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Retail Senior Sous Chef - Contract Catering

Job Posted: 20 hours ago

Salary: £ 49,000 - 49,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: City of London, London

Expire in: a month

Job Description

Senior Sous Chef - Retail Kitchen | Street Food & World Flavours

Central London | Contract Catering
 £49,000 per annum | Paid Overtime (1.5x standard rate)
 Monday to Friday | 7:00am - 3:30pm | 40 hours per week

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Senior Sous Chef to lead a talented kitchen team in delivering exceptional, world-inspired street food at a prestigious site in Central London. This role will be based in a high-volume, fast-paced retail kitchen, where you will oversee a team of 16 chefs, including managing the pastry team.

If you're a passionate, hands-on chef with a flair for creativity and excellence, this is the perfect opportunity to elevate your career in a fast-paced contract catering environment.

The Role

As Senior Sous Chef, you'll work closely with the Executive Chef and Head Chef to manage and inspire a large brigade. You'll be responsible for driving consistency, innovation, and excellence across all aspects of food production. Your leadership will be key in maintaining high standards, developing new menu ideas, and ensuring smooth operations.

Key responsibilities include:

Leading, motivating, and developing a kitchen team of 16, including overseeing the pastry team
Ensuring the smooth running of the kitchen in a high-pressure, high-volume environment
Maintaining the highest standards of food quality, presentation, and safety
Contributing to the development of a street food-inspired menu that showcases global flavours and keeps customers engaged
Collaborating with the Executive Chef and Head Chef on strategic kitchen operations and menu planningWhat We're Looking For

Minimum 2 years' experience as a Sous Chef in a similar high-quality, fast-paced catering environment
Extensive knowledge of world cuisines and modern food trends
A genuine passion for food, creativity, and innovationSearch is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age

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