• Free meals on duty
• Opportunity to join our taskforces to contribute to the business focuses, community and environment
• Employee recognition schemes and Social Committee events including gala dinners and much more!

Position Overview

We are currently looking for a passionate Junior Sous Chef, to join our Kitchen Department on a permanent basis, with an immediate start to join us in consistently delivering memorable moments and five star service to our guests and each other. It is important to us that everyone in the team brings positive energy to support our happy and fun environment, as we strive to build a community of diverse backgrounds and life experiences, where we care about careers and not just jobs.

Responsibilities

• The Junior Sous Chef will provide leadership to all culinary activities of The Lancaster London.
• He or she will improve standards of product, service and hospitality to our guests.
• Engage all team members to improve the vision and values of the Hotel.
• Increase Company profitability.
• Deputes for the Head Chef in his absence.
• Engage the kitchen team in working at a 5 Food Hygiene standard at all times.

You will be required to work 40 hours per week, on a shift rota.

Our Accolades

• Best Employer for 2021 at Springboard's Excellence Awards
• One of the happiest hotels in London
• Earth Check Silver Certified 2023
• 2 rosettes
• Hoteliers' Charter Approved
• Preferred Hotels & Resorts memberTop 100 in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2025

All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK