At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a dynamic kitchen team and create mouth-watering burger menus.
- Company: Join Black Bear Burger, a top-rated burger joint with a loyal following.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, tips, 28 days holiday, and free staff meals.
- Other info: Exciting career progression opportunities and fun staff parties await!
- Why this job: Be part of an award-winning team and elevate your culinary career.
- Qualifications: Previous head chef experience and strong leadership skills required.
The predicted salary is between 34000 - 40000 £ per year.
Black Bear Burger is not your typical burger joint – our ethos is ‘simple, done well’ – we don’t mess around with gimmicks. We use the best beef we can get our hands on and everything in our burgers is there to enhance the flavour of that beef! We've built a huge following of fans (both in person and online) and get daily burger pilgrims travelling from across the country to try our food. We've featured on Top Jaws best burger in London, Bloggers choice at the 2024 National Burger Awards and recently won Best burger at the 2025 National Burger Awards. As a company we currently have 9 sites with more planned on the horizon. We're on a really great journey, and we're looking to bring pro‑active, dynamic and career driven people on board to grow with us on that journey.
THE ROLE
As Head Chef, you'll be working in leading your team from the front, drawing on previous head chef and management experience. We want to bring in someone who is going to be proud of what we do, as we're continually working hard to be top of our game in the competitive burger market.
Key Responsibilities For The Role Are:
- Running the service element of the kitchen (cooking standards, prep levels, managing the team)
- Hygiene and Cleanliness levels + Health and Safety Standards (Due Diligence, Record Keeping, overall compliance.)
- Stock Management (Ordering, minimising wastage, staying on top of rotation)
- Management of the team (development and training, rotas, recruitment, maintaining great team culture)
- Menu Development with the group head chef, designing specials
- Systems: Food Alert (Due Diligence), Supy (ordering and stock), Planday (rotas), AllGravy (training and development), VitaMojo (tills)
Perks
- Competitive share of service charge and tips
- 28 days holiday
- Employee referral scheme (refer someone in and get £200)
- Friends and Family Discount
- Career Progression planning
- Free staff meals + Swaps with other exciting businesses
- Top Staff Parties
- Management Meals out
The role is Salary and based on 48h/wk, made up from £34k basic, £9+ tronc, (£4k KPI bonus, 2.6k Deliveroo bonus, if targets are hit).
Head Chef in London employer: Black Bear
Black Bear in Greater London is an excellent employer, offering a vibrant work culture that values teamwork and culinary creativity. With competitive pay and the opportunity to earn additional tips, employees can enjoy a rewarding financial package while developing their skills in a supportive environment. The company prioritises employee growth, providing opportunities for advancement within the bustling London food scene.
