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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 values, people promise, and core leadership behaviors. You’ll be responsible for ensuring every dish served meets our high standards. You’ll also focus on developing and growing your team through inspiring leadership, ensuring they are engaged, motivated, and high performing.
Benefits include:
* Bonus scheme with up to £8,000 a year bonus opportunity
* Private medical insurance and pension scheme
* Dedicated 6-week training programme
* Dry-cleaned chef whites provided every shift
* £14 - £25 free food allowance on every shift
* 50% discount at Wagamama and 30% off all other TRG brands with family and friends
* Internal progression opportunities and fully funded apprenticeship programmes
* 28 days holiday
* Kintsugi wellness access, including councillors, cycle to work scheme, discounted gym and leisure
* Family-friendly policy: 26 weeks full pay + 13 weeks half pay for expectant or adopting parents
* Financial wellbeing support, including access to salary-repayable loans
What we look for
* An experienced head chef capable of leading a kitchen team through positive behaviors and actions to drive performance in a fast-paced and complex environment
* A strong communicator who fosters real conversations with consideration and care, making sure your team feels heard and supported
* Experience ensuring your kitchen’s food, health, and safety standards are spotless
* Understanding of financial performance, including gross profit and stock control
* Ability to manage labor costs and adapt to changing demands
* A passion for creating an inclusive environment where your team feels respected and belongs
* An inspiring leader who engages their team to nourish and flourish in their roles and careers
The Wagamama Way
Our philosophy, Kaizen, meaning ‘good change,’ influences everything we do. It drives us to improve our food, our mindset, and our work, with a focus on freshness and championing positive change in our communities and on the planet. Celebrating differences, we value personality over perfection and welcome everyone's unique story. We promise to support you, build trust, and create safe spaces for honest conversations. We ask only that you bring your unique self to the table.
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