Sous Chef

Smyth & Co; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning & dev

Rewards & recognition

Welcome lunch

Restaurant discounts

Friends & Family

Retail discount

Supplier trips

Staff socials

Additional holidays

Parental leave

Sabbaticals

Job summary

Smyth & Co in London is seeking a talented Sous Chef to join its senior kitchen team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to develop your career within a progressive, sustainability-driven restaurant group, renowned for bold, flavour-forward cooking.

You will support the Head Chef, maintain top food quality and presentation, lead and mentor junior staff, and ensure strict hygiene and allergen controls while contributing to seasonal menus rooted in root-to-stem techniques.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Sous Chef within a high-quality, high-volume kitchen.
• Passion for seasonal, sustainable, produce-led cooking.
• Strong leadership and team development abilities.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Relevant food hygiene certification.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head Chef in day-to-day running of a busy kitchen.
• Maintain high standards of food quality, presentation and consistency across all sections.
• Lead, mentor and develop junior kitchen brigade.
• Ensure food hygiene, safety and allergen procedures.
• Assist with stock control, ordering and minimising food waste in line with sustainability ethos.
• Contribute creative input to menu development and root-to-stem cooking techniques.
• Deputise for the Head Chef in their absence, maintaining service standards and team morale.

Skills

Sous Chef experience

Leadership

Organisational skills

Food hygiene cert

Team development

Sustainability ethos

Job description

My client is one of London's most talked-about restaurants, celebrated for a bold, flavour-driven approach to modern British cooking and a genuine commitment to sustainability. Michelin-listed and B Corp certified, they champion zero-waste, root-to-stem cooking, using the best of British seasonal produce to create dishes that are as inventive as they are indulgent.

Since opening, the restaurant has earned a reputation as a pioneer of conscious dining in the capital, proving that sustainable cooking can be exciting, relaxed and full of energy. This is a kitchen built on creativity, craft and a genuine passion for doing things differently.

Sous Chef role

I am looking for a talented and driven Sous Chef to join the senior kitchen team. This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious chef to develop their career within one of London's most exciting and progressive restaurant groups, working alongside a passionate, high-performing brigade.

Sous Chef key responsibilities

• Support the Head Chef in the day-to-day running of a busy, high-volume kitchen
• Maintain the highest standards of food quality, presentation and consistency across all sections
• Lead, mentor and develop junior members of the kitchen brigade
• Ensure full compliance with food hygiene, safety and allergen procedures
• Assist with stock control, ordering and minimising food waste in line with our sustainability ethos
• Contribute creative input to menu development, seasonal specials and root-to-stem cooking techniques
• Deputise for the Head Chef in their absence, maintaining service standards and team morale

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience as a Sous Chef (or strong Junior Sous ready to step up) within a high-quality, high-volume restaurant
• A genuine passion for seasonal, sustainable and produce-led cooking
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and develop a team under pressure
• Excellent organisational skills and a keen eye for detail
• A collaborative, positive attitude and a real desire to grow within the business
• Relevant food hygiene certification

Sous Chef offer

• Continuous Learning and Development programme including external opportunities such as WSET and Leadership courses.
• Reward and recognition schemes.
• Free welcome lunch for you and a guest.
• 50% restaurant discounts across the group.
• 25% Friends and Family discounts.
• 50% discount on company retail.
• Supplier trips, staff parties and team socials.
• Increased holiday entitlement after three years employment.
• Enhanced parental leave (after one year's employment).
• Sabbaticals (after three years employment).