Head Chef

Honest Burgers; Greater London; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Service charge paid to employees

Guaranteed full-time hours

Complimentary team food & soft drinks

VIB - £100/month

Birthday off

28 days holiday

Refer a Friend scheme

GP 24/7 access

Discounts on hospitality, retail and G

Cycle to work

Enhanced sick pay after 2nd year

Enhanced maternity/paternity pay after

Craft Exchange Programme

Job summary

Honest Burgers in South East London seeks a Head Chef to lead a busy kitchen, model energy, passion, and humility, and drive a positive culture. You will be responsible for health and safety, food standards, audits, recruitment, and stock management, partnering with front-of-house to achieve KPIs and a smooth service.

You will oversee shift coverage, team development, and a culture of loyalty and opportunity, ensuring a happy BOH environment for staff and customers alike.

Qualifications

• Experience leading kitchen teams in a high-volume restaurant.
• Strong health & safety and food standards knowledge.
• Excellent leadership and recruitment skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop kitchen team to deliver quality and KPIs.
• Ensure health & safety compliance and audits.
• Collaborate with front-of-house to meet service standards.

Job description

Lead and develop a high-performing kitchen team to consistently deliver exceptional food quality and operational excellence. Drive positive kitchen culture, ensure compliance with all standards, and manage all back-of-house functions to meet company KPIs and contribute to overall restaurant success and a loyal, positive environment for both team and customers.

Head Chef - SOUTH EAST LONDON

The role and You:

We're looking for Head Chefs in South East London, who can lead and drive their kitchen teams. We want our kitchens to be positive environments where our Head Chefs role model energy, passion and humility.

As a Head Chef at Honest you'll have a passion for being a great leader, whilst maintaining the best possible health & safety, and food standards.

There's an art to cooking burgers and chips the Honest way and as a Head Chef here you'll take full accountability of your Kitchen ensuring it runs perfectly whether they are on shift or not. You'll have full responsibility for: successful kitchen audits, recruitment, team development and stock management. In addition to supporting the GM, you and your team will work alongside the front of house team, to ensure meeting company KPI's, standards and efficiency, all whilst keeping your BOH team happy and on track.

As a leader in the business we want you to help generate a culture of loyalty, positivity and opportunity whilst recognising the positive impact you can have on your team and consumers.

£15.90 per hour OTE (Our data says you can earn and additional £1 to £5 per hour on top of your pay)

• Service charge split equally (100% goes to the employees)
• Guaranteed full time contracted hours
• Complimentary team food & soft drinks while on shift
• VIB (Very Important Burgers) - £100/month, food & drink allowance off shift
• Your birthday off work, fully paid
• 28 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Up to £1000 "Refer a Friend" scheme (T&C apply)
• Access to online 24/7 GP
• Hospitality, retail and gym membership discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced company sick pay, after your 2nd year with Honest
• Enhanced maternity or paternity pay, after your 1st year with Honest
• Craft Exchange Programme - where you can get paid for jobs around Honest that you may have an interest, for example sign-writing, social media, etc.

We believe in equal access to support and opportunity that exists for all. We celebrate our differences and want you to help us to continually strive for diversity, inclusivity and a warm welcome for everyone. This means your name, age, race or gender doesn't need to be on your CV. If you'd rather take it off, that's good with us.