Sous Chef
We’re looking for a confident Sous Chef to take the lead in a well-established, professional kitchen environment
Sous Chef – Kitchen Lead (Monday to Friday)
On-site role
Salary: £35,000
40 hours per week | Daytime hours only
The Role:
We’re looking for a confident Sous Chef to take the lead in a well-established, professional kitchen environment. This is a fantastic opportunity to run a small, organised kitchen with a loyal and experienced team.
You’ll be responsible for overseeing daily kitchen operations, delivering a consistent breakfast and lunch service, and maintaining high standards across food quality, hygiene, and organisation.
What You’ll Be Doing:
Running the day-to-day kitchen operation
Preparing and serving breakfast and lunch
Delivering a simple, structured lunch offer (3 choices daily – meat, vegetarian, and a daily special)
Cooking for approximately 50–60 covers per day
Managing and supporting a small team including a Kitchen Porter and front of house support
Working closely with the on-site manager to ensure smooth service
Maintaining food safety, cleanliness, and stock control
The Offer:
Monday to Friday working pattern
Working hours between 6:30am – 3:00pm or 7:00am – 3:30pm
40-hour working week
Rare overtime requirements
Stable and supportive team (most staff have been on-site 3–7 years)
A calm, structured kitchen environment with a focus on quality over volume
About You:
Experience as a Sous Chef or strong Chef de Partie ready to step up
Confident running a kitchen independently
Organised, reliable, and consistent in delivery
Comfortable working in a smaller, steady-paced environment
Strong understanding of food safety and kitchen management
- Department
- Permanent Roles
- Locations
- Royston
- Yearly salary
- £35,000
About Mint People
Are you looking for fun, flexible and challenging work? Are you looking for a work environment where you can improve your hospitality and customer service skills while making new friends and working at the best venues and events around? Then Mint People is for you!
Here at Mint People, we offer full training, weekly pay, great pay rates, career progression and an opportunity to work at the most high profile events, venues, stadiums and festivals around. Our in house logistics team will help you get to and from work when necessary and our friendly operations team will make sure you have the right work to best suit your needs.
If you would like to apply to be part of our elite team, then please apply above and we will be in touch. We look forward to seeing you at a shift near you soon!