senior sous chef

wagamama; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Wagamama is seeking a Senior Sous Chef to lead a team in a fast-paced environment. This role involves maintaining high food safety standards, fostering team development, and ensuring an excellent guest experience. Join us to take your culinary career to the next level and enjoy numerous benefits, including a bonus scheme and free meals during shifts.

Benefits

Bonus scheme - up to £3,000 a year

Share of tips

Free food on shift

Industry-leading family-friendly policy

Dry-cleaned chef whites provided

Wagamama parties throughout the year

Pension schemes

Holiday and training

Qualifications

• Experienced as a Head Chef or Senior Sous Chef in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to maintain food, health, and safety standards.
• Skilled in managing kitchen finances and stock control.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire the kitchen team to deliver exceptional results.
• Ensure compliance with food, health, and safety standards.
• Drive performance through coaching and development.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem Solving

Coaching

Job description

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Senior Sous Chef Role

As a Senior Sous Chef, you’ll be an inspirational leader, creating a positive environment for your team and guests. You will support continuous coaching and development of your team to excel while driving restaurant performance and delivering exceptional results.

We look for you if you:

• Focus on creating a positive environment where your team feels cared for and listened to, celebrating successes. Prioritize nurturing and developing talent within your team, role-modeling a coaching culture within the management team.
• Are dedicated to ensuring an excellent guest experience, ensuring every dish is prepared to exceptional standards, whether through your efforts or by empowering your team with the necessary skills and mindset.
• Have experience maintaining spotless food, health, and safety standards in your kitchen, understanding the financial performance including gross profit, stock control, and labour costs, and proactively spotting opportunities as a Head Chef or Senior Sous Chef.
• Are focused on building a coaching culture within your team, working with your Head Chef to build a strong team from recruitment through ongoing development. Committed to fostering personal and professional growth.
• Are a forward-thinking problem solver, able to think on your feet and make quick decisions.

What we look for:

• A Head Chef or Senior Sous Chef with experience leading a kitchen team, driving performance through positive behaviour in a fast-paced and complex environment.
• A strong communicator who engages in real conversations with consideration and care, ensuring your team feels heard and supported.
• Experience ensuring your kitchen’s food, health, and safety standards are impeccable.
• Experience understanding the financial performance of a kitchen, including gross profit and stock control.
• Experience managing labour costs, reacting to changing demands where necessary.
• An individual who leads to inspire and engage their team, fostering growth in their roles and careers.
• Passionate about creating an inclusive environment where your team feels respected and belonging.
• A forward-thinking problem solver, able to think on your feet and make quick decisions.

What’s in it for you:

• Bonus scheme – up to £3,000 a year bonus opportunity.
• Share of tips.
• Free food on shift – anything from our menu! Plus 50% outside of work to treat friends and family.
• Industry-leading family-friendly policy (any expectant person or adopter will receive 26 weeks full pay + 13 weeks half pay).
• Be the first to experience our new menus.
• Dry-cleaned chef whites provided every shift.
• Wagamama parties throughout the year with VIP guests.
• Nationwide recognition as a wok star – our recognition programme.

Additionally, we offer pension schemes, holiday, training, cycle-to-work schemes, retail and leisure discounts, gym memberships, and long service awards.