Sous Chef

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SOUS CHEF

Houston & Hawkes | Central London | £42,000 -£44,000 per annum | 40 hours per week | Monday to Friday

 

Great food, beautiful presentation and the opportunity to help create something genuinely special from the very beginning.

 Houston & Hawkes is looking for a talented Sous Chef to join an exciting new Central London opening within an exceptional luxury workplace. Working closely with the Head Chef, you will help deliver a fresh, modern food offer where quality ingredients, seasonality and creativity are at the heart of every service.

From vibrant everyday dishes to elegant fine dining, beautifully executed canapés and high-end events, you will bring skill, consistency and real pride in food to everything you produce.

 

THE ROLE

• Support the Head Chef in delivering an exceptional culinary offer from day one
• Help lead the kitchen across workplace dining and high-end hospitality
• Prepare and deliver fresh, seasonal food with outstanding flavour and presentation
• Support fine dining, events, working lunches and canapé service
• Contribute ideas to seasonal menus, specials and new food concepts
• Take responsibility for kitchen standards and service in the Head Chef’s absence
• Lead, support and develop junior chefs
• Maintain exceptional consistency and attention to detail across every service
• Manage preparation, stock, ordering, portion control and wastage effectively
• Work closely with the hospitality team to ensure events and client requirements are delivered seamlessly
• Maintain excellent food safety, allergen, hygiene and compliance standards

 

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

• Strong experience as a Sous Chef or an exceptional Junior Sous Chef ready for the next step
• Experience within premium contract catering or another high-quality fresh-food environment
• Strong experience across workplace dining and high-end hospitality
• Excellent cooking skills and a genuine passion for fresh, seasonal food
• Confidence delivering fine dining, events and canapé service
• Creativity and a strong eye for modern food presentation
• Excellent organisation and a calm, positive leadership style
• Good commercial awareness with an understanding of food cost, stock and wastage
• A genuine desire to develop and inspire other chefs
• Exceptional attention to detail and consistently high standards

 

WHY JOIN HOUSTON & HAWKES?

• £42,000 -£44,000 per annum
• 40 hours per week
• Monday to Friday
• The opportunity to help shape an exceptional new opening
• Birthday off every year
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Free meals on duty
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• CODE Hospitality membership
• Exclusive masterclasses with award-winning chef Sally Abé
• Foodie Socials bringing our chefs together to explore new flavours, techniques and ideas
• Ongoing learning, development and genuine career progression
• Summer Awards Party celebrating our people and achievements
• An unforgettable Christmas Party at one of London’s outstanding venues

ABOUT HOUSTON & HAWKES

 

Houston & Hawkes is an award-winning independent caterer creating vibrant, creative and exceptional food and hospitality experiences across some of the UK’s most prestigious workplaces.

We’re a Certified B Corp, recipient of the King’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development 2026 and proud to be ranked No. 14 in The Caterer’s Best Places to Work in Hospitality. 

If you are a Sous Chef who loves great food, takes pride in every plate and wants to help create an outstanding food offer within a very special new opening, we would love to hear from you.