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Event Sous Chef - ?Guinness Open Gate Brewery

33 Days Old

We are Company of Cooks , and we believe brilliant food and drink starts with brilliant people. For over 25 years, we've been part of some of the UK's most loved cultural destinations, from historic palaces and botanical gardens to buzzing galleries and performance spaces, running the cafés, restaurants, bars and events that bring these incredible places to life.

Our values - Craft, Creativity and Community - guide everything we do. They shape how we work together, how we support our partners, and how we make each guest feel welcome. If you care about food, people and doing things properly, you'll feel right at home here.

Wherever we are, we do more than serve. We bring places to life through food, service and creativity, and we're looking for an Event Sous Chef to join our team in London .

Location: London, W1J 7BQ

Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 per annum

Working Pattern: 5 over 7 days, 40 hours per week, Client-led scheduling - Earliest: ~6:00-7:00 (breakfast events) / Latest: ~23:30-00:00 finish

About This Role

This is a premium, multi-site operation delivering restaurant dining, private dining and large-scale events.

Events range from 25-cover private dining to 400-guest standing receptions, including bowl food, finger food and seated dinners for 100-200 guests.

Brigade size varies depending on the event, from small teams of three chefs and a KP for intimate functions, to a larger brigade for high-volume events.

You will work closely with the Head Chefs and Senior Management Team to ensure exceptional food quality across restaurants, events and the production kitchen.

This role is hands-on and event-led, requiring strong leadership, organisation and the ability to perform under pressure. You will run and execute events, support planning and logistics, and lead event kitchen teams from preparation through to service and breakdown.

You will also oversee and actively support the Private Dining Room (25 covers), delivering both restaurant and event menus as part of the events remit.

During quieter periods, you will support all kitchens on site, ensuring consistency and standards are maintained across the business.

Key Responsibilities
Support the Head Chefs in the daily management of multi-site kitchen operations
Take ownership of sections or sites and deputise in the Head Chef's absence
Lead event kitchens, ensuring smooth preparation, service and breakdown
Deliver high-quality food consistently across restaurants, events and production
Work closely with the central production kitchen to manage bulk preparation and distribution
Contribute to menu development, tastings and seasonal changes
Recruit, train and develop junior chefs and kitchen porters
Foster a positive, professional and collaborative kitchen culture
Maintain the highest food safety, allergen and hygiene standards (HACCP compliant)
Support stock control, GP management, portion control and waste reduction

What We're Looking For
Proven experience as a Sous Chef or strong Junior Sous in a premium or high-volume environment
Experience across events, multiple outlets or production kitchens (highly desirable)
Strong leadership skills with confidence managing temporary or varied brigades
Comfortable with flexible schedules and event-led operations
Able to perform under pressure across high-volume, multi-service environments
Strong knowledge of modern British, European or premium cuisine concepts
Excellent understanding of food safety and compliance
Passion for quality, consistency and guest experience

What's in it for you?

Working with Company of Cooks 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
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

If you are an ambitious Sous Chef looking to take the next step in a complex, premium operation with real scope for growth, we would love to hear from you.
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Location:
Islington
Job Type:
PartTime

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