Job Description

at wagamama, we're an eating house for the soul. with over 160 uk restaurants and growing, our purpose is to nourish the world from bowl to soul. inspired by fast-paced, japanese ramen bars since 1992. a celebration of asian food brought wagamama to life

the role |

to partner wagamama in every aspect of risk + compliance. working in regional alignment with your regional director and area managers, the role is responsible for delivering safe environments for everyone at our restaurants by having an appropriate risk + compliance mind-set and ways of working. as a risk and compliance business partner you will foster strong relationships within your regions, driving the safety culture, coaching restaurant teams and ensuring our restaurants are operating to the highest standard.

accountablities |

drive a culture of safety within your region and supporting the restaurant teams in executing the highest of standards to help develop and deliver scl visits, coaching audits and risk support visits to investigate incidents with professionalism and rigor, taking appropriate action where required support restaurant management teams in carrying out their risk assessments oliaise with new managers & head chefs to ensure a smooth start to their wagamama career ability to coach and train restaurant management on regulatory compliance processes and procedures, delivering workshops to improve controls within the business to ensure external fire risk assessments and health & safety risk assessment activity is appropriately followed up in the restaurants driving a culture of safety within your region and supporting the restaurant teams in executing policies and procedures play an integral role in the business partnering trio for the region, using expertise to offer high challenge and high support to your restaurants take on projects to further enhance our best in class approach and strive for continuous improvement in everything we do

our perks + quirks |

a competitive annual salary wagamama food allowance private healthcare pension contribution 25 days holiday + all bank holidays various discount across retail, hospitality + leisure internal progression opportunities | fully funded apprenticeship programmes to support your growth kintsugi wellness | access to councillors, cycle to work scheme, discounted gym + leisure family friendly policy | any expectant person or anyone adopting a child will receive 26 weeks full pay + 13 weeks half pay financial wellbeing support | access to loans repaid through your salary for those 'strapped for cash' moments in life

be you, be wagamama

wagamama is proudly part of disability confident