Junior Sous Chef

As the world’s largest family of luxury hotels, we all take great pride in being genuine ambassadors of the InterContinental® brand.

Shaped by decades of international know-how and local insights, our passion for luxury travel spans cultures and customs. Inspiring us to create warm and sophisticated experiences for those seeking a richer perspective on the world.

If you’d like to embrace a wider world of experiences and opportunities, we’d like to welcome you to the world’s most international luxury hotel brand.

Your day to day

As Junior Sous Chef, you’ll lead kitchen activities on shift and prepare our delicious food - helping create memorable experiences for guests - whenever and wherever they dine. You’ll work collaboratively with the Executive Chef to ensure food quality, kitchen cleanliness, ordering and people management are kept to our high standards - to make sure the kitchen is always running smoothly. This role focuses on our conferencing and events offering however will work collaboratively across all parts of the kitchen including supporting banquet production as required.

What we need from you

As the successful applicant you will demonstrate:

• Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery is essential​

• Ability to work on a 24/7 rotating roster

• Ability to inspire passion, enthusiasm and positivity in the team to drive an engaged, winning culture.

• Holds a current food safety certification

• Experience working in a culinary environment servicing multiple outlets will be key and exposure to an open kitchen environment would be an advantage

• 5 years’ experience working as a chef in either hotel or restaurant environments with at least 2 years supervisory experience in kitchen operations

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to engage well with both the team and guest

What you can expect from us

We give our people everything they need to succeed. From a competitive salary that rewards all your hard work to a wide range of benefits designed to help you live your best work life – including a full uniform, impressive room discounts and some of the best training in the business.

Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams where we celebrate difference and encourage colleagues to bring their whole selves to work. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability. We promote a culture of trust, support, and acceptance. Always welcoming different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

IHG gives every member of the team the room they need to belong, grow and make a difference in a collaborative environment. We know that to work well, we need to feel well – both inside and outside of work – and through our myWellbeing framework, we are committed to supporting wellbeing in your health, lifestyle, and workplace.

So, join us and you’ll become part of our ever-growing global family.

At IHG, we’ve made a promise. As one of the world’s leading hotel groups, we’re here to deliver True Hospitality for Good. Making our guests and colleagues feel welcome, cared for, recognised and respected – wherever they are in the world. Want to be part of the journey?

Don't quite meet every single requirement, but still believe you'd be a great fit for the job? We'll never know unless you hit the 'Apply' button. Start your journey with us today.

Don't quite meet every single requirement, but still believe you'd be a great fit for the job? We'll never know unless you hit the 'Apply' button. Start your journey with us today.

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We firmly believe that all our colleagues deserve to be treated equally and have the same opportunities to develop and grow their skills within our business and provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and colleagues without regard to an individual's, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.