Sous Chef

Company of Cooks; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering company in London is seeking a Sous Chef to enhance their team. This role involves producing high-quality food, managing a team of 25, and developing new concepts. Ideal candidates will have contract catering experience, flexibility, and a strong knowledge of food hygiene. The position offers a salary of £40,000 per annum, with numerous benefits including training opportunities and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Personal Development and Training opportunities

Life assurance scheme

Pension scheme

Holiday allowance

Access to Healthcare Support App

Eye care

Wellbeing strategy

Family friendly support

Social events

Holiday purchase scheme

Volunteering days

Professional subscriptions

Recognition schemes

Long service awards

High street discount vouchers

Qualifications

• Flexibility and adaptability to meet work demands.
• Good knowledge of food safety and hygiene practices.

Responsibilities

• Produce food on time for smooth service.
• Ensure food presentation is consistently high quality.
• Assist in developing new food concepts.
• Communicate menu requirements to relevant parties.
• Support retail outlets and events catering.
• Manage a team of 25.

Skills

Contract Catering experience

Flexibility and adaptability

Knowledge of food & hygiene

Job description

We are Company of Cooks, and we believe brilliant food and drink starts with brilliant people. For over 25 years, we’ve been part of some of the UK’s most loved cultural destinations, from historic palaces and botanical gardens to buzzing galleries and performance spaces, running the cafés, restaurants, bars and events that bring these incredible places to life.

Our values - Craft, Creativity and Community - guide everything we do. They shape how we work together, how we support our partners, and how we make each guest feel welcome. If you care about food, people and doing things properly, you’ll feel right at home here.

Wherever we are, we do more than serve. We bring places to life through food, service and creativity and we’re looking for a Sous Chef to join our team in London.

Location: SE1 8XX

Salary: £40,000 per annum

Working Pattern: 45 hours per week - 5 days over 7, the shift can fall anytime between 6am and latest finish 11pm, flexibility is a must

Key responsibilities

• To produce food in a timely fashion to ensure smooth service to the customers
• To enjoy the food you produce and ensure they are ‘picture perfect’ every time
• To assist in developing and producing new service styles and food concepts
• To communicate with the relevant parties requirements for planned menus and order necessary ingredients
• Supporting our retail outlets, members’ lounge offering table service and catering, ranging from small drop-offs to high-profile functions (such as BFI and BAFTA)
• Responsible for team of 25

Our ideal candidate

• Contract Catering experience is highly desirable
• Be flexible and adaptable
• Good knowledge of food & hygiene

What's in it for you?

• Personal Development and Training opportunities
• Life assurance scheme
• Pension scheme
• Holiday allowance
• Access to Healthcare Support App which includes Annual health check, Digital GP, Mental Health Consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Medical Opinion
• Eye care
• A great wellbeing strategy - including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, salary finance
• Family friendly support

• Regular social events and communication with our leaders
• A holiday purchase scheme
• Volunteering days
• Professional subscriptions
• Recognition schemes and people awards
• Long service awards
• Access to some great high street discount vouchers