Junior Sous Chef - Royal Opera House

Compass Group UK & Ireland; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering company is seeking a Junior Sous Chef to join their team at the Royal Opera House in London. You'll support the head chef, lead kitchen staff, and ensure high food quality standards. The ideal candidate has a strong culinary background, leadership skills, and knowledge of food safety regulations. Working with us offers great perks like personal development opportunities, life assurance, and access to healthcare support.

Benefits

Personal Development and Training opportunities

Life assurance scheme

Pension scheme

Holiday allowance

Eye care

Wellbeing strategy including Employee Assistance Programme

Healthcare Support App access

Family friendly support

Holiday purchase scheme

Regular social events

Volunteering days

Recognition schemes

Qualifications

• Experience as a Junior Sous Chef or equivalent role with a strong culinary background.
• Knowledge of food safety and hygiene regulations.
• Willingness to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Support the head chef and supervise kitchen staff.
• Train and develop up to 5 team members.
• Maintain high food quality standards.
• Assist with ordering supplies and managing inventory.
• Help manage budgets and control food costs.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Time-management

Financial acumen

Job description

We are Company 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 a Junior Sous Chef to join our stunning site at Royal Opera House, London.

Location: WC2E 9DD

Salary: £13.85 per hour, plus tronc in total £17.00 - £20.00 per hour, depending on experience

Working Pattern: 40 hours per week – 5 days our of 7, shifts between 09:00am and latest finish 10:30pm (rota basis), flexibility is a must

Key responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the head chef, leading, and supervising kitchen staff, and ensuring high standards of food quality and hygiene
• Responsible for training and development of up to team of 5 team members
• Foster a positive and efficient working environment, leading by example and motivating the kitchen teams at each site
• Maintaining high food quality standards
• Assist with ordering supplies, managing inventory, and controlling stock levels within budget for all three kitchens
• Help manage budgets and control food costs, ensuring profitability for each area

Ideal candidate Junior Sous Chef :

• Be passionate about great-tasting food and exceptional customer service
• Have experience as a Junior Sous Chef equivalent role with a strong culinary background
• Have strong leadership, communication skills, and a passion for food to ensure smooth, efficient service
• Demonstrate brilliant financial acumen
• Very well organised and good time-management skills
• Comes from hi end-restaurant background
• In-depth knowledge of food safety and hygiene regulations
• Have willingness to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekend

What's in it for you?

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