Group Sous Chef - Contract Catering in West Midlands, East Midlands
UK working eligibility only.
Group Sous Chef - Contract Catering - Midlands
Salary: £45,000 + Company Car + Petrol Card
Location: Midlands / Northamptonshire ideally
Hours: Monday-Friday | No nights
Ready to step beyond a single-site Sous Chef role?
I'm recruiting a Group Sous Chef to support a growing contract catering portfolio across the Midlands and wider UK.
You'll be the number two within the culinary team – travelling between sites, developing chefs, supporting events, live cooking and helping improve food standards across the business.
Salary & Benefits
- £45,000 salary
- Company car + petrol card
- Monday-Friday
- No nights
- Around 10 days off over Christmas
- Company pension
- Excellent progression
The Operation
- Multi-site contract catering
- Strong Northamptonshire presence
- Restaurants, delis and staff dining
- Hospitality and events
- Fresh food and live cooking
- Travel across sites from London to Teesside
The Role
- Support chefs across multiple sites
- Train and develop kitchen teams
- Deliver live cooking and food demonstrations
- Support events, projects and new openings
- Help develop menus and food concepts
- Provide hands-on chef cover when needed
- Drive consistency and food standards
About You
- Strong Sous Chef, Senior Sous or Development Chef
- Multi-site or large-scale catering experience
- University/education catering would be a great fit
- Comfortable with busy, multi-outlet operations
- Strong fresh-food background
- Confident training and developing chefs
- Positive, hands-on and happy to travel
This is a great step for a chef who wants more variety and responsibility without moving away from the kitchen – with a £45,000 salary, car, petrol card and a Monday-Friday lifestyle.
Apply today or send your CV to yasmin AT corecruitment DOT com

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