Regional Chef - Lead Multi-Unit Kitchens & Guest Experience

Blue Shock Recruitment Solutions; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 81,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Shock Recruitment Solutions seeks a Regional Chef to lead culinary strategy and operations across multiple locations. The role emphasizes food quality, leadership development, and brand alignment while driving profitability and guest experience.

A strong candidate will combine strategic vision with hands-on execution in a premium casual setting. The ideal candidate has extensive multi-unit culinary leadership experience, franchise operations exposure, and a proven track record in new

Qualifications

• Multi-unit leadership experience in a premium casual setting.
• Experience with Franchise locations and brand vision alignment.
• Experience in F&B development testing processes.
• Experience in new restaurant openings.
• Experience in project ownership from ideation to completion.
• Strategic thinker with operational execution expertise.
• Strong financial acumen: P&L, budgeting, and cost management.
• Familiar with culinary/operational systems like Ameego, Crunchtime, Optimum Control, KDS, Rational ovens.
• Coaching, mentorship, and accountability skills.
• Passion for hospitality, food innovation, and guest experience excellence.

Responsibilities

• Influence and lead culinary strategy and execution across multiple locations.
• Ensure operational excellence: food safety, quality, and consistency.
• Mentor and develop kitchen managers.
• Partner with regional partner and multi-unit leadership to align on strategies and objectives.
• Responsible for food revenues meeting financial targets as a region.
• Lead menu rollouts, equipment deployment, and culinary program innovation.
• Lead culinary standards and consistency in the home restaurant.
• Build and develop a strong leadership bench with succession planning.
• Serve as the culinary training standard for systems and execution.
• Support regional initiatives including tests, rollouts, and training programs.
• Partner with Regional Director and home-store leadership to align on performance.

Skills

Multi-unit leadership

Franchise operations

F&B development testing

New restaurant openings

Project ownership

Strategic execution

P&L budgeting

Cost management

Operational systems

Coaching & mentorship

Hospitality excellence

Education

Red Seal Certification

Post-secondary education

Tools

Ameego

Crunchtime

Optimum Control

KDS functionality

Rational ovens

Job description

Blue Shock Recruitment Solutions seeks a Regional Chef to lead culinary strategy and operations across multiple locations. The role emphasizes food quality, leadership development, and brand alignment while driving profitability and guest experience.

A strong candidate will combine strategic vision with hands-on execution in a premium casual setting. The ideal candidate has extensive multi-unit culinary leadership experience, franchise operations exposure, and a proven track record in new