Sous Chef

Colicci is a family-run hospitality brand, proudly serving London's iconic green spaces with exceptional coffee, fresh ingredients, and high-quality café dining. Our cafés are bustling community hubs, offering a vibrant menu crafted with care.

We're looking for a skilled and motivated Sous Chef to support the Head Chef in leading the kitchen team, maintaining high standards, and delivering outstanding food. If you thrive in a fast-paced kitchen environment, have a passion for fresh, seasonal ingredients, and enjoy mentoring junior chefs, we'd love to hear from you.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Supporting the Head Chef - ensuring smooth kitchen operations and high food quality.
• Supervising food safety & hygiene standards - maintaining a safe, clean and compliant kitchen.
• Preparing high-quality dishes - using fresh, seasonal ingredients to create our signature café menu.
• Training & mentoring junior chefs - helping to develop skills and maintain consistency.
• Managing food prep & cooking - ensuring consistency, speed, and presentation standards.
• Overseeing stock management - supporting ordering, stock take, entering stock, and stock reconciliation.
• Ensuring kitchen organisation - keeping a clean, efficient, and well-stocked work environment.
• Working as part of a team - supporting colleagues to keep operations running smoothl

What We're Looking For:

• A skilled & passionate chef - with previous experience as a Sous or Senior Chef de Partie.
• A hands on team player - supporting the Head Chef and leading by example.
• A quality-obsessed cook - who takes pride in using fresh, seasonal ingredients.
• An organised & efficient operator - experienced in stock control, waste management, and food cost control.
• A problem-solver - able to think on your feet and handle the unexpected.
• A flexible & adaptable attitude - happy to work weekends and peak periods like school holidays.

Why Join Colicci?

• Competitive salary - proud to be a Living Wage employer
• No late nights -most of our locations close by 5pm during winter hours and 7pm during summer
• Free food & hot beverages on shift- get to choose a menu item of your choice
• Paid breaks-for all team members
• Exciting career growth- be part of a thriving, growing business
• Team discounts- enjoy 40% off across all our sites
• A supportive team culture - where passion thrives

Please note that unfortunately thisrole does not qualifyforvisa sponsorship. Applicants must have anexisting right to work in the UKthat does not require sponsorship.

If you're a motivated Sous Chef looking for an exciting new opportunity, we'd love to hear from you.