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Senior Sous Chef - Celebrate Individuality and Creativity in Culinary Leadership (Hiring Immediately), Wakefield
Client: wagamama
Location: Wakefield, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Views: 3
Posted: 08.05.2025
Expiry Date: 22.06.2025
Job Description:
Senior Sous Chef | Full Time
At Wagamama, we celebrate individuality and creativity in our culinary leadership. With over 165 restaurants, we value personality over perfection—it's all about being you, being wagamama. We are looking for a Senior Sous Chef to join us on our journey to nourish from bowl to soul.
The Role
As a Senior Sous Chef, you will be an inspirational leader, creating a positive environment for your team and guests. You will support in coaching and developing your team to excel while driving restaurant performance and delivering exceptional results.
What You Bring
* Focus on creating a positive environment where your team feels cared for and listened to, celebrating successes and nurturing talent.
* Dedication to ensuring an excellent guest experience, with dishes prepared to high standards and equipped your team with necessary skills and mindset.
* Experience in maintaining spotless food, health, and safety standards, understanding financial performance including gross profit, stock control, and labor costs.
* Ability to build a coaching culture, working with your head chef on recruitment and development, fostering personal and professional growth.
* A proactive problem solver, quick thinker, and decisive.
What We Look For
* Experience leading a kitchen team as a Head Chef or Senior Sous Chef in a fast-paced environment.
* Strong communication skills, capable of having meaningful conversations with your team.
* Experience in maintaining high standards of food, health, safety, and financial management.
* Ability to manage labor costs and adapt to changing demands.
* Leadership qualities that inspire and engage your team.
* Passion for creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected and belongs.
* A strategic thinker and quick decision-maker.
Benefits
* Bonus scheme – up to £3,000/year bonus opportunity.
* Access up to 30% of earnings before payday with Wagestream.
* Share of tips (100% goes to teams, varies by restaurant).
* Free food on shift and 50% off outside work.
* Industry-leading family-friendly policy with 26 weeks full pay + 13 weeks half pay for expectant or adopting parents.
* Opportunity to experience new menus first.
* Dry-cleaned chef whites provided each shift.
* Wagamama parties and VIP guest events.
* Recognition as a nationwide wok star through our program.
Additional benefits include pension scheme, holiday, training, cycle-to-work scheme, retail and leisure discounts, gym memberships, and long service awards.
Be You, Be Wagamama
Wagamama is proudly part of the Disability Confident scheme.
*Tips are at guests' discretion and are not guaranteed wages. 100% of tips go to our teams, with variations per restaurant.
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