Head Chef Kitchen Manager - Fast-casual Burger Restaurant - Central London 40k in London, London

London

permanent, full-time

£40,000 per annum

UK working eligibility only.

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Head Chef Kitchen Manager - Fast-Casual Burger Restaurant - Central London 40k

Run the whole site at a busy West End burger restaurant: the kitchen first, with the front of house team reporting in too.

COREcruitment is partnering with an independent, fully halal fast-casual burger restaurant in the heart of the West End to appoint a hands-on Head Chef Kitchen Manager.

This is a Head Chef Kitchen Manager role for a leader from the branded burger world who wants to own a single site end to end. You run the kitchen, you lead the front of house team, and you are the senior person on the floor every peak.

The Head Chef Kitchen Manager role

Run a high-volume burger kitchen: grill, fry and assembly, to spec on every order
Lead the back of house team and oversee the front of house team, rotas and floor standards
Own ordering, stock, GP, labour and waste on a site turning around 1m a year
Keep food safety, allergens and halal standards tight, with full due diligence
Recruit, train and hold the team to standard, and lead from the front at peak
Report directly to the owners, with real autonomy over how the site runs

About you

A Head Chef or Kitchen Manager from branded burger or fast-casual dining
Comfortable leading front of house as well as the kitchen
Strong on the numbers: GP, labour, stock and waste
Experience of halal kitchens or suppliers is an advantage
Calm, organised and visible on a busy lunch or Saturday night
Living in or within easy reach of central London

The package

40.7k basic, plus tronc (to be confirmed at interview)
Single site, a short walk from Oxford Circus
Direct line to the owners and full ownership of your site

If you are a Head Chef Kitchen Manager with branded burger experience and want to run a central London site your way, send your CV to Olly at COREcruitment dot com today.