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Senior Sous Chef at Wagamama
As a senior sous chef at Wagamama, you'll be an integral part of our restaurant leadership team, supporting the head chef in leading your kitchen team the Wagamama way. You’ll live and breathe our people promise, values, and embody core leadership behaviours. You’ll be responsible for ensuring that every dish served by the kitchen team meets our high standards. You’ll look after the development and growth of your team, ensuring they are engaged, motivated, and high performing.
* Bonus scheme | up to £3,000 a year bonus opportunity
* Dedicated 6-week training programme
* Dry-cleaned chef whites provided every shift
* £14 - £25 of free food allowance on every shift
* 50% discount at Wagamama + 30% off all other TRG brands with family and friends
* Internal progression opportunities | fully funded apprenticeship programmes to support your growth
* 28 days holiday
* Kintsugi wellness | access to counsellors, cycle to work scheme, discounted gym + leisure
* Family friendly policy | any expectant person or anyone adopting a child will receive 26 weeks full pay + 13 weeks half pay
* Financial wellbeing support | access to loans repaid through your salary for those ‘strapped for cash’ moments in life
What we look for
* A head chef or senior sous chef with experience leading a kitchen team, driving performance through positive behaviour and actions in a fast-paced and complex environment
* A strong communicator who has real conversations with consideration and care, ensuring your team feels heard and supported
* Experience in ensuring your kitchen’s food, health, and safety standards are spotless
* Experience in understanding the financial performance of a kitchen including GP and stock control
* Experience in managing the labour cost of your team, reacting to changing demands where necessary
* An individual who leads to inspire and engage their team to nourish and flourish in their role and career
* Passionate about creating an inclusive environment where your team feels respected and that they belong
* A forward-thinking problem solver, able to think on your feet and make quick decisions
The Wagamama Way
Kaizen, meaning ‘good change’, is the philosophy that sits at the core of who we are. It shapes every dish we create and pushes us to find better ways in all we do. Our food, how we think, how we work, it has to be fresh. We are committed to championing change in both our communities and the impact on the planet.
With three decades of acting differently, we don’t conform; we celebrate difference. We appreciate personality over perfection. We welcome everyone and their unique story to our benches. We promise to have your back, working together to build close bonds of trust and support. We create safe spaces where we can have real conversations with open hearts and open minds.
All we ask is for you to dish up what makes you different.
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