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Head Chef at Wagamama
As a head chef at Wagamama, you'll lead your kitchen team in the Wagamama way, embodying our people promise, values, and core leadership behaviours. You’ll be responsible for ensuring that every dish served meets our high standards. You’ll oversee the development and growth of your team through inspiring leadership, ensuring they are engaged, motivated, and high performing.
* Bonus scheme | up to £8,000 a year bonus opportunity
* Private medical insurance + pension scheme
* 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
* An experienced head chef capable of leading a kitchen team through positive behaviour and actions to drive performance in a fast-paced + complex environment
* A strong communicator who has real conversations with consideration + care, ensuring your team feels heard + supported
* Experience in maintaining spotless food, health, and safety standards
* Experience understanding the financial performance of a kitchen, including gross profit and stock control
* Comfort managing labour costs, reacting to changing demands as necessary
* Passionate about creating an inclusive environment where your team feels respected and that they belong
* An individual who leads to inspire and engage their team to nourish + flourish in their role and career
The Wagamama way
Kaizen, meaning ‘good change’, is our core philosophy. It influences every dish we create and motivates us to find better ways in all we do—our food, our thinking, our work. We are committed to championing change in our communities and our planet.
With three decades of acting differently, we celebrate difference, valuing personality over perfection. We welcome everyone and their unique stories to our benches. We promise to support you, working together to build trust and create safe spaces for real conversations with open hearts and minds.
All we ask is for you to dish up what makes you different.
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