Kitchen Team Leader

Away Resorts Ltd; Cornwall; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and growing company that is transforming the holiday experience at award-winning resorts! As a Kitchen Team Leader, you will lead a passionate team in preparing and serving delicious meals while ensuring high standards of quality and safety. This role offers the chance to develop your culinary skills in a fast-paced environment, where teamwork and creativity are celebrated. If you have a love for food and a desire to make a difference in the dining experience of holidaymakers, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

Training & Development

Regular incentives and rewards

Discounted holidays

On Park Discounts

Qualifications

• Passion for food and cooking in a busy kitchen environment.
• Experience in stock control and team management.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook meals to high standards for guests.
• Support kitchen management and oversee BOH operations.
• Champion health and safety policies for team and guest safety.

Skills

Level Two Hygiene Certificate

Experience in a busy kitchen

Stock control and ordering

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Resilience under pressure

Job description

Location: Tattershall Lakes, Lincolnshire

Hours: Seasonal contract - Variable hours

Salary: £13.00 per hour - Paid weekly!

What we need in a nutshell

We love creating exciting dining concepts across our locations and finding talented chefs to take them forward. In this Kitchen Team Leader role, you will be preparing and cooking for a busy restaurant and helping to manage a team of Line Chefs, Kitchen Assistants, and Kitchen Porters.

Who We Are?

We’re a dynamic and growing company, shaking up the Great British holiday at our award-winning UK resorts. St. Ives Bay Beach Resort has private access to three miles of sandy beach, spectacular sea views, luxury accommodation, and excellent facilities, making it one of the best holiday parks in Cornwall and a great place to work. Want to find out more about our holidays? Check out our website: http://www.awayresorts.co.uk.

What you’ll be doing

You will be actively involved with your team, ensuring that meals are prepped, cooked, and served to our high standards, delivering delight to our guests. This includes:

• Supporting the kitchen management team in overseeing all aspects of the Back of House (BOH) operation and being the main point of contact on shift
• Preparing and cooking meals with the assistance of Line Chefs and Kitchen Assistants, ensuring team compliance with dish specifications
• Helping to control food margins through effective stock management
• Championing and implementing health and safety and hygiene policies to ensure team and guest safety
• Identifying the development needs of team members and providing coaching and support

Note: Holidays happen at holiday times, so you’ll need to work your magic on bank holidays and weekends too.

Skills, experience, and qualities you’ll need

We are looking for an enthusiastic team player with a real passion for food, who can demonstrate:

• At least a Level Two Hygiene Certificate
• Experience working as a chef in a busy, fast-paced kitchen
• Experience of stock control and ordering
• Exceptional communication and organizational skills
• An eye for detail and the ability to think on your feet
• Resilience under pressure

It’s the icing on the cake if you have worked in a busy kitchen on a holiday park and have supervisory experience.

We have a can-do, people-centered ethos at Away Resorts, and we look for certain qualities in our team members. Read about it and see if you fit the bill.

• Training & Development
• Regular incentives, rewards, and recognition
• Discounted holidays across all our parks
• On Park Discounts

Want to join our team? Here’s how to apply

Holiday Heroes come with all sorts of different superpowers, and we welcome them all! After all, wouldn’t it be boring if we were all the same? We embrace diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities. We love that everyone comes from different backgrounds, allowing us to grow and inspire each other. We’ll never accept any form of discrimination and strive for our people to be as unique as our product. In short, bring your whole self to work!