Sous Chef - Open Fire Restaurant - 45-50K - Central London

COREcruitment Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts and group benefits

Free staff meals

28 days holiday

Job summary

COREcruitment Ltd is seeking a Sous Chef for an Open Fire restaurant in Central London. The role focuses on charcoal cooking and creative small plates with a South Asian influence, in a 70-cover site with up to 250 covers daily.

You will lead a brigade of 8-10, assist with training and menu development, manage costs, and uphold food safety standards while driving quality and consistency across all dishes.

Qualifications

• Experience cooking with charcoal and open fire.
• Creative approach to cooking and menu development.
• Strong team management skills.
• Experience recruiting and training BOH staff.
• Food safety and standards focused.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on cooking with the team across all sections.
• Support the Head Chef with training and menu development.
• Work closely with the owner and directors on new dishes.
• Maintain high standards of food quality, presentation and consistency.
• Support recruitment and training of BOH staff.
• Work to budgets, GP and P&L targets.
• Uphold food safety and hygiene standards.

Job description

Sous Chef – Open Fire Restaurant - 45-50k - Central London

An excellent opportunity for a Sous Chef to join a food-led group cooking over charcoal and open fire, with creative small plates and a South Asian influence.

A food-led group near London Bridge is seeking a Sous Chef to join its kitchen. The restaurant cooks over charcoal and open fire, with a menu of traditional, stripped back and inventive sharing dishes and small plates. This is a hands-on role in a 70-cover restaurant doing up to 250 covers a day, working alongside a brigade of 8 to 10 chefs. This role would suit a Sous Chef with charcoal and open fire experience who is ready to step up into a quality-focused, ambitious operation.

The Role

• Hands-on cooking with the team across all sections.
• Support the Head Chef with training and menu development.
• Work closely with the owner and directors on new dishes.
• Maintain high standards of food quality, presentation and consistency.
• Support recruitment and training of BOH staff.
• Work to budgets, GP and P&L targets.
• Uphold food safety and hygiene standards.

The Site

• 70 covers.
• Up to 250 covers a day.
• Brigade of 8 to 10 chefs.
• 48-hour contract.
• Food style: innovative small plates, sharing dishes, South Asian influence.
• All cooking over fire and charcoal.
• Fresh, seasonal menus.

The Ideal Sous Chef

• Experience cooking with charcoal and open fire.
• Creative approach to cooking and menu development.
• Strong team management skills.
• Experience recruiting and training BOH staff.
• Food safety and standards focused.
• Ambitious and ready for a new challenge.

Why Apply

• Ambitious, quality-focused brand.
• Discounts and group benefits.
• Free staff meals.
• 28 days holiday.