Sous Chef in Knutsford

Location: Knutsford, WA16 9EU

Hours of work: 40

Contract Type: Permanent

We are hiring a Sous Chef at ISS at our Radbroke Campus. You will take the lead in delivering exceptional culinary experiences across two coffee shops, a main restaurant, and a busy onsite hospitality team.

As Senior Sous Chef, you will be at the heart of the kitchen, creating, producing, and elevating menus while leading a talented team of 10 chefs. You will ensure every dish meets the highest standards of quality, presentation, and flavour, while maintaining operational efficiency and profitability.

This is an exciting opportunity to step into a hands-on, creative role where you will oversee all kitchen operations, from daily production to menu innovation. You will inspire and develop your team, implement best-in-class cooking techniques, and introduce new culinary ideas that delight customers and enhance their dining experience. The Senior Sous Chef will balance leadership and hands-on cooking, ensuring the kitchen runs smoothly, consistently delivers high-quality meals, and remains at the forefront of catering trends.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the kitchen team, ensuring consistent high standards of food production, quality, and presentation.
• Produce and supervise the preparation of meals across all catering outlets, maintaining excellence in taste, portioning, and plating.
• Plan, develop, and innovate menus that reflect current culinary trends and customer preferences.
• Monitor and manage food costs, ordering, and stock levels to maintain profitability and minimise waste.
• Ensure compliance with all health & safety, hygiene, and statutory regulations in the kitchen.
• Train, mentor, and develop the culinary team to maintain high standards and encourage continuous improvement.
• Work closely with suppliers to ensure quality ingredients are sourced and utilised effectively.
• Assist in creating seasonal specials, promotional dishes, and new initiatives to enhance the customer experience.

Professional and Personal Competencies/Qualifications

• Minimum SCQF Level 8 or equivalent cookery qualification.
• Experience in a similar role within large-scale, high-end catering or fast casual food service outlets.
• Exceptional culinary skills with a passion for producing high-quality dishes.
• Strong leadership abilities with experience motivating and developing kitchen teams.
• IT literate with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Innovative, proactive, and able to balance hands-on cooking with operational management.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to handle challenges and maintain smooth kitchen operations.

The Company

ISS is a world-leading workplace and facility management company, connecting people and places to make the world work better. Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience.

Through a unique combination of intelligent solutions, high standards and people who care, to help our customers achieve their purpose, whether it’s hospitals healing patients, businesses producing the next great innovation, or airports bringing passengers home to their families. ISS is committed to doing business the right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people.

We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference.

ISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer. ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.

We are a Disability Confident Committed (Level 2) employer, proudly supporting and promoting inclusive hiring practices in line with the UK government’s Disability Confident scheme. Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.