London Marriott Hotel Kensington - Junior Sous Chef

Role summary

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The Junior Sous Chef supports the Sous Chef and Executive Chef in running the kitchen, preparing high-quality dishes, supervising sections, and maintaining consistent food standards. Requirements typically include professional kitchen experience, strong knowledge of food preparation, cooking techniques, HACCP, allergen control, and health and safety procedures. A culinary qualification is advantageous, while experience in a busy hotel, restaurant, or banqueting environment is usually expected. The successful candidate should be organised, reliable, calm under pressure, and able to lead and motivate colleagues. Flexibility is essential, as the role involves shifts, weekends, evenings, and public holidays. Marriott expects a strong focus on guest satisfaction, teamwork, cost control, cleanliness, and compliance with company standards.

About the employer

London Marriott Hotel Kensington is a full-service Marriott hotel located in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, one of central London’s best-known areas. The hotel serves business travellers, leisure guests, groups, and events, offering accommodation, food and beverage services, meeting facilities, and guest-focused hospitality. It operates under Marriott International, one of the world’s largest hotel companies, with a broad portfolio of brands and properties in many countries. Employees typically benefit from structured training, international career opportunities, staff travel programmes, and hotel or corporate benefits, subject to local terms. The kitchen team supports restaurants, bars, banquets, room service, and other hospitality operations. Working at the hotel requires high service standards, attention to detail, teamwork, and the ability to perform effectively in a busy London environment.