Vacherin
Sous Chef
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Sous Chef
At Vacherin we celebrate diversity and embrace individuality. We genuinely like the people we work with, and love coming together to reset, refresh, and have fun. We empower our people through togetherness, we give them the chance to shine and unlock their potential, and they fuel our strength and growth.
Are you passionate about food, drink, and service, want to be part of an award-winning hospitality team, and still make it home for dinner? We are looking for a Sous Chef to join our team.
Salary: £40,000 per annum
Working pattern: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 7am - 3.30pm
Location: London, EC2M 3AB
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Head Chef in the day-to-day operation of a busy workplace restaurant serving approximately 250 employees daily.
- Take ownership of the kitchen when the Head Chef is working at the neighbouring site.
- Deliver a high-quality breakfast and lunch service, ensuring excellent presentation and consistency.
- Support hospitality and event catering requirements across the site.
- Lead, motivate, and develop the kitchen team, ensuring high standards of performance and service.
- Manage stock control, ordering, food costs, and waste in line with budget targets.
- Maintain all food safety, health & safety, and compliance documentation.
- Ensure exceptional standards of food quality, hygiene, and customer experience at all times.
- Identify opportunities to improve kitchen efficiency, standards, and service delivery.
- Act as a role model within the team, creating a positive and professional kitchen culture.
- Work flexibly to support the needs of the business, including occasional overtime when required.
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Ideal Candidate
- Proven experience as a Sous Chef within workplace dining, contract catering, hospitality, or a high-volume catering environment.
- Confident leading a kitchen operation and working autonomously when required.
- Experience producing fresh, high-quality breakfast and lunch offers.
- Strong knowledge of stock management, ordering, food safety, and kitchen compliance.
- Previous experience supervising and developing kitchen teams.
- Passionate about delivering outstanding food and customer service.
- Highly organised, proactive, and able to perform in a fast-paced environment.
- Flexible and willing to go the extra mile to support the operation.
- Ambitious and eager to progress into a Head Chef position within the next 12 months.
- Energetic, hands-on, and enthusiastic with a positive attitude and strong work ethic.
- Strong communication and leadership skills with the ability to build relationships across the site.
What's in it for you?
Working with Vacherin 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
- Life assurance scheme
- Pension scheme
- Holiday allowance
- A great wellbeing strategy – including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, salary finance
- Access to Healthcare Support App which includes Annual health check, Digital GP, Mental Health Consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Medical Opinion
- Family friendly support
- A holiday purchase scheme
- Regular social events and communication with our leaders
- Volunteering days
- Recognition schemes and people award
- Long service awards
- Access to some great high street discount vouchers
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About Us
As part of Compass, you'll help to feed people, fuel progress, and forge connections in around 6,000 venues. Join us to grow your career with the industry leader, and get competitive pay, great perks, and unrivalled opportunities for learning and development, at one of the UK's biggest businesses.
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Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive - because diversity is our strength!
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