Job Description

Tiella is hiring an experienced and ambitious Sous Chef to join our kitchen. We are an independent neighbourhood restaurant on Columbia Rd, founded by Executive Chef Dara Klein. We cook regional, homestyle Italian food inspired by Dara’s Pugliese heritage and her childhood spent in Emilia-Romagna, drawing heavily from Dara’s family restaurant, Maria Pia’s Trattoria.

This is a key leadership role in the kitchen, where you’ll be working closely with the Executive Chef and Head Chef. Key responsibilities for the role will include:

Leading the team daily through preparation and service
Maintaining standards across every section and supporting the development of the kitchen team
You will be confident running the kitchen in the absence of the Executive Chef and Head Chef and have the ability to create a calm, organised and professional working environment throughout busy prep and services.

Job Requirements

We are looking for someonewho takes genuine ownership of their role, leads by example and wants to play an important part in the continued growth and success of Tiella. In return, you will have the opportunity to work closely with an experienced chef-led team, take on meaningful responsibility and help shape the culture and day to day running of Tiella.

You will have some experience in the Sous Chef position, or have relevant experience and be ready to take the next step. You should be: