At wagamama, food is life. our kitchens are all about fresh food, fast-paced, and full of real people making real food. no microwaves, no shortcuts, just big energy and bigger flavours. as head chef, youll run the kitchen like its your own. lead the team, smash service, and make sure every bowl is something to be proud of what youll be doing creating a place where your team feels safe, seen, and proud to show up keeping quality sky-high. every bowl, every time coaching your team to grow in confidence and skill staying cool under pressure and being fast on your feet making your kitchen a place where people want to work and guests can taste the pride thinking with a kaizen mindset. constantly spotting the little ways we can do things better, then making them happen youll love this role if you you're ready to learn, lead level up thrive in a fresh kitchen with no microwaves take real pride in your food and your team want to push for better. from prep to bowl believe kitchens should be places of connection, creativity good vibes what youll get a culture that supports your growth, wellbeing individuality up to £8,000 annual bonus £200 a month to spend at wagamama outside of work private medical insurance 50% off wagamama outside of work free meals on shift dry-cleaned chef whites, every shift early access to earned pay with wagestream 26 weeks full pay 13 weeks half pay for new parents first access to our new menus 30% off at our other brands (brunning & price pubs, barburrito more) in addition to this, we offer benefits such as: pension scheme, holiday, training, cycle to work scheme, retail leisure discounts, discounted gym memberships long service awards apply today take a seat at the bench were proud to be a disability confident employer. no matter where youre from or who you are, youve got a seat at our bench ad100