Lead Kitchen Chef - Daytime Role, Dublin Café

Feeka; Dublin; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20 days paid annual leave

Pension auto-enrolment from day one

Free lunch

Coffee

Staff discount

Career progression

A team that genuinely enjoys coming to

Job summary

Feeka is seeking a Head Chef to lead the kitchen at our Baggot Street store. This hands-on leadership role runs daily kitchen operations, ensures food quality and consistent presentation, and develops the team around you.

If you love systems, training people, and upholding standards, this role is built for you. You’ll train staff, manage prep planning, stock levels, and waste against targets, and work alongside the Citywest head chef to keep both kitchens aligned.

Qualifications

• 5 years proven experience leading a kitchen or kitchen section in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience training and developing kitchen staff.
• Strong organizational skills—prep planning, stock control, daily routines.
• Commitment to hygiene standards and food safety (HACCP knowledge a plus).
• A calm, positive presence under pressure; reliable and punctual.

Responsibilities

• Running daily kitchen operations at Baggot Street.
• Training new kitchen staff and developing existing team members.
• Holding the team to FEEKA's recipe, hygiene, and presentation standards.
• Managing prep planning, stock levels, and waste against targets.
• Working alongside the Citywest head chef to keep both kitchens aligned.
• Ensuring full compliance with FSAI food safety and allergen requirements.
• Feeding back to the management team on what's working and what could be better.
• Developing new dishes.

Skills

Leadership

Staff training

Food safety/HACCP

Organizational skills

Stock control

Reliability/Punctuality

Job description

Feeka is seeking a Head Chef to lead the kitchen at our Baggot Street store. This hands-on leadership role runs daily kitchen operations, ensures food quality and consistent presentation, and develops the team around you.

If you love systems, training people, and upholding standards, this role is built for you. You’ll train staff, manage prep planning, stock levels, and waste against targets, and work alongside the Citywest head chef to keep both kitchens aligned.