Sous Chef

Gather & Gather UK; Oxford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading workplace food service provider in Oxford is seeking a Sous Chef to join their team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for preparing high-quality food, managing kitchen staff, and ensuring hygiene standards. This role offers a competitive hourly wage and the chance to work in a vibrant kitchen environment with numerous training and development opportunities.

Benefits

Personal Development and Training opportunities

Life assurance scheme

Pension scheme

Holiday allowance

Eye care

Wellbeing strategy

Healthcare Support App

Family friendly support

Holiday purchase scheme

Social events

Volunteering days

Recognition schemes

Qualifications

• Experience in a kitchen environment, ideally as a Sous Chef.
• Proven ability to work in a team and foster a positive environment.
• Passion for high-quality food.

Responsibilities

• Prepare high-quality food that delights clients.
• Identify opportunities for service improvement.
• Oversight of kitchen hygiene and cleaning practices.
• Comply with health regulations.

Skills

Communication

Initiative

Reliability

Ability to work under pressure

Job description

At Gather & Gather, great food in the workplace isn’t simply about fuel. It’s about increasing productivity and improving performance; it’s about happy motivated people and inspiring environments. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do – we live to bring food and people together.

We are brave, bold and curious adventurers in food and drink. Never shy of being different, always challenging the conventional.

Our passionate team of chefs, baristas, servers, nutritionists and much more, love nothing more than creating memorable moments that enrich the everyday. Come and join our award winning teams – we are currently recruiting for a Sous Chef to join our amazing team at Oxford.

Location

OX5 1GN

Salary

£15.00 per hour

Working Pattern

40 hours per week, between Monday - Sunday, 4 out of 7 days. Flexibility is a must.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Preparing delicious, high-quality food that delights our clients and customers
• Identifying opportunities to improve our food service
• Creating a positive kitchen environment where your team feel welcomed and supported
• Supporting the team in delivering our tasty food concepts to our customers
• Representing Compass Group UK&I and maintaining a positive brand image
• Supporting the team with ordering food, stock control and controlling food waste
• Overseeing kitchen cleaning responsibilities to maintain hygiene standards
• Supporting the team to manage budgets and successfully meet financial targets
• Complying with Food Handling and Hygiene standards
• Complying with Health and Safety regulations

Our ideal Sous Chef will:

• Create a positive work environment where the whole team can thrive
• Be a brilliant communicator and easily build relationships
• Strive for excellence in an eager and motivated manner
• Take initiative and make decisions that are right for our customers
• Have a desire to succeed in your role
• Possess the ability to work under pressure
• Demonstrate exceptional timekeeping and reliability
• Passionate about great-tasting food

What’s in it for you?

Working with Gather & Gathering has its perks! People are at the heart of everything we do, so we've developed a range of benefits to keep you happy.

• Personal Development and Training opportunities
• Life assurance scheme
• Pension scheme
• Holiday allowance
• Eye care
• A great wellbeing strategy - including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, salary finance
• Access to Healthcare Support App which includes Annual health check, Digital GP, Mental Health Consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Medical Opinion
• Family friendly support
• A holiday purchase scheme
• Regular social events and communication with our leaders
• Volunteering days
• Recognition schemes and people awards
• Long service awards
• Access to some great high street discount vouchers