Sous chef - Dynamic Earth

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 at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh.

Location: Edinburgh EH8

Salary: £40,000 per annum

Working Patterns: 40 hour per week  (5 days over 7)

Key Responsibilities:

• Solid kitchen operations and organisational skills
• Strong understanding of health and safety standards
• Ability to support and assist in the overall running of the kitchen
• Experience in preparing and developing daily changing menus alongside the Head Chef
• Proactive approach with the ability to work independently and support the wider team
• Good awareness of current food trends and high street concepts
• Genuine passion for food and innovation
• Strong stock management, rotation, and portion control in line with purchasing
• Annual bonus scheme based on performance
• Staff meals provided on site

Working with Company of Cooks has its perks! People are at the heart of everything we do, so we've developed a range of benefits to keep you happy.

• Personal Development and Training opportunities  
• Life assurance scheme  
• Pension scheme  
• Holiday allowance  
• A great wellbeing strategy – including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, salary finance  
• Access to Healthcare Support App which includes Annual health check, Digital GP, Mental Health Consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Medical Opinion 
• Family friendly support  
• A holiday purchase scheme  
• Regular social events and communication with our leaders  
• Volunteering days  
• Recognition schemes and people awards  
• Long service awards  
• Access to some great high street discount vouchers