Sous Chef

Côte; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meals on shift

Food discount

Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Employee assistance program

Early access to pay via Wagestream

Job summary

Côte in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking a passionate Sous Chef to lead a busy kitchen and work closely with the Head Chef. You’ll oversee line cooks, manage service, and ensure quality across all dishes while maintaining a clean, safe workspace.

Reporting to the Head Chef and GM, you’ll help develop the team, run tastings, and keep the kitchen running smoothly across all shifts, with a focus on flavour, provenance and seasonal menus.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership and team-management skills.
• Proven ability to run kitchen operations efficiently.
• Exceptional cooking and plating quality under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Lead a kitchen team and coordinate with Head Chef on service.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and compliant kitchen environment.
• Assist Head Chef and General Manager to ensure optimal shift performance.

Skills

Team leadership

Kitchen management

Cooking

Job description

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.

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.