Sous Chef

inploi; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A popular restaurant chain in Greater London is seeking a Sous Chef to lead the kitchen team and ensure high standards of safety and operation. You will collaborate with the Head Chef to deliver an innovative menu, maintain kitchen cleanliness, and support team development. Ideal candidates will have strong leadership skills and kitchen operation experience. This full-time position offers numerous benefits including discounts, opportunities for development, and a company pension scheme.

Benefits

100% discount on food for you, family, and friends

Company pension scheme

Employee assistance program

Early access to pay through Wagestream

Internal development programmes

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role is preferred.
• Ability to lead and develop a team in a kitchen environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head Chef in maintaining high standards.
• Lead and develop kitchen team activities.
• Collaborate on menu execution.
• Maintain kitchen cleanliness and organization.

Skills

Team leadership

Kitchen operation and safety

Menu execution

Organization

Job description

Overview

Sous Chef

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.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head Chef and General Manager to maintain a high standard of kitchen operation and safety
• Lead and develop the kitchen team, ensuring everyone has what they need to perform well
• Collaborate with the Head Chef to execute the menu with flavour, provenance and seasonality
• Help maintain kitchen cleanliness, organisation and equipment reliability

Benefits

• Permanent, full-time contract guaranteeing you 40 hours per week
• We pay all our teams fortnightly
• Every shift you work, we’ve got you covered with meals from our employee menu
• 100% discount off our food at any Côte for you, family and friends
• Opportunities for internal development programmes
• Company pension scheme & life assurance scheme
• Employee assistance program – 24/7 support 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.