Junior Sous Chef

Join our Kitchen Leadership Team - Drive kitchen performance. Shape the future of London hospitality. About Pablos Pablos is a modern taqueria rooted in the streets of Mexico City, shaped by London and served with a little California ease. The menu focuses on proper taco culture, using great ingredients, bold flavours and a simple, considered approach. Authentic at its core but contemporary in spirit, Pablos is colourful, playful and laid-back, bringing a confident London take on the taqueria to life.

The Role We’re looking for a Junior Sous Chef to play a key role in the heart of our kitchen, supporting the Sous Chef and Head Chef to deliver consistently excellent food and keep service running smoothly. From a strong prep session to a busy service, you’ll lead by example, maintain high standards and help create a kitchen team that works brilliantly together. This is a hands-on role for someone who thrives in a fast-paced kitchen, takes ownership and is ready to take the next step in their career.

This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys the pace of a busy venue, takes ownership and knows how to bring out the best in people.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading great services: Support the senior kitchen team during service, keeping the brigade organised, focused and working efficiently. Stay calm under pressure and communicate clearly across the kitchen.
• Delivering great food: Prepare and cook dishes to specification, maintaining consistency, quality and presentation throughout every service.
• Developing your team: Support Commis and Chef de Partie team members through training, guidance and hands-on coaching. Help create a positive, respectful and high-performing kitchen environment.
• Keeping standards high: Maintain excellent standards of food hygiene, health and safety, cleanliness and kitchen organisation, from opening checks through to close-down procedures.
• Supporting kitchen performance: Help manage prep, stock levels, ordering and waste while working with the senior kitchen team to control food costs and minimise wastage.
• Supporting the leadership team: Step up to lead the kitchen when required, helping to coordinate the brigade and ensure smooth service in the absence of senior chefs.
• Championing Arcade: Bring energy and enthusiasm to the kitchen, take pride in the food we serve and contribute ideas that make our dishes, processes and team better.

We’d love to hear from you if you bring:

• 2+ years experience as a Junior Sous Chef in a busy restaurant or high-volume kitchen.
• A strong understanding of professional kitchen operations and service.
• A passion for food, quality ingredients and consistently high standards.
• A calm, organised and hands-on approach, with the ability to lead by example.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Good knowledge of food safety, hygiene and kitchen health and safety requirements.
• An understanding of stock control, food costs and minimising waste.
• A positive attitude and a willingness to support, develop and motivate the wider kitchen team.
• Ambition to grow within a fast-paced hospitality environment.

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Working At Arcade Our teams are the most important part of our business, translating our passion for genuine hospitality to our guests every day. We are proud to work with industry-leading talent and recognise the importance of offering our teams the tools, guidance and experience necessary to build confidence and grow.

At Arcade, we’re more than just a restaurant group... We’re a collective of bold, diverse food and drink brands driven by creativity, collaboration, and a passion for hospitality. We believe in growing together, empowering our people, and creating opportunities to thrive across all areas of the business. Whether onsite, behind the scenes or head office, working at Arcade means being part of something exciting, fast-moving, and truly unique in the hospitality industry.

Benefits Of Being Part Of The Team

• Refer a friend bonus
• Internal wage advance facility to instantly access the wages you’ve earned
• A restaurant recognition budget for Birthday goodies and career milestones
• 50% off food in our restaurants for you and your loved ones
• 50% off food in JKS restaurants within Arcade for you and your loved ones
• Access to counselling, remote GP/physio services, legal advice and more through
• Hospitality Action 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year
• Summer and Christmas team parties where we all down tools and have some fun!