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Designate Senior Sous Chef - Inclusive Leadership Culture (Hiring Immediately), Dartford
Client: Wagamama
Location: Dartford, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
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EU work permit required: Yes
Job Views:
4
Posted:
08.05.2025
Expiry Date:
22.06.2025
Job Description:
Designate Senior Sous Chef | Birmingham West | Full Time
At Wagamama, we celebrate diversity and individuality, valuing personality over perfection. With over 165 restaurants, we are seeking a Senior Sous Chef to join our team and contribute to our mission of nourishing both body and soul.
The Role:
As a Senior Sous Chef, you will be an inspirational leader, fostering a positive environment for your team and guests. You will support continuous coaching and development, driving restaurant performance, and delivering exceptional results.
What You’ll Do:
* Create a caring and supportive environment, celebrating successes and nurturing talent within your team, role modelling a coaching culture.
* Ensure an excellent guest experience by maintaining high standards in food preparation and equipping your team with necessary skills and mindset.
* Maintain spotless food, health, and safety standards, and understand the financial performance of the kitchen, including gross profit, stock control, and labour costs.
* Build a coaching culture, working with your Head Chef on recruitment and ongoing development, fostering personal and professional growth.
* Be a proactive problem solver, capable of quick decision-making in a fast-paced environment.
What We Look For:
* Experience leading a kitchen team as a Head Chef or Senior Sous Chef, driving performance through positive leadership.
* Strong communication skills with a caring approach, ensuring your team feels supported.
* Proven experience maintaining high food, health, safety, and financial standards.
* Ability to manage labour costs and adapt to changing demands.
* Leadership qualities that inspire and engage teams to flourish.
* Commitment to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected and valued.
* Problem-solving skills with the ability to think on your feet.
Benefits:
* Bonus scheme – up to £3,000 annually
* Access up to 30% of earnings before payday with Wagestream
* Share of tips (tips go directly to the team, varying by restaurant, at guests' discretion)
* Free food on shift and 50% off outside work
* Industry-leading family-friendly policy: 26 weeks full pay + 13 weeks half pay for expectant or adopting parents
* Early access to new menus
* Dry-cleaned chef whites provided
* Wagamama parties and VIP guest events
* National recognition programme: "Wok Star"
Additionally, we offer pension schemes, holiday entitlement, training, cycle-to-work schemes, retail and leisure discounts, gym memberships, and long service awards.
Be You, Be Wagamama
Wagamama is proudly part of the Disability Confident scheme.
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