Sous Chef
| Company: | Houston & Hawkes |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £40,000 to £40,000 a year |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | London, W1J 5AE |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 3 Sept 2026 |
| Closing date: | 3 Oct 2026 |
Summary
SOUS CHEF
Houston & Hawkes | Central London | £40,000 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?
- £40,000 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.