Sous Chef Monday - Friday

Company of Cooks; Greater London; On-site; GBP 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent catering company in London is seeking a Sous Chef to create innovative menus and ensure high-quality food service. The ideal candidate will have experience in food production and a passion for culinary excellence. Responsibilities include menu development, timely food preparation, and ensuring food presentation meets high standards. This role offers competitive pay along with various personal development and wellbeing benefits.

Benefits

Personal Development and Training opportunities

Life assurance scheme

Pension scheme

Holiday allowance

Access to Healthcare Support App

Eye care

Employee Assistance Programme

Family friendly support

Regular social events

Holiday purchase scheme

Volunteering days

Professional subscriptions

Recognition schemes

Long service awards

Discount vouchers

Qualifications

• Experience in menu creation to meet client needs.
• Ability to produce high-quality food under time constraints.
• Strong communication skills to coordinate with team members.

Responsibilities

• Invent and create menus that align with customer needs.
• Produce food promptly for smooth service.
• Ensure food presentation meets standards.

Skills

Menu creation

Timely food production

Attention to detail

Communication skills

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: London, SW1H 9JJ

Rate of Pay: £36,500 per annum

Working Pattern: Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week, 8am - 4pm

Key Responsibilities

• To invent and create menus that are in line with client and customer needs
• 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

What's in it for you?

• Personal Development and Training opportunities
• Life assurance scheme
• Pension scheme
• Holiday allowance
• Access to Healthcare Support App which includesAnnual 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