Sous chef

Holroyd Howe; Brackley; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals

Career development

Apprenticeships

Rewards & recognition

People awards

Work-life balance

Benefits platform

Assistance program

Refer a friend

Sick pay

Prestigious env

Team events

Holiday entitlement

Pension

Competitive salary

Job summary

Holroyd Howe is recruiting a Sous chef at Winchester House School, Brackley. The role is 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday with occasional weekends, on a 52-week contract. You will lead a small team, maintain high standards, and ensure food safety and allergen compliance while supporting the head chef.

The post includes benefits and career development opportunities, with a DBS check required for all successful applicants.

Qualifications

• Great chef skills and management of teams a must.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small kitchen team and maintain high standards.
• Ensure food safety and health & safety compliance.
• Prepare fresh ingredients for the 3 weekly menu cycle.
• Accurately label products and ensure allergen compliance.
• Support head chef and uphold audit standards on site.

Skills

Chef skills

Team leadership

Job description

SOUS CHEF

£32,500 per annum full time 40 hours per week Holroyd Howe is one of the UK's leading contract caterers, providing fresh innovative food services solely to independent schools and colleges. We are a team of experienced professionals who tailor our catering service provision specifically to suit children of all ages in order to meet the bespoke requirements of each school.

Job Description

Holroyd Howe, are recruiting a Sous chef to come and join our team at the Winchester House School, 44 High St, Brackley NN13 7AZ, UK

This is a 52 week contract, 40 hours per week

Monday to Friday role, with the occasional weekend working

If you are:

• Enthusiastic, energetic with the ability to demonstrate initiative
• Flexible with a 'can do' attitude
• Always happy to help with a smile,
• Able to work as part of a team or on your own whilst maintaining high standards at all times,
• Excited to produce amazing high quality and sustainable food products

And have:

• Experience in leading a small team, who can build confidence and capability in your teams enabling them to succeed
• Ready to work in a fast-paced environment whilst always leading by example
• Pride in your work, constantly looking for ways to improve and continually learning
• A good understanding of Food Safety & Health and Safety regulations, ability to follow brand standards and comply with company policies.
• Reliable transportation for your commute to work between the hours of 6.30am - 7.30pm on a rota basis , Monday to Friday with the rare weekend duties.

And are able to:

• Support the team with the head chef, whilst maintaining audit standards for food and health & safety compliance while meeting EHO expectations
• Ensuring the team maintains a high standard of cleanliness and food safety on site to maintain a safe environment for our customers, our clients and ourselves
• Highly organised, with a focus on forward planning
• Prepare fresh ingredients by hand, to produce the 3 weekly menu cycle
• Accurately labelling products ensuring lawful compliance around food safety and allergen compliance each shift.
• Be a skilled multitasker
• Learn new skills or improve skills already mastered

Then we would like to hear from you!

Qualifications

Great chef skills and management of teams a must

Additional Information

• Free meals whilst at work
• Career development opportunities
• HIT Apprenticeships for all experience levels
• Reward & recognition schemes
• People awards to celebrate our employees
• Work/life balance
• Employee Benefits Platform
• Employee Assistance Program
• Recommend a friend scheme
• Company sick pay scheme
• Prestigious working environments
• Team events scheduled throughout the year
• 28 Holiday days inclusive of bank holidays
• Pension scheme
• Competitive salary

We invest in the training and development of our teams to give them the appropriate skills necessary to thrive in their job roles. We have outstanding teams of experienced professionals who tailor our catering service provision specifically to suit children, of all ages, meeting the bespoke requirements of our clients.

Holroyd Howe is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. All roles within Holroyd Howe are regarded as regulated activity and therefore we require an Enhanced DBS which includes a Barred List Check for all successful applicants. We will also require shortlisted applicants to provide appropriate information regarding their criminal offences.

This appointment is offered on the return of satisfactory professional references.

DBS check required for the SOUS chef role at Winchester House School , Brackley start date September 2026