Reigate
Sous Chef, Reigate - £16.30 We're recruiting an experienced Sous Chef to join our growing team in Reigate. With major projects underway, this is a great opportunity to step into a key leadership role within a thriving kitchen. As Sous Chef, you will support the Head Chef in the smooth day-to-day running of the kitchen and confidently lead the team in their absence. You will play a vital role in maintaining standards, organisation, and food safety, ensuring the kitchen operates efficiently during both steady and peak service periods. What you'll be doing as a Sous Chef: • Run the kitchen independently when the Head Chef is not on site, • Deliver high-quality, consistent staff dining for up to 320 covers on peak days, • Prepare and deliver hot sandwich lunches, buffets, and light hospitality, • Ensure strict adherence to food safety, hygiene, and compliance standards, • Maintain strong organisation and structure within the kitchen, • Support and motivate a small, close-knit team, • Contribute to menu planning and the production-focused catering offer What you'll need to be a successful Sous Chef: • Proven experience as a Sous Chef, ideally within contract catering, • Strong background in production-style catering and high-volume service, • Excellent knowledge of food safety and compliance, this is essential<...