HEAD CHEF
Company: Honest Burgers
Role summary
HEAD CHEF is a full-time role at Honest Burgers in London, England, United Kingdom (on-site). Posted 2026-10-20. Salary: GBP 16 per hour. Experience level: 2-5.
- Job title
- HEAD CHEF
- Company
- Honest Burgers
- Location
- London, England, United Kingdom
- Work arrangement
- on-site
- Employment type
- full-time
- Category
- Hospitality
- Salary
- GBP 16 per hour
- Experience level
- 2-5
- Date posted
- 2026-10-20
If you have a passion for leading teams and want to run a fast-paced, high-energy kitchen, this is a great chance to make your mark in South East London. You will get to manage the daily operations of a popular burger spot while fostering a positive environment that values both culinary standards and people development.
Job description
Head Chef - SOUTH EAST LONDON
The role and You:
We’re looking for Head Chefs in South East London, who can lead and drive their kitchen teams. We want our kitchens to be positive environments where our Head Chefs role model energy, passion and humility.
As a Head Chef at Honest you’ll have a passion for being a great leader, whilst maintaining the best possible health & safety, and food standards.
There's an art to cooking burgers and chips the Honest way and as a Head Chef here you'll take full accountability of your Kitchen ensuring it runs perfectly whether they are on shift or not. You'll have full responsibility for: successful kitchen audits, recruitment, team development and stock management. In addition to supporting the GM, you and your team will work alongside the front of house team, to ensure meeting company KPI’s, standards and efficiency, all whilst keeping your BOH team happy and on track.
As a leader in the business we want you to help generate a culture of loyalty, positivity and opportunity whilst recognising the positive impact you can have on your team and consumers.
Areas of responsibility:
Managing and developing your team
Running service and pass
Managing Food Safety and Health & Safety compliance
Recruitment & training
Meeting set KPI’s
Kitchen audits
Stock and COGS management
Compliance & Reporting
Constant improvement to the service and restaurant’s performance
What we offer You:
£15.90 per hour OTE (Our data says you can earn and additional £1 to £5 per hour on top of your pay)
Service charge split equally (100% goes to the employees)
Guaranteed full time contracted hours
Complimentary team food & soft drinks while on shift
VIB (Very Important Burgers) – £100/month, food & drink allowance off shift
Your birthday off work, fully paid
28 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)
Up to £1000 “Refer a Friend” scheme (T&C apply)
Access to online 24/7 GP
Hospitality, retail and gym membership discounts
Cycle to work scheme
Enhanced company sick pay, after your 2nd year with Honest
Enhanced maternity or paternity pay, after your 1st year with Honest
Craft Exchange Programme - where you can get paid for jobs around Honest that you may have an interest, for example sign-writing, social media, etc.
We believe in equal access to support and opportunity that exists for all. We celebrate our differences and want you to help us to continually strive for diversity, inclusivity and a warm welcome for everyone. This means your name, age, race or gender doesn’t need to be on your CV. If you’d rather take it off, that’s good with us.