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

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 orderLead the back of house team and oversee the front of house team, rotas and floor standardsOwn ordering, stock, GP, labour and waste on a site turning around 1m a yearKeep food safety, allergens and halal standards tight, with full due diligenceRecruit, train and hold the team to standard, and lead from the front at peakReport 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 diningComfortable leading front of house as well as the kitchenStrong on the numbers: GP, labour, stock and wasteExperience of halal kitchens or suppliers is an advantageCalm, organised and visible on a busy lunch or Saturday nightLiving 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 CircusDirect 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.



  • Location: London, Greater London, England
  • Salary: £40k per year + .
  • Type: Permanent
  • Recruiter: COREcruitment
  • Posted: 09-Nov-2026
  • Posted on: careers4a.com