Junior Sous Chef – Lotti’s

Company Description

We’re looking for a passionate Junior Sous Chef to join our team at Lotti’s. Reporting to our Head Chef you will be responsible to manage the day to day kitchen related activities for the restaurant. You inspire your team to create memorable experiences for guests of all our restaurants and bars.  You hold yourself and others to a high level of professionalism and integrity, making key decisions based on what is best for the guest, the hotel, and the people who make it operate successfully day to day.

Lotti's is our buzzing neighbourhood restaurant. The menu features an internationally inspired brasserie style cuisine with fresh, locally sourced ingredients. During the day, Lotti's is a place to meet, relax or work, and from Friday to Sunday the bar plays host to local DJ talent.

More about us…

Once the Mayor’s home, now our home, on Amsterdam’s Herengracht canal. The Hoxton, Amsterdam houses 111 rooms, The Apartment, our meetings & events concept, and our all-day restaurant & bar, Lotti’s.

The Hoxton is a series of open-house hotels, each in a neighbourhood that we love. Ever since we opened our first hotel in Shoreditch, we’ve never just been about offering a bed for the night. We want to be more than that: proving style doesn’t need to be sacrificed for good value and providing a place where guests can hang out alongside the locals and submerse themselves in the neighbourhood with vibrant, welcoming public spaces.

What’s in it for you… 

• Become part of a team that’s very passionate about creating great hospitality experiences.
• Competitive salary.
• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) and pension.
• Food on us during your shift.
• Enjoy a free night at The Hoxton and a meal for two when you first start with us.
• Training to get you settled into your role with ongoing development that helps you think, make and thrive to set you up for success at work.
• Time off to volunteer with one of our partner charities.
• Hox Hero and Nifty fifty, our rewards for going the extra mile and living our values.
• An annual diversity and inclusion calendar of events creating opportunities for you to learn, celebrate and make a positive impact.
• Regular team get togethers, from our High Fives to our (pretty special!) team parties – we know how to have a good time!
• The chance to challenge the norm and work in an environment that is both creative and rewarding.
• Join an innovative, fast-growing, international group that is shaking things up on the hospitality scene.
• Excellent discounts across The Hoxton and the global Ennismore family.

Job Description

What you’ll do…

• Bring delicious flavours to our guests’ tables by supervising our busy kitchen.
• Create, execute, and produce top-notch food with a constant eye on the highest quality standards, presentation, and flavour, with an eye on industry trends and neighbourhood demands.
• Ensure statutory compliance in all food and drink related areas.
• You will keep well-organized storerooms and inventories that allow for a smooth-running kitchen.
• Nurture and develop the talent of the kitchen team, creating an environment that brings out the best in them and where they can be themselves.
• Make sure things are running without hitch, orders and deliveries are coming and going as needed, our service is smooth and our food hygiene standards are sky-high.
• Work with our Head Chef on ideas and techniques that make our kitchen a creative, ever-changing environment where we’re always looking to come up with new, delicious combinations of tastes.

Qualifications

What we're looking for...

• Previous experience working as part of a fast-moving kitchen team.
• Passion for food is a given; a love for our particular flavours a definite advantage.
• You value learning and development and are looking to join a hard-working team, aiming to make the best food out there.
• Individuals. You’re looking for a place where you can be you; no clones in suits here.
• You’re all about having a positive impact on the people you interact with, leaving them with a memorable experience.
• You’ll live and breathe food and drink, knowing what’s hot, what’s not and who’s who.
• You make people feel good - your team, guests and colleagues alike.
• Methodical and process-driven approach to tasks, but also able to work flexibly and calmly to meet deadlines.
• Ability to take ownership of important issues, solve problems and make effective decisions.
• Ability to work positively and collaboratively to achieve the highest standards of delivery at work.
• You’re not precious. We leave our egos at the door and help get shit done.
• You’re up for doing things differently and trying (almost) everything once.
• You want to be part of a team that works hard, supports each other and has fun along the way.