Junior Sous Chef - Monday - Friday

Chartwells Independent; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent catering company in London is seeking a Junior Sous Chef to join its vibrant team. The ideal candidate will create innovative menus and produce high-quality dishes while managing café operations with a focus on food safety and customer satisfaction. This role offers a salary of £35,000 and various employee benefits aimed at fostering personal and professional growth in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Personal Development and Training opportunities

Life assurance scheme

Pension scheme

Holiday allowance

Access to Healthcare Support App

Wellbeing strategy

Family friendly support

Regular social events

Holiday purchase scheme

Volunteering days

Qualifications

• Previous experience in contract catering or cafe environment is desirable.
• Strong focus on social sustainability.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a busy kitchen effectively.

Responsibilities

• Create menus according to client needs and customer preferences.
• Produce food timely to ensure smooth service.
• Run the cafe and cover between 50-60 covers daily.

Skills

Time-management skills

Front of house ability

Knowledge of food safety

Flexibility

Job description

We areCompany of Cooks, and we believe brilliant food and drink starts with brilliant people. For over 25 years, we’ve been part of some of the UK’s most loved cultural destinations, from historic palaces and botanical gardens to buzzing galleries and performance spaces, running the cafés, restaurants, bars and events that bring these incredible places to life.

Our values - Craft, Creativity and Community - guide everything we do. They shape how we work together, how we support our partners, and how we make each guest feel welcome. If you care about food, people and doing things properly, you’ll feel right at home here.

Wherever we are, we do more than serve. We bring places to life through food, service and creativity and we’re looking for aJunior Sous Chef to join our amazing site inLondon.

Location: WC1H 9JZ

Salary: £35,000 per annum

Working Pattern: 40 hours per week – Monday‑Friday, 7am‑3pm, you will be required to support in hospitality so additional hours will be available as overtime, some flexibility is required

Key responsibilities will include:

• To invent and create menus that are in line with client and customer needs
• To produce food in a timely fashion to ensure smooth service to the customers
• To enjoy the food you produce and ensure they are ‘picture perfect’ every time
• You will be responsible for running the cafe and cover between 50-60 covers per day
• To communicate with the relevant parties requirements for planned menus and order necessary ingredient

Ideal Cafe Sous Chef Candidate:

• Drive the café to improve the food and increase our covers during our lunch period
• Is flexible and havea good front of house ability to cover during busy lunch period
• Be highly focused on social sustainability
• Have contract Catering or Cafe background is highly desirable
• Very well organised and good time-management skills
• Have in‑depth knowledge of food safety, hygiene protocols, and sanitation standards

What's in it for you?

Working with Company Of Cooks has its perks! People are at the heart of everything we do, so we've developed a range of benefits to keep you happy.

• Personal Development and Training opportunities
• Life assurance scheme
• Pension scheme
• Holiday allowance
• Access to Healthcare Support App which includes Annual health check, Digital GP, Mental Health Consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Medical Opinion
• Eye care
• A great wellbeing strategy – including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, salary finance
• Family friendly support
• Regular social events and communication with our leaders
• A holiday purchase scheme
• Volunteering days
• Professional subscriptions
• Recognition schemes and people awards
• Long service awards
• Access to some great high street discount vouchers