junior sous chef

inploi; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent restaurant group in the UK is seeking a Junior Sous Chef to create a positive environment for guests and teams. The ideal candidate will have a passion for food quality and standards, exceptional food knowledge, and the ability to inspire and lead the kitchen team. This role offers competitive pay and numerous perks, including flexible hours and free meals on shift.

Benefits

Biweekly pay and share of tips

Access to earnings before payday

Flexible working hours

Free food on shift

Family-friendly policy with full pay for expectants

Fresh uniform provided

Experience brand-new menus

National recognition program

Qualifications

• Passionate about supporting your team and helping others maintain high standards.
• Ready to manage the line and plan shifts effectively.
• Understanding of food safety standards and kitchen financial performance.

Responsibilities

• Create a positive environment for guests and teams.
• Lead, engage, and inspire the kitchen team.
• Manage shift planning and kitchen operations.

Skills

Food quality standards

Team management

Food safety standards

Financial performance understanding

Job description

junior sous chef | full time

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 and growing in the uk + ireland, we are looking for a junior sous chef to join us on our continuous journey to nourish us all from bowl, to soul

the role |

as a junior sous chef, you’ll be a growing leader who cares passionately about creating a positive place for our guests + our teams, a true expert in food quality + standards, with exceptional food knowledge, who uses this to lead, engage + inspire the team around you

if you...

• are passionate about supporting your team + helping others be the best they can be and maintaining high standards
• are ready to manage the line, planning shifts to make sure we have the right cover + love working with the team, coaching on the go
• have an understanding of your kitchen’s food, health and safety standards, understanding financial performance of a kitchen including gross profit, stock control + labour costs
• love to celebrate success with your team, recognising what drives individuals and their needs

we’d love to hear from you

wok’s in it for you |

• biweekly pay + share of the tips
• access up to 30% of your earnings before pay day with wagestream
• flexible hours to support your side hustle
• free food on shift – yes anything from our menu! plus 50% outside of work to treat your friends + family
• an industry leading family friendly policy (any expectant person or anyone adopting a child will receive 26 weeks full pay + 13 weeks half pay)
• fresh clean uniform provided by us for each shift
• be the first to experience our brand-new menus
• 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 the usual such as, pension scheme, holiday, training, cycle to work scheme, retail + leisure discounts, discounted gym memberships + 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