Sous Chef – Contract Catering

Are you an experienced Sous Chef looking for your next challenge in a professional contract catering environment? Do you have a passion for great food, strong leadership skills, and the ability to deliver consistently high standards?

We're looking for a talented Sous Chef to join our team and support the delivery of fresh, high-quality food in a busy catering operation. Working closely with the Head Chef, you'll play a key role in the day-to-day running of the kitchen, ensuring smooth service, excellent food standards, and a positive team culture.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll help develop the team, maintain operational standards, and ensure every customer receives an exceptional dining experience.

What you'll be doing

• Supporting the Head Chef with the daily running of the kitchen.
• Leading and motivating the kitchen team to deliver high-quality food.
• Preparing and presenting fresh dishes to company standards.
• Ensuring food safety, hygiene, and allergen compliance is maintained.
• Supporting stock control, ordering, and waste reduction.
• Assisting with menu delivery and maintaining efficient kitchen operations.
• Training and developing junior team members.
• Creating a positive, organised, and collaborative kitchen environment.

About you

• Previous experience as a Sous Chef 
• Experience within contract catering, hospitality, hotels, restaurants, or a high-volume kitchen environment.
• Strong culinary skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Good understanding of food safety, hygiene, and allergen standards.
• Confident leadership and communication skills.
• A positive, proactive attitude with a passion for delivering great food.

If you're ready to take the next step in your culinary career and join a team that values quality, innovation, and people, we'd love to hear from you.

We ensure you're rewarded for all your hard work, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• Contributory pension scheme
• Grow your career with our Career Pathways and MyLearning programmes
• Quick access for you and your immediate family to a Digital GP, and wider healthcare benefits
• Exclusive travel discounts with TUI, Expedia, Booking.com and many more
• Save money on your food shop with discounts on Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and many more
• Up to 44% off cinema tickets to enjoy your favourite blockbuster
• Receive cash rewards every time you spend and use them on a wide range of brands
• Un-wind with us with free wellness, mindfulness and exercise classes
• You can share all discounts and offers with your friends and families

About Us

Restaurant Associates provides brilliant hospitality through our food, drink and services. We work with our partners and collaborate with our clients to achieve great things together.Every day, our teams of passionate hospitality professionals strive for excellence in delivering employee dining and hospitality to some of the UK's leading workplace as well as inspiring exceptional experiences in iconic cultural and heritage destinations.

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Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive - because diversity is our strength!