Sous Chef

Côte Restaurants; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Côte Restaurants as a Sous Chef where you'll lead a dynamic kitchen team and create delicious, contemporary French dishes. This full-time role offers a vibrant working environment, opportunities for development, and staff discounts across our restaurants. Your contributions will not only enhance our menu but also delight our customers, creating memorable dining experiences. If you're passionate about food and team leadership, explore this opportunity to grow with us!

Benefits

Guaranteed 40 hours per week

Fortnightly pay

Discount on food for employees and their friends

Employee assistance program

Access to early pay through Wagestream

Qualifications

• Experience in a kitchen role, especially in a leading or supportive position.
• Strong culinary skills with a focus on French cuisine.
• Ability to work well under pressure and manage kitchen operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage kitchen staff, ensuring safety and motivation.
• Assist the Head Chef in menu development and preparation.
• Ensure the kitchen is well-maintained and organized.

Skills

Team Leadership

Culinary Skills

Organization

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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 40 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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Restaurants

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