Sous Chef (Central Production Kitchen + Hospitality Focus) – SE16 4AW

Grazing; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Grazing, a leading company redefining business catering, seeks a Sous Chef to deliver exceptional food and hospitality. You will ensure high standards of food preparation and presentation while communicating effectively with clients and team members. Ideal candidates will possess strong experience in senior kitchen roles focused on luxury events and corporate catering.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in a senior kitchen role, with high-end hospitality and corporate catering.
• Impeccable standards regarding food safety, allergens, and kitchen professionalism.
• Comfort with modern kitchen and catering technology.

Responsibilities

• Deliver exceptional food for VIP office hospitality and events.
• Maintain the highest levels of food hygiene and presentation.
• Liaise with service teams on-site to ensure smooth operations.

Skills

Communication

Organizational Skills

Presentation

Food Safety Standards

Job description

Sous Chef (Central Production Kitchen + Hospitality Focus) – SE16 4AW

If you can whip up stunning food, lead a team with charm and calm, and ensure our prestigious clients feel like royalty (while staying cool as a cucumber behind the scenes), then your next adventure starts here.

We’re Grazing, and we’re redefining what business catering looks like – think elevated food, delivered with style. We serve up wow-worthy workplace and event hospitality to some of the UK’s most respected brands and businesses. That’s where you come in.

We’re looking for a Sous Chef who’s not just a kitchen superstar but also a hospitality pro – someone who gets that amazing food is only half the story, and that outstanding client experience is what turns a meal into a moment.

The Role – What You’ll Be Serving Up:

• Helping deliver exceptional food for VIP office hospitality, events and bespoke delivery catering – on time, on spec, and on point.
• Ensuring food not only tastes incredible but is prepped, packed and presented beautifully for clients with high expectations (and even higher standards).
• Stepping into client-facing roles when needed – setting up on-site, liaising with service teams and ensuring everything runs smoother than beurre blanc.
• Maintaining the highest levels of food hygiene, allergen safety and kitchen professionalism. Michelin mindset, even in a central kitchen.
• Constantly looking for smarter, slicker ways of working to help our clients shine (and make our kitchen even more efficient).

What You’ll Need in Your Apron Pocket:

• Strong experience in a senior kitchen role, with high-end hospitality, events or corporate catering clients.
• An instinctive understanding of five-star service – whether it’s behind the pass or behind the scenes.
• A natural ability to communicate clearly, positively and professionally – with clients, team members and everyone in between.
• Pride in presentation – from plate to packaging, you know the details matter.
• Impeccable standards when it comes to food safety, allergens, and kitchen systems.
• The organisational flair to juggle multiple menus, multiple deadlines, and still make time for that last-minute VIP canapé tray.
• Comfort using modern kitchen and catering tech.
• Love the buzz of a fast-paced hospitality service – and make calm look effortless.
• Take pride in creating food and service that people talk about long after they’ve eaten it.
• Understand the nuances of delivering consistent quality for high-profile, high-value clients.
• Bring energy, kindness and a little sparkle to everything you do (we see you ).

Ready to Join the Grazing Herd?

Drop us your CV and a note about what makes you tick (bonus points if you make us smile). Whether you’re coming from fine dining, luxury events or high-end B&I – if you love hospitality and hate cutting corners, we want to meet you.

Ready to order some delicious team catering?