At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead kitchen operations, ensuring top-notch food quality and smooth service.
- Company: Join Maki & Ramen, a vibrant Japanese-inspired dining brand.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, tips, team meals, and a friendly work environment.
- Other info: Enjoy a motivated team atmosphere with excellent growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Shape the future of a new site and grow your culinary career.
- Qualifications: Strong leadership and high-volume cooking experience required.
The predicted salary is between 14.5 - 14.5 £ per hour.
Pay Rate: £14.00 - £14.50 per hour (Earn up to 17.00 p/h with tips included)
Hours: 45-50 per week (hours are negotiable)
Role: Full-time Head Chef
Commencement Date: August 2026
We’re Maki & Ramen – a growing, Japanese‑inspired dining brand known for our homemade ramen and freshly prepared sushi. With a strong focus on quality and warm, attentive service, we’re passionate about delivering a memorable experience for every guest. Maki & Ramen Birmingham is looking for an experienced and driven Head Chef to lead the launch and shape the future of this exciting new site. If you're ready to take the next step in your career and be part of a vibrant, expanding team, we’d love to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and oversee all kitchen operations, ensuring consistency, organisation, and smooth service during high‑traffic event periods.
- Maintain exceptional food quality, presentation, and recipe standards, adapting to fast‑paced, high‑volume demands.
- Manage and develop the kitchen team through training, coaching, and effective delegation.
- Control stock, ordering, waste, and kitchen budgets to achieve strong commercial performance.
- Ensure rigorous compliance with food safety, hygiene regulations, and health & safety procedures at all times.
- Collaborate with front‑of‑house and management teams to coordinate service flow and meet operational targets.
Qualifications
- Strong leadership skills, capable of managing and motivating a kitchen brigade in a demanding environment.
- Proven experience in high‑volume cooking, with the ability to maintain quality under pressure.
- Excellent organisational and time‑management abilities, especially during event peaks and tight service windows.
- Solid understanding of food safety, HACCP procedures, and kitchen compliance requirements.
- Commercial awareness, including stock control, cost management, and menu performance.
- Adaptability, resilience, and a calm approach when handling operational challenges or last‑minute changes.
As part of our team, you will receive a motivated and friendly working environment, delicious team meals and a competitive salary + tips.
Benefits
- Bereavement leave
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
Experience
- Cooking: 2 years (required)
- Head Chef: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification
- Food Safety Level 2 or above (preferred)
- Food Allergen Training
Language
- Fluent in English speaking
Work Location
- In person
