**Senior Sous Chef | Full Time**
Before applying for this role, please read the following information about this opportunity found below.
Three whole decades of acting different, we don’t conform, we celebrate difference. Appreciating personality over perfection – we call it be you, be wagamama. With over 165 restaurants, we are looking for a Senior Sous Chef to join us on our continuous journey to nourish us all from bowl to soul.
**The Role |**
As a Senior Sous Chef, you’ll be an inspirational leader, creating a positive environment for your team and guests. You will support in continuous coaching and developing your team to be the best they can be whilst driving your restaurant performance and delivering amazing results.
**If You |** ● Focus on creating a positive environment where your team feel cared for and listened to, celebrating successes. Prioritising nurturing and developing talent within your team, role modelling a coaching culture within the management team. ● Are dedicated to ensuring an excellent guest experience, ensuring every dish is prepared to exceptional standards whether through your own efforts or by equipping your team with the necessary skills and mindset. ● Are experienced in ensuring your kitchen’s food, health and safety standards are spotless, understanding the financial performance of a kitchen including gross profit, stock control and labour costs, spotting opportunities and proactively acting as a head chef or senior sous chef. ● Are focused on building a coaching culture within your team, working with your head chef to build a strong team from recruitment and ongoing development. Committed to fostering personal and professional growth within your team. ● Are a forward-thinking problem solver, able to think on your feet and make quick decisions.
**What We Look For |** ● A head chef or senior sous chef with experience leading a kitchen team, driving performance through positive behaviour and actions in a fast-paced and complex environment. ● A strong communicator that has real conversations with consideration and care, ensuring your team feel heard and supported. ● Experienced in ensuring your kitchen’s food, health and safety standards are spotless. ● Experienced in understanding the financial performance of a kitchen including GP and stock control. ● Experienced in managing the labour cost of your team, reacting to changing demands where necessary. ● An individual who leads to inspire and engage their team to nourish and flourish in their role and career. ● Passionate about creating an inclusive environment where your team feel respected and that they belong. ● A forward-thinking problem solver, able to think on your feet and make quick decisions.
**Wok’s In It For You |** ● Bonus scheme – up to £3,000 a year bonus opportunity. ● Share of the tips. ● Free food on shift – yes, anything from our menu! Plus 50% outside of work to treat your friends and family. ● An industry leading family friendly policy (any expectant person or anyone adopting a child will receive 26 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay). ● Be the first to experience our brand-new menus. ● Dry-cleaned chef whites provided every shift. ● Wagamama parties throughout the year with VIP guests. ● Be known nationwide as a wok star – our national recognition programme.
In addition to this, we offer all the usual such as pension scheme, holiday, training, cycle to work scheme, retail and leisure discounts, discounted gym memberships and long service awards.
**Be You Be Wagamama**
Wagamama is proudly part of Disability Confident.
*100% of tips go to our teams. Actual tips by restaurant will vary. Tips are left solely at our guests discretion and are not considered as wages by the company nor are they guaranteed in any way.*
#AD250.
Before applying for this role, please read the following information about this opportunity found below.
Three whole decades of acting different, we don’t conform, we celebrate difference. Appreciating personality over perfection – we call it be you, be wagamama. With over 165 restaurants, we are looking for a Senior Sous Chef to join us on our continuous journey to nourish us all from bowl to soul.
**The Role |**
As a Senior Sous Chef, you’ll be an inspirational leader, creating a positive environment for your team and guests. You will support in continuous coaching and developing your team to be the best they can be whilst driving your restaurant performance and delivering amazing results.
**If You |** ● Focus on creating a positive environment where your team feel cared for and listened to, celebrating successes. Prioritising nurturing and developing talent within your team, role modelling a coaching culture within the management team. ● Are dedicated to ensuring an excellent guest experience, ensuring every dish is prepared to exceptional standards whether through your own efforts or by equipping your team with the necessary skills and mindset. ● Are experienced in ensuring your kitchen’s food, health and safety standards are spotless, understanding the financial performance of a kitchen including gross profit, stock control and labour costs, spotting opportunities and proactively acting as a head chef or senior sous chef. ● Are focused on building a coaching culture within your team, working with your head chef to build a strong team from recruitment and ongoing development. Committed to fostering personal and professional growth within your team. ● Are a forward-thinking problem solver, able to think on your feet and make quick decisions.
**What We Look For |** ● A head chef or senior sous chef with experience leading a kitchen team, driving performance through positive behaviour and actions in a fast-paced and complex environment. ● A strong communicator that has real conversations with consideration and care, ensuring your team feel heard and supported. ● Experienced in ensuring your kitchen’s food, health and safety standards are spotless. ● Experienced in understanding the financial performance of a kitchen including GP and stock control. ● Experienced in managing the labour cost of your team, reacting to changing demands where necessary. ● An individual who leads to inspire and engage their team to nourish and flourish in their role and career. ● Passionate about creating an inclusive environment where your team feel respected and that they belong. ● A forward-thinking problem solver, able to think on your feet and make quick decisions.
**Wok’s In It For You |** ● Bonus scheme – up to £3,000 a year bonus opportunity. ● Share of the tips. ● Free food on shift – yes, anything from our menu! Plus 50% outside of work to treat your friends and family. ● An industry leading family friendly policy (any expectant person or anyone adopting a child will receive 26 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay). ● Be the first to experience our brand-new menus. ● Dry-cleaned chef whites provided every shift. ● Wagamama parties throughout the year with VIP guests. ● Be known nationwide as a wok star – our national recognition programme.
In addition to this, we offer all the usual such as pension scheme, holiday, training, cycle to work scheme, retail and leisure discounts, discounted gym memberships and long service awards.
**Be You Be Wagamama**
Wagamama is proudly part of Disability Confident.
*100% of tips go to our teams. Actual tips by restaurant will vary. Tips are left solely at our guests discretion and are not considered as wages by the company nor are they guaranteed in any way.*
#AD250.
Industry:
Food and Beverage Services
Employees:
5,001-10,000
Annual Revenue:
$1.8B
Founded:
1992
Address:
5-7 Marshalsea Road, Southwark, England GB, SE11EP
wagamama means naughty child + just like our name, we pride ourselves in being a workplace for those who dare to be different. those who’ve have taken the road less travelled. that zig where others zag we’re a safe sanctuary, free from judgment, where we lean in + have real conversations that challenge us to learn + grow. bursting into life in 1992, wagamama was, + still is, inspired by fast-paced japanese ramen bars that set out to create nourishing flavours of asia to all this purpose still stands today | to nourish yourself + to nourish others. because both sides matter to us. your development + the impact you have on others so if you believe in positive eating, in positive living + you’re ready to do something truly revolutionary, then come join us + be you. be wagamama
