Sous Chef

at  Kings College London

Job id: 104206. Salary: £33,879 to £37,296 per annum inclusive of London Weighting.
Posted: 16 January 2025. Closing date: 02 February 2025.
Business unit: Estates Trading. Department: Catering Services - Guy’s.
Contact details: Wilfrid Droillard. wilfrid.droillard @kcl.ac.uk
Location: Guy’s Campus. Category: Professional & Support Services.
About us:
Kings Food provides a range of retail and hospitality services through our restaurants and coffee shops across The Strand, Waterloo, Denmark Hill, Guys and St Thomas campuses.
The department has a strong commitment to providing excellent customer service and aims to ensure best value for money for its customers and the College.
About the role:
We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Sous Chef’s to join our busy team one at the Science Gallery on our Guys Campus
Reporting into the Head Chef you will be responsible for assisting with the day to day running of the kitchen operations focusing on quality and consistency.

This is a hands-on role and ideally you will have experience at a similar level and above all else have the drive to deliver excellence of service. This is a busy and challenging role, and the ideal candidate will possess the following skills:

• Have a strong craft background
• Eye for detail
• Be passionate about food
• The ability to lead by example
• Excellent organisational skills
• Financial awareness with the ability to manage costs.

The contract is offered on a five out of 7 days basis and will involve working evenings and weekends.
This is a full-time post (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.
About you:
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

• Hold a recognised catering qualification
• Hold a food handlers’ certificate – Intermediate level
• Knowledge of food preparation, cooking and portion control
• Experience of food preparation for large numbers
• Experience of hospitality and events catering
• Excellent cooking skills
• Excellent man management skills
• Experience of developing a team

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of food allergens
• Knowledge of specials diets

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We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.
We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King’s.We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.
We are not able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK

• Have a strong craft background
• Eye for detail
• Be passionate about food
• The ability to lead by example
• Excellent organisational skills
• Financial awareness with the ability to manage costs