As you know, we’re growing fast — opening new restaurants across the UK (and beyond) — and we’re looking for a Pho kitchen superstar to step up into one of the most exciting roles in the business.

This is a huge opportunity for a strong Pho Head Chef or Senior Sous who knows what “great” looks like, lives the Pho food culture, and wants to play a bigger role in shaping our future.

As our Openings Head Chef, you’ll be the person who brings Pho kitchens to life — setting up systems, training teams, driving food quality, and making sure every dish that leaves the pass feels unmistakably Pho from day one.

This is not a “stay in one kitchen” Head Chef role.

As an Openings Head Chef, you’ll need to be fully flexible on location — travelling and based in different areas for weeks or months at a time, leading kitchen openings across the country (and potentially internationally).

You’ll be hands-on, fully involved, and right at the centre of the action — from empty kitchen to full service.

If you love the buzz of an opening, building strong teams quickly, and setting the standard from the start — this role is made for you.

• Leading the kitchen side of new restaurant openings — from pre-opening prep through to handover
• Setting up kitchens for success: equipment, prep systems, storage and organisation
• Supporting food orders, stock levels, prep plans and opening readiness
• Training new kitchen teams on Pho recipes, prep, portioning and plating
• Driving food quality, consistency and speed during soft launches and opening weeks
• Embedding Pho’s kitchen culture of hard work and pride in what we do
• Setting up strong controls: stock, ordering, waste, GP and production planning
• Supporting and developing new Head Chefs to lead their kitchens confidently
• Ensuring all kitchens are fully compliant with food safety, HACCP and allergen standards
• Working closely with Operations, Training, suppliers and the wider openings team

This role is ideal for someone who:

• Has already proved themselves as a strong Head Chef or Sous Chef, ideally with openings experience
• Wants to step into a role with bigger responsibility and real impact on the business
• Loves developing people and building confident kitchen teams quickly
• Thrives under pressure and stays calm, organised and focused during busy openings
• Has high standards and won’t compromise on food quality or consistency
• Understands kitchen numbers — GP, stock, prep and ordering — and knows how to run them properly
• Food safety focussed 
• Is excited by travel, flexibility, and going where Pho needs them

As you know, we’re growing fast — opening new restaurants across the UK (and beyond) — and we’re looking for a Pho kitchen superstar to step up into one of the most exciting roles in the business.

This is a huge opportunity for a strong Pho Head Chef or Senior Sous who knows what “great” looks like, lives the Pho food culture, and wants to play a bigger role in shaping our future.

As our Openings Head Chef, you’ll be the person who brings Pho kitchens to life — setting up systems, training teams, driving food quality, and making sure every dish that leaves the pass feels unmistakably Pho from day one.

This is not a “stay in one kitchen” Head Chef role.

As an Openings Head Chef, you’ll need to be fully flexible on location — travelling and based in different areas for weeks or months at a time, leading kitchen openings across the country (and potentially internationally).

You’ll be hands-on, fully involved, and right at the centre of the action — from empty kitchen to full service.

If you love the buzz of an opening, building strong teams quickly, and setting the standard from the start — this role is made for you.

• Leading the kitchen side of new restaurant openings — from pre-opening prep through to handover
• Setting up kitchens for success: equipment, prep systems, storage and organisation
• Supporting food orders, stock levels, prep plans and opening readiness
• Training new kitchen teams on Pho recipes, prep, portioning and plating
• Driving food quality, consistency and speed during soft launches and opening weeks
• Embedding Pho’s kitchen culture of hard work and pride in what we do
• Setting up strong controls: stock, ordering, waste, GP and production planning
• Supporting and developing new Head Chefs to lead their kitchens confidently
• Ensuring all kitchens are fully compliant with food safety, HACCP and allergen standards
• Working closely with Operations, Training, suppliers and the wider openings team

This role is ideal for someone who:

• Has already proved themselves as a strong Head Chef or Sous Chef, ideally with openings experience
• Wants to step into a role with bigger responsibility and real impact on the business
• Loves developing people and building confident kitchen teams quickly
• Thrives under pressure and stays calm, organised and focused during busy openings
• Has high standards and won’t compromise on food quality or consistency
• Understands kitchen numbers — GP, stock, prep and ordering — and knows how to run them properly
• Food safety focussed 
• Is excited by travel, flexibility, and going where Pho needs them