Sous Chef - Monday to Friday

SOUS CHEF - PREMIUM CORPORATE DINING

Street Food | Global Cuisine | Retail Dining | Monday-Friday | Central London

50,000 + PAID OVERTIME | 40 Hours | 6:30am-3:30pm | NO EVENINGS

Are you a Sous Chef looking for a role that combines restaurant-quality food, creativity and international cuisine with genuine work-life balance ?

We're recruiting for an experienced Sous Chef to join one of London's most exciting and progressive premium contract catering operations , delivering high-end corporate dining, vibrant street food concepts and globally inspired cuisine.

Monday-Friday. 6:30am-3:30pm. No evenings. 50k + paid overtime.

And importantly, this is not your typical B&I kitchen .

You'll be working in a dynamic, food-led environment where the offer genuinely rivals the high street, with multiple street food concepts, live cooking, restaurant-quality dining and constantly changing international menus .

THE CONCEPT

This is a premium corporate dining operation built around great food, creativity and current food trends .

The kitchen delivers a varied food offer including:

• Global and international cuisine
• Rotating street food concepts
• Live cooking stations
• Restaurant-quality staff dining
• Seasonal and fresh food
• Modern, trend-led menus
• High-volume retail service
• Premium hospitality and events

Chefs are encouraged to bring ideas to the table , influence menus and help develop new concepts rather than simply following a set menu.

If you're passionate about street food, global flavours and modern food trends , this is a kitchen where you can genuinely use that creativity.

THE ROLE

As Sous Chef , you'll work closely with the Head Chef to lead a busy, high-volume, multi-offer kitchen.

You'll play a key role in maintaining standards, developing the team and ensuring the food offer remains exciting, consistent and commercially successful.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the Head Chef with the day-to-day running of the kitchen
• Leading a high-volume retail food operation
• Delivering creative street food and global cuisine concepts
• Supporting menu development and seasonal food concepts
• Helping introduce new dishes and food trends
• Leading, training and developing the kitchen team
• Maintaining exceptional food quality and presentation
• Managing service in a fast-paced environment
• Supporting GP, stock and waste control
• Ensuring food safety and hygiene standards are maintained
• Driving creativity, innovation and continuous improvement

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

This role could suit an experienced Sous Chef from premium contract catering , particularly someone with strong retail food experience.

Equally, we'd love to hear from restaurant, hotel or hospitality Chefs who have a strong passion for international cuisine and are looking to move into a premium B&I environment without compromising on food quality.

You'll ideally have:

• Previous experience as a Sous Chef , or be a strong Junior Sous Chef ready to step up
• Experience within contract catering, retail catering, restaurants, hotels or high-volume fresh food kitchens
• A genuine passion for global cuisine, street food and modern food trends
• Experience working with fresh, seasonal and quality ingredients
• Strong leadership and team management skills
• Confidence working in a high-volume kitchen
• Good commercial awareness, including GP, stock and waste control
• A hands-on approach and strong work ethic
• Creativity and a desire to contribute ideas
• Excellent organisation and communication skills

Most importantly, we're looking for someone who is passionate about food, enjoys leading a team and wants to work somewhere that actually encourages creativity .

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?

50,000 + PAID OVERTIME | MONDAY-FRIDAY | NO EVENINGS

• 50,000 salary
• Paid overtime
• Monday-Friday
• 40-hour contract
• 6:30am-3:30pm
• No evening service
• Genuine work-life balance
• Premium corporate dining environment
• Opportunity to work with global cuisine and street food concepts
• Real creative input into menus and food concepts
• Opportunity to work alongside an experienced senior kitchen team
• Strong training and development
• Genuine career progression opportunities
• A supportive, people-focused culture
• A food-led operation where quality is genuinely taken seriously

A DIFFERENT KIND OF B&I ROLE

If you've worked in restaurants and love food, creativity and the buzz of service , but you're ready for a better work-life balance, this could be the ideal move.

Equally, if you're already working in premium contract catering and want to step into a more creative, progressive food operation, this is an opportunity worth exploring.

You'll get the Monday-Friday lifestyle and daytime hours of a corporate role, without sacrificing the quality, creativity and variety you'd expect from a high-end restaurant environment.

READY FOR A BETTER BALANCE WITHOUT COMPROMISING ON FOOD?

If you're an experienced Sous Chef or Junior Sous Chef with a passion for fresh food, global cuisine, street food and modern food trends , we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now or get in touch for a confidential conversation about the role.

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