Sous Chef

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 7 May 2026
LOCATION
Clapham
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Hospitality & Catering
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SKILLS

Kitchen Management Food Safety Compliance Health & Safety Management Stock and COGS Management Team Development Service and Pass Running Recruitment and Training KPI Management

FULL DESCRIPTION

Sous Chef

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is hiring a Sous Chef in Clapham, London. This full-time, on-site role offers £14.60 - £19.60 per hour OTE plus benefits.

About the Role

You will be a pioneer in leadership, health & safety, and food standards. There's an art to cooking burgers and chips the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] way and our Sous Chefs take responsibility to control a kitchen that runs perfectly whether their Head Chef is on shift or not. You will be the heartbeat of the kitchen, working closely with your Head Chef and management team, assisting in managing everything from kitchen standards and efficiency to your team’s happiness.

What We Offer You

  • £14.60 - £19.60 per hour OTE (including service charge - our data says you can earn between £1 to £5 per hour on top of your pay)
  • Service charge split equally (100% goes to the team)
  • Guaranteed full time contracted hours
  • Complimentary team food & soft drinks while on shift
  • VIB (Very Important Burgers) – £100/month, food & drink allowance off shift
  • Your birthday off work, fully paid
  • 28 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)
  • Up to £1000 “Refer a Friend” scheme (T&C apply)
  • Access to online 24/7 GP
  • Hospitality, retail and gym membership discounts
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Enhanced company sick pay, after your 2nd year with [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]
  • Enhanced maternity or paternity pay, after your 1st year with [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]
  • Craft Exchange Programme - where you can get paid for jobs around [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] that you may have an interest, for example sign-writing, social media, etc.

Areas of Responsibility

  • Assisting in managing and developing your team
  • Running service and pass
  • Managing Food Safety and Health & Safety compliance
  • Supporting Head Chef in recruitment & training
  • Meeting set KPI’s
  • Kitchen audits
  • Stock and COGS management
  • Compliance & Reporting
  • Constant improvement to the service and restaurant’s performance
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