Sous Chef

ISS Facilities Services; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading facility management company is seeking a Senior Sous Chef in London. In this role, you'll drive culinary excellence across multiple outlets, manage daily kitchen operations, and lead a team to deliver high-quality dining experiences. Ideal candidates will have experience in Michelin-starred environments and a passion for high-end hospitality. This permanent position offers competitive pay and a vibrant work environment focused on growth and diversity.

Benefits

Opportunity for career growth

Inclusive workplace culture

Qualifications

• Experience in Michelin-starred, AA Rosette, or five-star hotel environments.
• Proven leadership capability in kitchen settings.
• Strong knowledge of food safety and allergens.

Responsibilities

• Support the Executive Chef in leading hospitality kitchens.
• Manage daily service for premium dining and events.
• Train and motivate kitchen brigade to deliver high-end food.

Skills

Leadership

Culinary excellence

Food safety compliance

Team training

Job description

Overview

Sous Chef

Location: London, E14 5HP

Hours of work: 40

Working Pattern: Monday - Friday

Contract Type: Permanent

Hourly Rate: £18.11 - £18.50

Step into one of London’s most iconic corporate headquarters, setting the standard for contemporary corporate hospitality. The flagship campus offers a diverse dining and events portfolio, from fine dining and premium meeting-room hospitality to client events, executive dining, and the upcoming Level 18 lounge bar and showcase spaces.

Job Overview

As Senior Sous Chef, you’ll be a key member of the leadership team, driving culinary excellence across multiple outlets. The role demands versatility - moving confidently between Michelin-style plated dishes, high-end events, refined buffets, delicate pastry work, and day-to-day corporate hospitality.

This position suits a chef who thrives on variety, leads with calm authority, and delivers consistent quality at scale. You’ll take pride in creating memorable experiences, value diversity in both cuisine and culture, and enjoy being at the heart of a world-class hospitality operation.

The Role

• Support the Executive Chef in leading all hospitality kitchens across the building.
• Take responsibility for daily service across:
  • Premium meeting-room hospitality
  • Boardroom dining and executive lunches
  • Events, including canapés, hot fork, buffets and plated menus
  • The launch and ongoing delivery of Level 18’s deli, lounge bar and premium offer
• Other duties:
  • Maintain exceptional standards of mise en place, cleanliness, organisation and kitchen documentation
  • Train, coach and motivate the brigade to consistently deliver a high-end food offering
  • Contribute to menu development, tastings and seasonal innovation
  • Manage ordering, stock control, GP targets and waste reduction in line with ISS processes
  • Work collaboratively with front-of-house teams, clients and central ISS support functions

About You

• Background in Michelin-starred, AA Rosette, five-star hotel or equivalent premium hospitality environments
• Proven ability to lead teams and run a kitchen in the Executive Chef’s absence
• Comfortable delivering multiple styles of cookery across varied service periods
• Strong knowledge of food safety, allergens and compliance requirements
• Professional, calm and solutions-focused approach
• Above all, a positive can-do attitude, strong work ethic and genuine desire to learn and progress

The Company

ISS is a world-leading workplace and facility management company, connecting people and places to make the world work better. Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience.

Through a unique combination of intelligent solutions, high standards and people who care, to help our customers achieve their purpose, whether it’s hospitals healing patients, businesses producing the next great innovation, or airports bringing passengers home to their families. ISS is committed to doing business the right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people.

We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference. #ISSGreatPeople #ISSTalent #PeopleMakePlace

ISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer.

ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.

We are a Disability Confident Committed (Level 2) employer, proudly supporting and promoting inclusive hiring practices in line with the UK government’s Disability Confident scheme.

Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.