Sous Chef - Monday-Friday

Global Relay; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Relay in London is seeking a Sous Chef to support the Head Chef and Culinary Team in our corporate London Bistro. You will help in day-to-day kitchen operations, ensuring high-quality, nutritious meals for staff and guests while maintaining a positive, professional environment.

In this role you will assist with menu planning, food preparation, supervision of staff, and adherence to hygiene standards.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Sous Chef or senior kitchen role.
• Minimum 3 years in a similar setting.
• Strong organisational and multitasking abilities.
• Excellent communication and attention to detail.
• Discreet, reliable and professional.

Responsibilities

• Assist Head Chef with food preparation and menu planning.
• Design and test seasonal food items.
• Produce high quality food for staff and guests.
• Ensure sanitation and clean kitchen standards.
• Train and supervise new kitchen staff.
• Manage inventory and stock control.

Skills

Organisational skills

Multitasking

Communication

Attention to detail

Reliability

Office tools

Tools

Office tools

Job description

Who we are:

For over 25 years, Global Relay has set the standard in enterprise information archiving with industry-leading cloud archiving, surveillance, eDiscovery, and analytics solutions. We securely capture and preserve the communications data of the world’s most highly regulated firms, giving them greater visibility and control over their information and ensuring compliance with stringent regulations.

Though we offer competitive compensation and benefits and all the other perks one would expect from an established company, we are not your typical technology company. Global Relay is a career-building company. A place for big ideas. New challenges. Groundbreaking innovation. It’s a place where you can genuinely make an impact – and be recognized for it.

We believe great businesses thrive on diversity, inclusion, and the contributions of all employees. To that end, we recruit candidates from different backgrounds and foster a work environment that encourages employees to collaborate and learn from each other, completely free of barriers.

The primary purpose of the Sous Chef role is to support the Head Chef and Culinary Team within our London Bistro office. The Sous Chef assists in the day to day operations of the corporate kitchen, ensuring the consistent delivery of high-quality, nutritious, and well-presented food for office staff and guests. This role is integral to maintaining operational efficiency, organisation, and culinary excellence, while also promoting a positive, professional, and collaborative kitchen environment. In the absence of the Head Chef, the Sous Chef assumes full responsibility for kitchen operations, staff coordination, and the maintenance of service and quality standards.

Your role:

• Assist the Head Chef with food preparation, cooking, menu planning, organisation (breakfast, lunch or special events) and collaborate with that matter
• Help in the design, food testing, and implementation of the food during the season.
• Produce quality food for our staff & clients in both design and taste.
• Monitoring the kitchen area and the staff to ensure sanitation standards are maintained
• Training and supervise new kitchen members.
• Daily checking up on our floors & satellite kitchens and making sure they are on high standard before leave
• Assist with food labelling, inventory & ordering
• Ensure that food is high quality, and that kitchen is in good, clean, and hygienic condition.
• Ensuring all food products to be prepared are not expired
• Deputising for the head Chef in their absence
• Ensure every employee in the kitchen follows good hygiene practices, is dressed in accordance with policy and arrives for work on time.
• Offer suggestions and creative ideas that can improve the kitchen’s performance, menu options, and service levels.
• Unloading and putting away deliveries & goods on daily basis
• Monitor and maintain the kitchen equipment, and report repairs and service as needed to our admin team
• Coordinate satellite kitchen floors, prep planning, and ingredient tracking
• Support sourcing, ordering, and stock management

Office & Administrative Support

• Manage daily admin tasks, scheduling, and internal coordination
• Assist with emails, documentation, and basic reporting
• Help streamline systems and workflows for the Head Chef
• Act as a point of contact between kitchen, suppliers, and external partners

Your responsibilities:

• Proven experience as a Sous Chef or senior kitchen role
• 3 years experience in similar setting
• Strong organisational and multitasking skills
• Comfortable working in an office-based environment alongside open kitchen operations
• Excellent communication and attention to detail
• Confident with basic office tools (email, spreadsheets, documents)
• Discreet, reliable, and professional

Work conditions:

• Calm under pressure and solution-focused
• Loyal, trustworthy, and proactive
• Takes initiative and anticipates needs
• Flexible mindset and adaptable to a dynamic role
• Has the potential to hazardous working with cleaning materials, hot liquids and sharp objects.
• Must share space with general staff in a safe and responsible manner. Fast paced and high stress environment. Must meet deadlines daily.
• General working hours are 7am – 4pm with potential for varying hours of work when required.

Physical requirements:

Physically demanding job. Must lift heavy objects. Stand on feet for long periods of time.

Global Relay is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.

What you can expect:

At Global Relay, there’s no ceiling to what you can achieve. It’s the land of opportunity for the energetic, the intelligent, the driven. You’ll receive the mentoring, coaching, and support you need to reach your career goals. You’ll be part of a culture that breeds creativity and rewards perseverance and hard work. And you’ll be working alongside smart, talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with complementary knowledge and skills.

Global Relay is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

We seek to ensure reasonable adjustments, accommodations, and personal time are tailored to meet the unique needs of every individual.

To learn more about our business, culture, and community involvement, visit www.globalrelay.com.