Head Chef

Megan's - North London, Herts & Bucks; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A vibrant restaurant group is seeking an experienced Head Chef to lead a kitchen team in London. You will be responsible for delivering fresh, quality meals and team development while benefiting from competitive pay and growth opportunities in a welcoming environment.

Benefits

50% off meals for friends and family

Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Early access to pay via WageStream

Free meals and drinks during shifts

Ongoing professional training

Opportunity for career progression

Qualifications

• Experience as Head Chef or Kitchen Manager in a fresh food environment.
• Ability to train and inspire a team.
• Calm under pressure and skilled in margin control.

Responsibilities

• Manage kitchen operations, ensuring high-quality food preparation.
• Train and develop kitchen staff, fostering a team-oriented environment.
• Control kitchen margins and maintain a calm, efficient workflow.

Skills

Leadership

Team Development

Culinary Skills

Margin Control

Job description

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Our people. They’re the most
important part of Megan’s and what separates us from everyone else. Sure, we’ve
got delicious food inspired by sunny places & freshly made in our kitchens,
stunning interiors and fantastic opportunities for progression. But ask anyone
who works here the best thing about it and they’ll tell you: it’s the team.

We’re opening new restaurants in fantastic
neighbourhoods across the South, so due to our continued growth and expansion we’re
now looking for a Head Chef for our beautiful site in

What’s in it for you?

• Pay
  • Salary package of up to £55,000 per year OTE*
  • Additional tronc pad monthly based on hitting KPIs
• Genuine work/life balance
• 50% off when visiting with your friends
  & family
• Amazing team socials
• Long service awards
• Access to our
  comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme including a free, confidential
  helpline/webchat available all day, every day of the year
• Early access to your pay if needed through
  WageStream
• All the good stuff you’d expect - auto-enrolment
  in our pension scheme, free fantastic meals & bottomless drinks on
  shifts
• Ongoing professional training and development, with real career
  progression
• Freedom to get involved with new openings
• Opportunity to move between sites and grow
  with the group

We’re looking for an
experienced Head Chef – you’ll need to have worked with fresh ingredients, be
calm under pressure, know how to control your margins and be at your
happiest training, inspiring & developing a happy team. Ideally
you’ll have worked in a similar fresh food kitchen environment so we’d love to
hear from you if you’ve been the Kitchen Manager or Head Chef of a restaurant
or gastro pub, but if you’ve got a different background don’t let that stop you
from hitting that apply button!

About us…

• An independently-owned, dog-friendly collection
  of over 20 neighbourhood restaurants open for brunch, lunch, dinner &
  cocktails
• Passionate about serving delicious fresh food inspired
  by the Mediterranean and made with the highest quality ingredients
• Exciting growth plans, meaning amazing
  opportunities for your career development
• Regular team parties – work hard, play harder!
• A diverse and inclusive company that makes sure
  everyone is genuinely welcome
• Focused on supporting local charities and really
  being a force for good in our communities

If you’re ready to be part of our amazing team then
take the next step in your career and apply to be Head Chef today!

Megan’s
Restaurants is equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity and are
committed to building an inclusive environment for all employees.

*Package includes membership of an independently managed tronc arrangement through which service charge is allocated outside of and in addition to your basic pay from your employment.