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Sous Chef

🏢 John Lewis 📍 Northampton, England 💼 Company - Private
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£24,000 - £33,300
£2,000 - £2,775 / mo
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Location Base
Northampton, England
Tier-1 UK Economic Zone
Est. Take-Home Pay
68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)
Single tax filer baseline
Transatlantic Parity
1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard
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Position Overview & Specifications

Hours of Work

11:00-19:00 Monday to Friday.

Salary

£24,000 - £33,300

Duties and Responsibilities:
  • This is a demanding role within the Catering team which will be providing food to Partners. The role requires excellent communication and customer service skills. It can be physically demanding with some manual handling and would suit someone who is highly motivated and able to take initiative when working on their own.

  • The responsibility will range from working in a small to large kitchen, preparing hot and cold foods and pastry items ensuring a clean and tidy working environment.

  • Operating, cleaning and maintaining equipment within the department is essential as well as having an excellent knowledge of the John Lewis food safety standards.

Job Requirements:
  • Apply the John Lewis food safety policies and procedures which include all legislation applicable to the Catering operation
  • Ability to oversee the opening, closing and daily running of the operation
  • Prepare, serve and present food to a high standard

Required essential experience skills and qualifications:
  • Food safety level 1,
  • Health & Safety level 1
  • NVQ level 1 and 2
  • Experience of working within a customer service based environment
  • Experience of working within a catering environment

Desirable experience skills and qualifications:
Although not essential, it would be desirable for the candidate to have the following:
  • Food Safety level 2 and 3
  • Health and Safety level 2 and 3

Additional Information:
As a Partner you will enjoy our unique benefits package, including staff discount, subsidised food in Partner dining rooms, discounts in local restaurants, subsidised learning, access to exclusive Partnership hotels and so much more.

Please consider the following when making your application:
  • We occasionally close vacancies early in the event we receive a high volume of applications. Therefore, we recommend you apply early.
  • Print off the job description now if you require it.
  • Ensure you have an up-to-date CV.
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Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process

1

Application & Resume Screening

Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.

2

Technical & Competency Interviews

Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.

3

Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.

4

Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

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