Sous Chef - Premium Contract Catering

COREcruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Restaurant trips for inspiration

Excellent training and development

Overtime at time-and-a-half

Job summary

COREcruitment is recruiting a Sous Chef for premium contract catering in Mayfair, offering restaurant-quality cooking with a strong work-life balance. Expect a 7:00am-2:00pm shift, Monday to Friday, with no weekend work and time-and-a-half overtime.

You’ll join a small brigade and contribute to innovative menus, premium canapés, and in-house preparation of fresh ingredients. This role suits a restaurant-trained Sous Chef seeking consistency and growth.

Qualifications

• Sous Chef or strong Junior Sous Chef.
• High-quality restaurant or premium hospitality background.
• Technically strong with excellent fresh-food skills.
• Genuinely passionate and curious about food.
• Creative and keen to keep developing.
• Collaborative, professional and without ego.
• Reliable and looking for a long-term opportunity.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head Chef with the kitchen operation.
• Create exciting, globally inspired menus.
• Deliver exceptional breakfast and lunch service.
• Research new dishes, cuisines and food trends.
• Produce premium canapés and hospitality.
• Bring your own ideas and creativity to the kitchen.
• Maintain exceptional food quality and presentation.

Skills

Fresh-food skills

Creativity

Team collaboration

Kitchen operation

Job description

Sous Chef - Premium Contract Catering - Mayfair - Monday to Friday - £43,000

Sous Chef | Contract Catering | Restaurant-Quality Food | Monday to Friday | No Weekends | Mayfair

Are you a restaurant-trained Sous Chef who loves serious cooking but wants your evenings and weekends back?

We're recruiting a talented Sous Chef for a prestigious Mayfair investment firm, offering something genuinely rare - restaurant-quality cooking, huge creative freedom and an exceptional work-life balance.

Salary & Benefits

• £43,000 salary
• Monday to Friday
• 7:00am-2:00/2:30pm
• No weekends
• Very few evening events
• Time-and-a-half overtime
• Company-paid restaurant trips for inspiration
• Excellent training and career development

Why You'll Love It

• Restaurant-quality cooking without restaurant hours.
• Maximum of around 90 covers.
• Just 2 breakfasts and 2 lunches each week.
• Huge creative freedom.
• Exceptional ingredients.
• Fresh food made completely in-house.
• Small, talented brigade of 4.
• Collaborative, respectful kitchen culture.
• Evenings and weekends are yours.

The Role

• Support the Head Chef with the kitchen operation.
• Create exciting, globally inspired menus.
• Deliver exceptional breakfast and lunch service.
• Research new dishes, cuisines and food trends.
• Produce premium canapés and hospitality.
• Bring your own ideas and creativity to the kitchen.
• Maintain exceptional food quality and presentation.

About You

• Sous Chef or strong Junior Sous Chef.
• High-quality restaurant or premium hospitality background.
• Technically strong with excellent fresh-food skills.
• Genuinely passionate and curious about food.
• Creative and keen to keep developing.
• Collaborative, professional and without ego.
• Reliable and looking for a long-term opportunity.

If you're looking for a £43,000 Sous Chef role in Mayfair where you can cook genuinely exciting food and still be finished around 2:30pm with every weekend off, we'd love to hear from you.