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 Sous Chef to join our Piccadilly team. This is an excellent opportunity for a Sous Chef looking to develop their skills within a high-volume, premium hospitality environment, as part of one of London’s most iconic brands.

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

*subject to terms and conditions

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 Sous Chef within a quality restaurant.

• Willing to learn and grow as well as teach

• Passionate about food

• Have excellent longevity with your past employers

• Maintaining Food Safety standards

• Right to work in the UK required. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

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