Senior Sous Chef - #2193760

Join our Family in Zylia – Arcade’s new Greek Cypriot Taverna!

About Zylia:

Zylia is a small, soulful, 50-cover restaurant that brings the spirit of a real Cypriot village taverna into the heart of London. Inspired by the aromas of charcoal cooking, the warmth of Mediterranean hospitality, and the generosity of a homecooked meal, Zylia is a place full of energy, tradition, and heart.

About The Role:

Given our exciting growth plans at Arcade, we're looking for an experience Sous Chef based in London to support our Kitchen leadership team at Zylia - Covent Garden! This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Sous Chef that wants to join our Senior Team and further develop their leadership skills.

The successful candidate will be an experienced, kitchen all-rounder who is personable, and passionate about all thing’s food and drink. As a Senior Sous Chef working closely with our Head chef and kitchen teams you will:

• Bring the experience and gravitas to steer, manage and guide a sizeable team of chefs for the taverna!
• Manage the overall kitchen operation, incl. prep schedules, stock control, budgeting and maintenance
• Take a lead role in ensuring our teams comply with health, safety and compliance procedures
• Ensure the delivery of consistent, high quality and innovative dishes
• Have the opportunity to lead, train and motivate your kitchen team
• Play a supporting role in menu development

We'd love to hear from you if you:

• Bring experience as a Senior Sous Chef in a fresh food, high quality environment similar to Zylia
• Bring hands-on experience with charcoal or open-fire grilling
• Bring a strong understanding of meat cookery, temperature control, and high-volume service execution
• Have experience in managing staff costs, scheduling and reviewing staff rotas
• Have a track record in managing, training and motivating a kitchen brigade
• Bring experience in reporting on kitchen finances and purchasing
• Have a strong working knowledge of health and safety, compliance and procedures
• Have strong knowledge of and practical understanding of all sections of the kitchen
• Bring a highly creative approach to your work with excellent attention to detail
• Are a natural leader who is keen to progress your career with a bold restaurant group!

Benefits of being part of the team:

Your commitment to be kind and work hard comes with a range of benefits such as:

• Refer a friend bonus
• Internal wage advance facility to instantly access the wages you’ve earned
• Delicious, seasonal meals when you’re at work
• A restaurant recognition budget for Birthday goodies and career milestones
• Dedicated staff chill out areas with kitchens and your own seating off the restaurant floor
• Balanced rotas. Your time outside of work is important to us
• 50% off food in our restaurants for you and your loved ones
• 50% off food in JKS restaurants within Arcade for you and your loved ones
• Access to counselling, remote GP/physio services, legal advice and more through
• Hospitality Action 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year
• Summer and Christmas team parties where we all down tools and have some fun!

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