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  • Sous Chef
    Sous Chef
    3 days ago
    £42000–£44000 yearly
    Full-time
    Croydon, London

    👨‍🍳 Sous Chef – Fern, Bart & Taylor 📍 East Croydon | 💸 Up to £44,000 (including Service Charge) | 🍴 Seasonal Fresh Food Are you a passionate Sous Chef ready to take the next step in your career? Fern is a stylish premium restaurant serving fresh, seasonal dishes in a vibrant neighbourhood setting. Open seven days a week for lunch, dinner, Saturday brunch, and our much-loved Sunday roast, we're all about exceptional food, great hospitality, and memorable experiences. As part of Bart & Taylor, an award-winning and growing collection of boutique bars and restaurants across London and the North, we're looking for a talented Sous Chef to support the Head Chef, inspire the team, and help deliver outstanding food every day. Why join us? • 💸 Up to £44,000 per year (including Service Charge), • 🍽️ Free meals on every shift, • 🍷 Generous food and drink discounts for you and your friends, • 🌴 28 days' holiday (pro rata), • 👨‍🍳 Opportunity to contribute to seasonal menu development, • 📈 Ongoing training and genuine career progression within a growing hospitality group, • 🚆 Just 30 seconds from East Croydon Station What you'll be doing As Sous Chef, you'll work closely with the Head Chef to lead the kitchen, maintain exceptional standards, and ensure every service runs smoothly. Your responsibilities will include: • Supporting the Head Chef with the day-to-day running of the kitchen, • Leading and motivating the kitchen team during service, • Helping to train, coach, and develop junior chefs, • Assisting with menu development using fresh, seasonal ingredients, • Managing stock, ordering, and helping to minimise waste, • Maintaining high standards of food quality, presentation, and consistency, • Ensuring food safety, cleanliness, and kitchen organisation are always maintained, • Stepping up to lead the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence What we're looking for We're looking for an experienced Sous Chef or a strong Junior Sous Chef ready to progress, with: • A passion for fresh, seasonal food and quality ingredients, • Strong leadership skills and a positive, hands-on approach, • The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-quality kitchen, • Good knowledge of food safety, stock control, and kitchen operations, • A commitment to developing others and working as part of a close-knit team, • High standards, attention to detail, and pride in every plate that leaves the pass If you're looking for a role where you can develop your skills, have real input in the kitchen, and grow with an ambitious hospitality group, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now and become part of the team at Fern.

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  • Sous Chef
    Sous Chef
    5 days ago
    £14.5–£16 hourly
    Full-time
    Teddington

    Job Ref: COL1263 Branch: Bushy Park Location: Bushy Park, Teddington Salary/Benefits: £15,50 Contract type: Permanent Hours: Full Time Shift pattern: 8am / 17:30 Hours per week: Minimum 35 hours per week Posted date: 06/09/2026 Closing date: 06/10/2026 Colicci is a family-run hospitality brand, proudly serving London's iconic green spaces with exceptional coffee, fresh ingredients, and high-quality café dining. Our cafés are bustling community hubs, offering a vibrant menu crafted with care. We're looking for a skilled and motivated Sous Chef to support the Head Chef in leading the kitchen team, maintaining high standards, and delivering outstanding food. If you thrive in a fast-paced kitchen environment, have a passion for fresh, seasonal ingredients, and enjoy mentoring junior chefs, we'd love to hear from you! What You'll Be Doing: • Supporting the Head Chef – ensuring smooth kitchen operations and high food quality., • Supervising food safety & hygiene standards – maintaining a safe, clean and compliant kitchen., • Preparing high-quality dishes – using fresh, seasonal ingredients to create our signature café menu., • Training & mentoring junior chefs – helping to develop skills and maintain consistency., • Managing food prep & cooking – ensuring consistency, speed, and presentation standards., • Overseeing stock management – supporting ordering, stock take, entering stock, and stock reconciliation., • Ensuring kitchen organisation – keeping a clean, efficient, and well-stocked work environment., • Working as part of a team – supporting colleagues to keep operations running smoothl What We're Looking For: • A skilled & passionate chef – with previous experience as a Sous or Senior Chef de Partie., • A hands on team player – supporting the Head Chef and leading by example., • A quality-obsessed cook – who takes pride in using fresh, seasonal ingredients., • An organised & efficient operator – experienced in stock control, waste management, and food cost control., • A problem-solver – able to think on your feet and handle the unexpected., • A flexible & adaptable attitude – happy to work weekends and peak periods like school holidays. Why Join Colicci? • Competitive salary - proud to be a Living Wage employer, • No late nights - most of our locations close by 5pm during winter hours and 7pm during summer, • Free food & hot beverages on shift - get to choose a menu item of your choice, • Paid breaks - for all team members, • Exciting career growth – be part of a thriving, growing business, • Team discounts – enjoy 40% off across all our sites, • A supportive team culture – where passion thrives Please note that unfortunately this role does not qualify for visa sponsorship. Applicants must have an existing right to work in the UK that does not require sponsorship.* If you're a motivated Sous Chef looking for an exciting new opportunity, we'd love to hear from you. Nestled in the historic Bushy Park, The Pheasantry cafe resides amongst stunning woodland. We have looked to reflect the nature and atmosphere of the surrounding parkland within the cafe interior.

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