Sous Chef

We are CH&CO a collection of specialist businesses and market leading brands. We want our people to love what they do and have fun. We celebrate diversity, and our inclusive culture encourages everyone to bring their whole self to work every day.  Working at CH&CO gives our teams the opportunity to work across all of our brands, experiencing the variety of our business and the services we deliver. We are currently recruiting for a Sous Chef to join our team in London.
Location: London, SW198UH
Salary: £42,000 – £45,000 per annum – depending on experience
Working Pattern: 40 hours per week, Monday – Friday (06:00 – 14:30) with the odd weekend cover shift on rotation amongst the team
Key Responsibilities:
– Support the Head Chef in the day-to-day running of the kitchen
– Large-volume catering for global daily menus across London workplace contracts (around 2,500 meals per day)
– Lead shifts and guide a team of 6–8 chefs, including CDPs and junior kitchen staff
– Report to the Head Chef
– Identify opportunities to improve food service
– Create a positive kitchen environment where the team feels welcomed and supported
– Ensure strong food safety and sanitation standards
– Maintain excellent cooking skills with attention to detail and presentation
– Work efficiently under pressure and manage multiple tasks
– Demonstrate exceptional leadership and communication skills
– Passion for using high-quality ingredients and preserving authentic culinary traditionsWhat We’re Looking For:
– Proven experience as a Sous Chef or similar role in a high-quality culinary environment, preferably in large-scale catering or high-volume service
– Background in contract catering or large hotels is ideal
– Experience working with fresh food in a volume environment
– Strong organisational and leadership skills
What\’s in it for you?  Working with CH&CO 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
– Company-funded APMP membership and professional certification training to support continued development
– 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