Senior Sous Chef

You will receive a warm welcome into the Apex family on joining us as a Senior Sous Chef in London.

Role Overview

This is a great time to join our team as a Senior Sous Chef. You will assist in spearheading the culinary experience and driving our approach to delivering a high quality food offering. You will work closely with our supply chain partners, in house centralised services and with on property kitchen and front of house teams to continue developing, researching, and implementing appropriate efficiency and quality changes across all outlets.

As a Senior Sous Chef, you will ensure the smooth running of the Hotel Kitchen teams you are assigned and assume full accountability in the absence of the Head Chef, acting in their capacity and as directed by Management.

You will embrace every opportunity to create extra special moments for our guests and provide a personal experience our guests will want to share.

Main Responsibilities

• Assist in the management of all food and sundry costs through rigorous stock control measures
• Analyse and present monthly profit and loss commentaries with follow on corrective activity as directed by the Head Chef
• Assist with daily/weekly payroll and food cost analysis in accordance with forecasted and materialised revenue levels to ensure optimal performance with overspend corrected within the same trading period and as directed by the Head Chef
• Maximise sales and profit while ensuring customer satisfaction at all times
• Coach, train and support all chefs to provide consistently high standards, while continually looking to improve
• Be highly visible at key service periods, focusing attention to detail on culinary delivery
• Maintain team focus on the customer's needs with service personalisation
• Lead and develop the Kitchen team through teamwork, skill, initiative and communication and assume a leadership role in support of the Head Chef during all periods of service
• Ensure that a consistently high level of food preparation is provided, whilst following the company guidelines and recipes
• Be fully conversant with the food gross profit achieved and assist the Head Chef in achieving the budgeted food G.P.
• Comply with statutory and legal requirements for hygiene, health and safety and other legislation, ensuring that members of the Kitchen Team are also aware of these requirements

You will be a strong team player but also have the initiative to work on your own. You will have a passion for cooking, have excellent attention to detail and be service orientated. You will display confidence, strong business acumen and the ability to forecast sales and achieve budgets. You will be approachable and dedicated to ensuring the highest standards are achieved. You will have the talent to build, develop and motivate a team to deliver excellent levels of customer care.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Senior Chef de Partie / Sous Chef
• Ideally within a 4 or 5 star operation
• Previous experience of catering on a large scale (advantage)
• Previous managerial experience within a similar role

Benefits

• 29 days holiday
• Training and development from day one
• Employee events and celebrations
• In house company interactive employee communication app
• Entry to our state of the art gym and pool facilities
• Healthy meals to enjoy while working
• Access to an external Employee Assistance Programme
• Financial Wellbeing App, allowing flexibility to get paid earlier than the normal monthly pay date
• £200 referral bonus when friends or family join the team
• Access to our discounts and wellbeing platform "Treat Yourself Here", unlocking savings and experiences for you and your family
• Involvement in employee recognition schemes
• Long service recognition
• Probation pass and annual anniversary complimentary guest experience (overnight stay and dinner for two)
• 50% discount in our restaurants
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Discounted room rates for employees, friends and family
• Spa treatments and product discounts
• Life Assurance cover

This role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. However, candidates who were granted Skilled Worker status prior to 22 July 2025 and have had continuous permission may still qualify for sponsorship.