Junior Sous Chef

Do & Co Airline Catering; England; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-Site Free Meals

Refer a Friend Scheme

In-house training opportunities

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Do & Co Airline Catering is seeking a Sous Chef to assist the Sous Chef in our Italian kitchen, driving high standards and supporting a motivated team. You will lead shifts, train staff, control stock, and ensure the quality and safety of all dishes across the Italian kitchen.

You will bring strong leadership, culinary expertise, and excellent English communication, delivering exceptional service within a luxury catering environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to stay calm under pressure.
• Strong leadership to motivate a brigade of chefs.
• Culinary skills.
• Fluent in English, written and spoken.
• Experience leading large teams in high-end cuisine.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving mindset.
• Willingness to lead by example.
• Knowledge of international recipes and techniques.
• Attention to detail and data-driven decisions.
• Culinary education or experience in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Monitor the Italian kitchen and staff to maintain standards.
• Cook to specification and meet company targets.
• Lead the team to deliver top quality standards on each shift.
• Support training and development of the team.
• Assist with stock control and ordering.
• Train new employees on company standards and regulations.
• Monitor performance of CDPs and helpers.
• Ensure food products meet company standards and hygiene.
• Oversee kitchen and veg prep operations.
• Recruit, train, and motivate pastry staff as needed.
• Assist with staff food prep, recipes, and procedures.
• Assist on menu presentations.

Skills

Leadership

Culinary skills

English fluency

Team management

Training

Menu presentation

Stock control

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

Culinary education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

You will assist the Sous Chef in our Italian kitchen department. Your eye for detail will help you excel, you will love leading and motivating your team to drive company strategy in all elements of the business.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring the Italian kitchen and the staff to ensure standards are maintained
• Cook to spec and work within company targets
• Lead the team to deliver top quality standards on every shift
• Support with the training and development of the team
• Support with stock control and ordering
• Training new employees on the Company Standards and Regulations
• Monitoring performance of the CDP’s and the helpers
• Ensuring all food products to be prepared up to the Company Standards
• Oversee the kitchen and veg prep operations
• Leading teams and distribute job tasks
• Keeping the kitchen fully equipped with all the tools and inventory
• Ensuring that the quality of food are consistently high and that hygiene standards are exceeded
• Organizing, recruiting, training new staff and motivating staff in pastry area
• Assisting the staff with food prep, recipes, and procedures
• Assisting on menu presentations

Qualifications

• An ability to stay calm when the pressure mounts
• Strong leadership skills to motivate your brigade of chefs
• Culinary skills
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Fluent in English, oral & written, with excellent communication skills
• Role model ability, leading a large team, ready to roll up your sleeves and do what is needed to give our customers the best service with a problem-solving mentality
• Confidence in taking the lead as at times you will be required to manage the department
• Passion for high-end cuisine, love for food and motivation to deliver exceptional service
• Well presented, professional individual with a can-do, positive attitude that indulges in team success
• The ability to be a positive change champion for DO & CO, identifying key impact areas and priorities and supporting change programmes and strategies in order to gain optimal results
• Exceptional attention to detail and data driven with the ability to influence different departments to suggest, implement and track solutions
• Build strong relationships with the team, mentoring and motivating, creating a team spirit, encouraging them to be at their best
• You are a clear and engaging communicator, strong written and verbal English, and will use a variety of methods to keep the team well informed
• Flexible in the way you think, making decisions efficiently and handling change to ensure everything we do is right for our customers and the DO & CO family
• Have a great understanding and working knowledge of Operations and be the expert in delivering practical actions for its improvement by taking a hands‑on approach
• Culinary education, previous experience in a similar role, or in a fast paced, high end, fresh food environment
• Good knowledge of international recipes and cooking technique
• Strong numerical reasoning ability

Additional Information

• Competitive
• Enjoy perks by referring your friends through our Refer a Friend Scheme
• Save money and time with On‑Site Free Meals
• Expand your skills and knowledge through our in‑house training opportunities.
• A business where you can have a real impact, we’re not afraid of new ideas!
• Genuine career development opportunities, both nationally and internationally
• The opportunity to work with and represent one of the most innovative players in the luxury global gourmet entertainment market

DO&CO is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status

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