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10.05.2025
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Job Description:
Head Chef | Full-time
At Wagamama, we celebrate difference and value personality over perfection — we call it be you, be wagamama. With over 165 restaurants, we are looking for a Head Manager to join us on our journey to nourish both body and soul.
The role |
As a Head Chef, you’ll inspire your team to deliver exceptional guest experiences, maintaining high standards and continuously coaching and developing your team to excel and achieve great results.
If you |
* Prioritize cultivating a positive and inclusive work culture through emotional intelligence, inspiration, and effective delegation. You excel at influencing and empowering emerging leaders through training, coaching, and mentorship.
* Are dedicated to providing excellent guest experiences, ensuring every dish meets exceptional standards, and equipping your team with the necessary skills and mindset.
* Have experience maintaining high standards for food, health, and safety, understanding financial performance including gross profit, stock control, and labor costs, and proactively identifying opportunities.
* Focus on building and nurturing your team, from recruitment to ongoing development, fostering personal and professional growth.
* Care about creating an inclusive environment where your team feels respected and that they belong, enabling them to grow and flourish in their roles.
* Are a forward-thinking problem solver, capable of making quick decisions on your feet.
We'd love to hear from you
What's in it for you |
* Bonus scheme – up to £8,000 a year bonus opportunity
* Access up to 30% of your earnings before payday with Wagestream
* Private medical insurance
* Free food on shift — anything from our menu! Plus 50% outside of work to treat your friends and family
* An industry-leading family-friendly policy (expectant persons or adoptive parents receive 26 weeks full pay + 13 weeks half pay)
* Be the first to experience our new menus
* Dry-cleaned chef whites provided every shift
* Wagamama parties throughout the year with VIP guests
* Nationwide recognition as a wok star through our recognition programme
Additionally, we offer pension schemes, holiday, 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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