Sous Chef - Central London

Job Introduction

We currently have an opportunity for a Sous Chef to join our team. This is a great opportunity for a customer focused individual to join a world leading food and facilities management company, which can offer unrivalled opportunities for career progression.

Role Responsibility

As a Sous Chef you will be responsible for:

• Assisting with the day to day running of the kitchen and deputising in the absence of the Executive Chef
• Executing corporate hospitality and fine dining to the highest level.
• Menu planning
• Ordering food
• Kitchen administration
• Health and Safety and Allergen compliance
• Delivering team briefings
• Craft training activities

The Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate for this role will have:

• Relevant NVQ Level 2 & 3 or equivalent
• Proven technical experience in a Sous Chef role within a food driven corporate hospitality environment, restaurant or hotel.
• Possess good knowledge of operational health & safety
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience in high volume catering as well as fine dining experience
• Intermediate or Advance Food Hygiene
• Health & Safety qualifications are an advantage

Package Description

Fabulous opportunity available to join our team on board the incredible Bateaux London

Bateaux London are looking for passionate, creative and motivated chefs to join us on our new adventure as we bring one of our newly renovated boats back on to the Thames.

Glass Room is the trendy new concept joining the Bateaux London Brand, the restaurant has been designed by Tom Dixon OBE and will be a fabulous showcase of what Bateaux London has to offer. We are looking for a creative London based Sous Chef  support our head chef and bring innovation and a fresh London centric vibe to our new boat.

At Bateaux we focus on service excellence, unforgettable experiences and making memories with the ones you love. The menus created by our incredible chefs, showcase quality ingredients, and seasonal produce that take our guests on a food journey down the Thames.

About You

We are looking for an enthusiastic Sous Chef that wants to come on the incredible journey with us, you need to be passionate about food, service and going that extra mile. At Bateaux we are all about our team and looking after our people, who we believe in turn will look after our fabulous guests.

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 35,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support exforces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process.

Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults within a regulated activity. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and/ or Disclosure Scotland.