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About the Role
As a Junior Sous Chef at the Waldorf Astoria London - Admiralty Arch at Coreus-Clare Smyth, you will be responsible for creating exceptional dishes and delivering memorable experiences for guests. This is a unique opportunity to join the founding team of a highly anticipated luxury hotel and help shape the guest experience.
Responsibilities
- Contribute creatively and collaboratively to menu development in line with Coreus-Clare Smyth culinary philosophy.
- Supervise, train, and motivate the kitchen brigade to ensure a disciplined, cohesive, and high performing team.
- Maintain uncompromising consistency in food quality, presentation, and flavour.
- Engage professionally with guests when required, supporting positive dining experiences in the absence of senior kitchen leadership.
- Ensure optimal staffing through effective rota planning aligned with business volumes.
- Uphold brand and culinary standards through continuous training, coaching, and performance assessment.
- Monitor and control food costs to support departmental profitability and revenue objectives.
- Maintain awareness of interdepartmental operations and their impact on kitchen performance.
- Ensure full compliance with food safety, hygiene, and Health & Safety regulations at all times.
Requirements
- Proven experience as a strong Chef de Partie or prior Junior Sous Chef.
- A creative, thoughtful approach to cuisine and menu execution.
- Confident supervisory and team-leading capabilities.
- A positive, professional attitude within a high-performance kitchen environment.
- Clear and effective communication skills.
- A guest-focused mindset with a commitment to culinary excellence.
- Impeccable grooming and professional presentation.
- Strong planning and organisational skills.
- A genuine willingness to learn, evolve, and refine culinary craft.
- Relevant professional culinary qualifications
- Flexibility to work varied shifts, including weekends, mornings, afternoons, and evenings.
- Prior experience within a luxury or ultra-luxury hospitality or service-led environment is highly desirable.
Skills
- Menu development
- Kitchen leadership
- Operational execution
- Culinary consistency
- Cost control
- Gastronomic experience
- Team supervision
- Training
- Motivation
- Food quality
- Presentation
- Flavour
- Guest engagement
- Rota planning
- Performance assessment
- Food cost monitoring
- Food safety
- Hygiene
- Health & Safety regulations
- Communication skills
- Planning skills
- Organisational skills
Location
- London
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Junior
Education Level
- Relevant professional culinary qualifications
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive salary + service charge
Benefits
- Complimentary, nourishing meals provided while on duty
- Exceptional development programmes, designed to support and accelerate your growth at every stage
- Opportunities to make a meaningful impact through our industry-leading Corporate Responsibility initiatives
- Team Member Travel Programme, offering exclusive discounted stays and 50% off food & beverage
- High street savings through Perks at Work
- 28 days’ holiday, including bank holidays, rising to 33 days with length of service
About the Company
- Waldorf Astoria London - Admiralty Arch is a highly anticipated new luxury hotel opening later this year.
- The hotel will feature 100 elegant rooms and suites and 17,500 sqft of private residences.
- The hotel will open with two signature restaurants - Coreus by Clare Smyth and Café Boulud by Daniel Boulud.
- Guests will also enjoy a world-class spa, state-of-the-art fitness facilities, and a collection of grand event spaces, including a ballroom for up to 320 guests.
- Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts is Hilton’s flagship luxury brand, known for its timeless elegance, iconic properties, and sincerely elevated service that delivers bespoke, once-in-a-lifetime experiences in the world’s most sought-after destinations.
- Hilton is the UK’s #1 Great Place to Work 2026.
- At Hilton, we don’t just deliver exceptional experiences for our guests—we build an exceptional workplace for the Team Members who make it all possible.
- Hilton has welcomed more than 3 billion guests worldwide, all while staying true to our founding vision: to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality.
- Our award-winning culture has earned us repeated recognition on the World’s Best Workplaces list by Great Place to Work and Fortune.
- Hilton supports your journey every step of the way, whether you’re starting your career or exploring something new.
Equal Opportunity
- At Hilton, our core values define what it takes to succeed here and guide the qualities we look for in every team member: A passion for spreading the light and warmth of Hospitality. Acting with Integrity and always doing the right thing. Inspiring others through Leadership. A belief that Teamwork drives the best outcomes. A sense of Ownership and accountability. And a focus on the Now, bringing urgency and discipline to every moment, knowing it can make a lasting impact.