Sous Chef

Côte Brasserie; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fortnight pay

Employee meals

Food discount

Development programmes

Pension & life cover

Employee assistance program

Early pay via Wagestream

48 hours per week

Job summary

Côte Brasserie Cambridge is seeking a dedicated Sous Chef to lead a busy kitchen, work alongside our Head Chef and mentor a team.

You'll be responsible for delivering high-quality, French-inspired dishes with a focus on flavour, provenance, and seasonality, while maintaining a safe, well organised kitchen and supporting the team on each shift.

This permanent, full-time role offers a 48-hour week, employee meals, a strong development focus and a supportive environment as part of a growing brand.

Responsibilities

• Lead a busy kitchen alongside the Head Chef and motivate the kitchen team.
• Deliver high-quality, French-inspired dishes with a focus on flavour, provenance and seasonality.
• Ensure a safe, well organised kitchen and provide strong support to the team on each shift.

Job description

Are you happiest when you’re creating iconic, mouth-watering dishes with a twist? Are you organised and confident enough to lead a team? Do you take your work seriously, but never yourself?

We’re looking for a Sous Chef to join our team, working shoulder to shoulder with the team and reporting to our Head Chef.

As a Sous Chef, you’ll be working with a menu that is packed full of flavour, provenance and seasonality. Our all-day food menu showcases and celebrates the diverse, modern French food landscape with indulgent French classic dishes that are balanced with lighter options too.

The kitchen is yours as a Sous Chef, you'll be working closely with the Head Chef to deliver a motivated and safe environment for all our Chefs to work in. You’ll support the Head Chef and General Manager by ensuring the kitchen is in tip‑top condition and you’ll have the teams back by ensuring they have everything they need to make every shift that bit better.

The good stuff.

• Permanent, full time contract guaranteeing you 48 hours per week
• We pay all our teams fortnightly because who doesn’t love a payday?
• Every shift you work, we’ve got you covered with meals from our employee menu (thanks Chef)!
• Treat yourself, family and friends to 100% discount off our food at any Côte
• We’re here for the curious, so it’s no surprise there are loads of opportunities when it comes to internal development programmes, we have some big plans coming this year!
• Company pension scheme & life assurance scheme
• Employee assistance program - 24/7 support and advice for health, wellbeing, and financial issues
• Access your next pay early through our Wagestream partnership

Bonjour, we’re Côte.

We believe life should be full of flavour. Yes, we’re foodies - but we’re actually in the business of making memories. Founded in Wimbledon in 2007 with a mission to deliver quality, French‑inspired food, extraordinary service, and a whole‑hearted enjoyment of life, we now have a 3,000‑strong team and 85 restaurants (and counting) across the UK.

There are so many reasons to join Côte.

We’re on an exciting new journey - and our team will play a huge part in making it happen. That means when you’re with us, every day is an opportunity to aim higher. Because we’re invested in your development, so you’ll get out as much as you put in. And we encourage you to bring your unique flavour to work, because we value the diversity of our teams. Best of all, the work you do brings joy to others. Sound good? Maybe you belong with us.