Junior Sous Chef - Restaurant Mauro Colagreco

The Raffles name is synonymous with luxury, glamour and extraordinary adventure. Raffles London at The OWO on London’s Whitehall, unites the allure and heritage of Raffles with one of the world’s most historic addresses. 

This fine Grade II* Edwardian building has been transformed into a spectacular stage for dazzling celebrations; with fine dining, lively bars, the latest in wellness and beauty therapies, the most luxurious suites and rooms, versatile ballroom and event space.  Within these much-storied walls, where legendary statesmen and women once shaped the modern world, guests are now invited to discover new and inspiring emotions and connections. 

At Raffles, you arrive as a guest, leave as a friend and return as family. ​

Responsible for day to day running and supervision of the kitchens for Restaurant Mauro Colagreco. Maintaining high standards in pursuit of Micheline and other prestigious awards. Overseeing and maintaining standards of food preparation and service. To ensure that strict hygiene controls are kept in all Kitchen areas when under his supervision. Ensuring food, equipment and supplies are ordered, received and stored correctly.

Responsibilities

Operation

• Ensuring the kitchen team is fully engaged with our values and kitchen culture.
• Maintaining and running of kitchen in the absence of sous and head chefs
• Maintain stock control, ensuring that stock levels are in line with Company requirements.
• Involvement in production and development of dishes for all outlets, maintaining standards, through regular menu engineering maximise potential of Kitchen sales.
• Assist the development of menus and dishes is as per SOP and completed in a timely period.
• Collating recipes for new dishes, involved in cost control and implementation of seasonal menus.
• Maintaining discipline in the department whilst setting an example and mentoring junior staff. Monitoring training of all members of kitchen staff and assessing progress.
• Involvement in projects for benefit of kitchen advancement.
• Ensuring Correct Storage and labelling of food stuffs, equipment, and dry goods in all kitchen areas by people responsible
• Ensuring correct stock rotation of food and ordering food goods from suppliers.
• Checking and ordering of equipment via correct channels.
• Report the need for maintenance of equipment via correct channels.
• Additional responsibilities in absence of line manager or senior employee.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned including working in a different department or restaurant, than usually assigned.

Why join our Raffles team?

Not only will you be joining one of the worlds best hotels you will also receive great benefits including:

• You will be offered a competitive salary.
• 28 days holiday including bank holidays plus a day extra for every year of your service up to 5 years.
• Staff meals whist on duty.
• Employee assistance program, including virtual GP and financial advice.
• We offer Life Assurance to all our colleagues.
• Enhanced sick pay.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay.
• Free dry cleaning for uniform.
• Season ticket loans and cycle to work scheme.
• Colleague gifting to celebrate special occasions.
• Paid days off to move house or give back time to a charity of your choice.
• Internal learning and development programmes tailored to you.  
• Fun-filled events, whether that’s a pub quiz, team run or festive party.
• Employee benefit card offering discounted rates of up to 30% at Accor worldwide and Raffles London F&B outlets.
• Worldwide development opportunities across Accor’s extensive brand portfolio.