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 in London.
Location: SE1 8XX
Salary: £40,000 per annum
Working Pattern: 40 hours per week – 5 days over 7, the shift can fall anytime between 6am and latest finish 11pm, flexibility is a must
Key responsibilities will include:
To produce food in a timely fashion to ensure smooth service to the customers
To enjoy the food you produce and ensure they are ‘picture perfect’ every time
To assist in developing and producing new service styles and food concepts
To communicate with the relevant parties requirements for planned menus and
order necessary ingredients
Supporting our retail outlets, members’ lounge offering table service and catering, ranging from small drop-offs to high-profile functions (such as BFI and BAFTA)
Responsible for team of 25
Our ideal Candidate will:
Contract Catering experience is highly desirable
Be flexible and adaptable
Good knowledge of food & hygiene
What's in it for you?
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
Access to Healthcare Support App which includes Annual health check, Digital GP, Mental Health Consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Medical Opinion
Eye care
A great wellbeing strategy – including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, salary finance
Family friendly support
Regular social events and communication with our leaders
A holiday purchase scheme
Volunteering days
Professional subscriptions
Recognition schemes and people awards
Long service awards
Access to some great high street discount vouchers