Sous Chef

Sous Chef

Gatwick

40 hours per week – weekend work on rotation

The role:

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Sous Chef to join us at our busy and vibrant restaurant based at Gatwick Airport.

Working alongside the Chef Manager, you will have the opportunity to share your passion and enthusiasm to help create an exciting food offering which showcases your ideas and creativity.

You will assistant the Chef Manager with menu development, managing the team and delivering high standards in everything you do both working alongside the Chef Manager – and in their absence.

The benefits:

We offer a competitive salary, company pension scheme, life insurance and 20 days a year holiday plus bank holidays. We also believe in the importance of a healthy work-home life balance for our teams and only work with clients who share that vision; this role benefits from offering a sociable hour working week which allows you to easily manage your work-life balance, allowing you to plan and enjoy your lifestyle outside of the kitchen. We offer an excellent team reward and recognition programme, partnering with a leadership coach to ensure our team have personal development plans.

The company:

Blue Apple is an experienced independent contract caterer specialising in bringing a bespoke and tailored solution to our clients. We have a diverse range of customers and pride ourselves on delivering fresh food solutions created by happy teams.

We exist to deliver the exact offer each client wants – from really simple sarnies and classic favourites in our Cafés, to high end hospitality including stunning fine dining and canape events. Individuality is key though and we encourage our chefs to be creative with their menus and promotions to really make their food offer stand out! Quite simply, food is our passion!

What we’re looking for:

Previous experience of working in a fast-paced environment is essential. Sous Chef experience is preferred but if you’re an experienced CDP and are looking for your next career step then this opportunity may well be for you! Most of all your skill and passion for food will be evident, matched by your desire to deliver exceptional standards.

Security checks will be required