Head Chef

YES Your Excellent Staff Oy; Ikaalinen; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

One-year contract

Chain support and operating models

Trusted Workplace certificate 2025–202

Job summary

YES Your Excellent Staff Oy is seeking a head chef for a nationwide restaurant chain in the Satakunta region. You lead the kitchen and oversee onboarding, shift planning and day-to-day operations to ensure food quality and smooth service.

You collaborate with the restaurant manager and regional management to drive cost-efficiency, hygiene standards and sourcing. The one-year full-time contract offers a professional team and chain support with ready operating models.

Qualifications

• Experience as head chef or similar kitchen supervisory role.
• Ability to lead and motivate kitchen staff.
• Fluent Finnish.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily kitchen operations and production to ensure quality and consistency.
• Lead kitchen team, onboarding, and shift planning for smooth service.
• Maintain hygiene, cost-efficiency, and adherence to chain concept and operating models.
• Collaborate with restaurant manager and regional management on day-to-day operations and improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Organizational skills

Stress resilience

Hygiene & quality

Finnish language

Education

Hygiene passport

Job description

We are seeking a head chef for a nationwide restaurant chain in the Satakunta region.

As head chef you are responsible for the daily operational activities of the restaurant kitchen. You lead the kitchen team, oversee onboarding, shift planning and the smooth day‑to‑day running of the kitchen. You ensure food quality, self‑checks, hygiene and the efficiency of sourcing and production in line with the chain concept and operating models. You are responsible for cost‑efficiency of the kitchen and work closely with the restaurant manager and regional management.

The employment is fixed‑term and full‑time.

Requirements

• experience as head chef or similar kitchen supervisory role;
• ability to lead and motivate kitchen staff;
• good organizational skills and stress‑resilience;
• strong hygiene and quality expertise (hygiene passport required);
• customer‑and quality‑driven and cost‑conscious working approach;
• willingness to work varied shifts;
• fluent Finnish.

Benefits and Offer

• responsible head chef role in a chain restaurant;
• one‑year full‑time contract;
• chain support, ready operating models and concept;
• professional and committed team;
• salary according to experience and Mara TES.

We have been awarded the Trusted Workplace certificate for 2025–2026. This recognises our commitment to our people and improvement through employee feedback.