Our Piccadilly flagship sits at the heart of London’s West End, minutes from Piccadilly Circus and Green Park stations, with excellent transport links across the city.
Within our iconic store, Fortnum’s restaurants and bars deliver an exceptional dining experience—from fine caviar and oysters to hand-carved smoked salmon and signature cocktails—serving breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, and dinner.
We are currently recruiting an experienced Senior Sous Chef to join our production kitchen within Piccadilly. If you enjoy a fast paced, high volume, production kitchen ,this opportunity is for you.
Why Work For Us:
Competitive hourly rate + paid overtime
Discretionary annual bonus (up to 5% of salary)*
Up to 40% store and restaurant discounts*
A free meal whilst on shift in our staff restaurant using Fortnum’s ingredients
28 days holiday + a day off for your birthday and 5 extra wellbeing days off*
Matched pension scheme and career development opportunities
Exciting Careers opportunities
Key Accountabilities
Working with the Senior Team to ensure the food is delivered to the highest standard in the section of responsibility
Coach and develop CDP’S and Commis Chefs to ensure their skills are being enhanced, leading by example
Check the Section for standards regularly ensuring that all audits and temperature checks are completed
Take ownership of the stocktake and feedback any key indicators to the Head Chef
Pre-empt any pinch points within the kitchen, and highlight them to your line manager
Work with the Senior Chefs to help produce monthly reporting for the Kitchen
Work closely with the Restaurant team to ensure a collaborative partnership between front and back of house
Communicate effectively ensuring that the teams are aware of the menu
Demonstrate high levels of planning, organising, and time management to drive the operational execution across the section
Ensure adherence to company policies, controls and standards (e.g. due diligence, cleanliness, and HSE)
Monitor and maintain inventory, ensuring these are highlighted to the Senior Chefs
Deliver feedback and coach the team on a regular basis, ensuring achievement is recognised by the senior team
Identify training needs of your team
We expect the successful candidate to have the following skills and experience:
Experience as a Senior Sous Chef within a production, high volume kitchen - this is a must
willing to learn and grow as well as teach
Passionate about food
Have excellent longevity with your past employers
Maintaining Food Safety standards
We are committed to developing your career and nurturing your talent, regardless of age; disability; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race; religion or belief; sex; sexual orientation. We respect and embrace each other’s differences, to create a truly inclusive environment. In the last year alone, our people have been recognised and celebrated, winning awards for their outstanding contributions to Retail, Technology, Global Hospitality & Tourism, Visual Merchandising & Display, Customer Service and Local Community Awards
