Sous Chef - Monday-Friday

Inspire Catering; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering service in Edinburgh is looking for a Sous Chef. The role involves managing kitchen operations, supervising a team, and ensuring high standards of food quality and service. Ideal candidates should have supervisory experience and hold a Food Hygiene certificate. Benefits include personal development opportunities, life assurance, and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Personal Development and Training opportunities

Life assurance scheme

Pension scheme

Holiday allowance

Eye care

Wellbeing strategy access

Qualifications

• Passionate about great-tasting food and exceptional customer service.
• Experience supervising a team.
• Experience in a similar Chef role.

Responsibilities

• Documenting daily requirements for chefs.
• Cleaning and organizing food prep areas.
• Managing kitchen staff and operations.
• Training team members on standards.
• Ensuring sanitation and compliance with standards.

Skills

Great-tasting food

Exceptional customer service

Supervising a team

Flexibility

Education

Food Hygiene certificate

Job description

Overview

We are Inspire Catering, our philosophy since day one has been to recruit the finest talent and quite literally ‘inspire’ them! Then, we combine our collective enthusiasm and passion for fabulous food and exceptional service with the freshest, most seasonal ingredients sourced as locally and sustainably as possible from our wonderful larder here in Scotland and the UK. We work with several clients that vary in sector and industry. Food and people are what make our business. They are also the cement that forms the foundation of Inspire.

Location: Edinburgh

Location details: EH10 5EG

Salary: £15.60 per hour

Working Pattern: Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week, between the hours of 7am to 4pm, with occasional weekends; flexibility is a must

Your key responsibilities will include

• Documenting each morning what the Head Chefs or site manager require before they prepare the day’s dishes
• Cleaning and organising the food preparation area for the Head Chef
• Ordering and receiving orders when required
• Ensuring the kitchen team prepare the dishes according to site specifications and standards
• Managing around 10 to 12 members of chefs and kitchen assistants
• Covers around up to 1000 pupils and staff a day
• Training new and current team on the restaurant’s standards and regulations
• Make sure kitchen is ready for any external and internal auditors
• Addressing any complaints quickly and report it back
• Monitoring the kitchen area and the staff to ensure sanitation standards are maintained
• Ensuring/checking all food products are not expired, checking daily dates and comply with food standards agency
• Covering the head chef in their absence
• Communicate with relevant parties requirements for planned menus and order necessary ingredients

Our ideal Sous Chef will

• Be passionate about great-tasting food and exceptional customer service
• Be from restaurant but contract catering experience highly desirable
• Have experience supervising a team
• Have experience in a similar Chef role
• Hold a Food Hygiene certificate
• Have a flexible approach to working

What's in it for you?

Working with Inspire Catering 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