HEAD CHEF – HONEST GREENS
We are Honest Greens , an innovative, passionate, and rapidly expanding restaurant
lifestyle brand with one mission: improve society through real food. We do things
differently in our industry, embracing — and creating — new restaurant trends and
technologies that allow us to make healthy food affordable, convenient, and incredibly
delicious. We believe this will help people in our communities live longer, happier, and
more sustainable lives.
Over the coming years, we will be scaling our restaurant, geographical, and digital
footprint to ensure our customers can interact with our brand wherever they are. This is
an amazing opportunity to join our journey as we build our product and scale globally.
We are looking for a highly motivated, hands-on HEAD CHEF to lead the kitchen
operations of one of our restaurants. The ideal candidate is a passionate culinarian and
natural leader, with a proven track record in high-volume kitchens. You’ll thrive in a
fast-paced, service-driven environment where no two days are the same — and you’ll
play a key role in ensuring that our food is consistently fresh, delicious, and beautifully
presented, while inspiring and developing the kitchen team.
Your day-to-day will include…
Overseeing food preparation, storage, FIFO, recipes, and plating standards,
while acting as the final quality gate at the pass.
Planning and overseeing ingredient and material orders based on restaurant
needs, reporting shortages or urgent requests to the Area Manager or purchasing
team.
Checking deliveries, verifying invoices, and ensuring products are correctly
labeled and stored upon receipt, ensuring efficiency and minimal waste.
Controlling food and personnel costs, and kitchen productivity, ensuring
operational and financial efficiency.
Managing kitchen schedules, vacations, permissions, ensuring adequate staffing
and smooth shift transitions.
Organizing daily and weekly cleaning routines, ensuring the kitchen and storage
areas are always in compliance with health, safety, and sanitation standards.
Using company tools for communication, reporting, and organizational tasks
during shifts.
Handling staff administration processes: hiring, onboarding, contract signing,
uniform distribution, training, and performance follow-up (regular 1:1 feedback
sessions).
Providing hands-on coaching that is clear, aligned with Honest Green’s values,
and focused on elevating operational excellence and individual performance.
Skills & Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience leading a high-volume kitchen, preferably within casualdining, fast-casual, or lifestyle-driven restaurants.
- Strong culinary expertise and deep understanding of food safety, hygiene, and compliance standards.
- Proven ability to train, inspire, and retain kitchen talent.
- Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and multitasking skills.
- Proficiency in kitchen management tools and operational systems.
- Strong communication and leadership skills with a collaborative, people-first approach.
- Passion for food, sustainability, and delivering exceptional guest experiences.
- Fluency in English; Spanish is a plus.
Benefits
- Attractive wage
- Free daily food in our restaurants
- 50% discount in our restaurants
- Awesome corporate events
- Internal growth opportunities
- International, open-minded and unique team
- If you’re passionate about leading great teams, delivering exceptional guest experiences,Overview
Pay: £50,000.00-£55,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
Work Location: In person
