Senior Sous Chef

Caravan Restaurants | B Corp™; Greater London; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals & drinks when working

Dining discount for family & friends

Coffee discount

Bike to work scheme

Mental health and well‑being support

Financial health education and support

Leadership training and development

Birthday & Anniversary Treat – Caravan

Development and career progression

Job summary

Caravan Restaurants | B Corp™ is seeking a Senior Sous Chef in London to lead our kitchen and inspire a team to deliver world‑class, well‑traveled dishes inspired by New Zealand and global flavours. You will partner with the Head Chef to nurture staff, uphold standards, and drive exceptional guest experiences on every shift.

You will mentor, train and develop your team, ensure safety and quality, and thrive in a dynamic, collaborative environment that values sustainability and community impact.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in a high-volume kitchen.
• Ability to mentor and develop a kitchen team.
• Passion for quality, consistency and guest experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the kitchen team during service.
• Collaborate with Head Chef to develop the team and cuisine.
• Maintain standards of food quality, safety and hygiene.
• Drive efficient kitchen operations and guest satisfaction.
• Adapt to new systems and processes as required.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Cuisine development

People development

Service excellence

Tools

Fourth

FnB

Harri

Job description

Overall Earnings – From £46,000-£50,000 per year.

At Caravan, we share a love of mighty fine coffee, good food and friendly vibes. Over the past 10 years, we have built our award‑winning restaurants and roastery as well as investing time, money and resources into initiatives that have a positive impact on the world around us. We believe in pushing boundaries and challenging perceptions, championing people, community, diversity, inclusion and sustainability.

We're thrilled to have the opportunity to invite a fun, talented, prolific Senior Sous Chef who knows how to lead, support & inspire a team, and who's passionate about cuisine and wants to share that passion with their team & guests. We would love to hear from you if you’ve got experience cooking fresh ingredients, managing a kitchen and you’re up for a new venture. It’s an exciting time to join us as we’re looking forward to expanding in the coming years.

To say thanks for choosing us, we also offer our Senior Sous Chef and all teams:

• Free meals & drinks when working
• Dining discount when visiting with family & friends.
• Coffee discount
• Bike to work scheme
• Mental health and well‑being support
• Financial health education and support
• Leadership training and development
• Birthday & Anniversary Treat – on your birthday and on your work anniversary, you’ll receive a Caravan voucher to spend in any of our restaurants
• Development and career progression, 80% of all our management roles are filled internally.

What you’ll be doing as a Caravan Senior Sous Chef:

• You’ll be serving up our ‘well‑traveled’ food, which is inspired by flavours from our founders’ native New Zealand, as well as their global travels.
• Support the restaurant team with our ‘Caravan of Love’ customer experience
• You will work with your Head Chef to nurture and develop your team leading them from the front in every service.
• You will be open to learning in order to develop your knowledge and skills and you’ll take ownership of your role and your kitchen.
• We work with Fourth, FnB and Harri so it would be great if you have experience with these systems, although we can always show you the ropes if you haven’t.

Caravan Values

• Caravan of Love
• No boundaries
• Well‑traveled
• All welcome

Sustainability

• We expect our teams to support environmental stewardship targets and efficiency goals by following departmental environmental policies and monitoring own usage of vital resources such as energy, disposable goods, and food waste, to name a few.

Diversity & Inclusion

• All our teams must respect individual differences with regards to identity, national and cultural background, and level of experience in all interactions while at work, including with members of the public.