Area Kitchen Manager

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + bonus

Pension contribution

Career development across Greene King

Staff discounts on brands

Employee assistance programme

Maternity/Paternity policies

Refer a friend bonus up to £1,500

Job summary

Greene King is seeking an Area Kitchen Manager to lead the Leicester Arms kitchen and support kitchen teams across the area. You will work with General Managers and kitchen leaders to maintain high standards, develop capability, and drive recruitment, onboarding and training of staff.

You will also identify development opportunities, coach colleagues, and provide operational guidance across pubs as needed, ensuring allergen controls, hygiene and safety compliance at all times.

Qualifications

• Experience leading busy, high‑volume kitchens.
• Proven ability to train and develop kitchen teams.
• Strong focus on food safety, allergens and regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead kitchen operation across the Leicester Arms and area pubs, ensuring smooth service.
• Coach and train kitchen teams to improve quality, efficiency and standards.
• Recruit, onboard and develop kitchen staff across venues.
• Collaborate with General Managers and kitchen leaders to address skills gaps and roll out new menus.
• Provide practical training to improve food quality, kitchen organisation and team performance.
• Support new kitchen managers and chefs during onboarding and transitions.
• Travel between pubs within the area to provide leadership and guidance.
• Communicate clearly with kitchen and FOH teams to deliver high-quality meals on time.
• Maintain high standards of food quality, hygiene and safety; manage allergen controls.

Skills

Kitchen leadership

Training & coaching

Staff recruitment & onboarding

Stock management

Food safety & HACCP

Allergen controls

English language proficiency

Travel between pubs

People management

Job description

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Company Description

Join us at Greene King pubs, where we have always been the beacon for communities, wherever people want to come together. Our collection of community pubs are the heart and soul of the local area around them, helmed by a local hero and crewed by a team always ready with your favourite tipple. Our pubs embody the true meaning of a local pub, acting as a central hub where locals can enjoy one of our events, a feast of lovingly cooked food or a quick catch up with friends over a drink.

Job Description

As an Area Kitchen Manager, you’ll take responsibility for leading the kitchen operation at the Leicester Arms while also providing hands‑on support to kitchen teams across the area.

You’ll work closely with General Managers, kitchen leaders and the wider operations team to maintain high standards, develop kitchen capability and support the recruitment, onboarding and training of kitchen teams.

Alongside managing a busy kitchen, you’ll help identify development opportunities, coach kitchen colleagues and support other pubs when additional operational guidance is required.

Qualifications

As an Area Kitchen Manager, you will…

• Lead the kitchen operation at the Leicester Arms, ensuring every service runs smoothly and consistently.
• Support kitchen teams across the area with training, coaching and operational guidance.
• Help recruit, onboard and develop kitchen colleagues, building strong and capable teams.
• Work closely with General Managers and kitchen leaders to identify skills gaps and development opportunities.
• Deliver practical training to improve food quality, kitchen organisation, productivity and team performance.
• Support new kitchen managers and chefs as they settle into their roles.
• Step into other pubs across the area when additional kitchen leadership or operational support is required.
• Communicate clearly with kitchen and front‑of‑house teams to ensure high‑quality meals are delivered to customers on time.
• Maintain excellent standards of food quality, presentation, hygiene and kitchen safety.
• Ensure allergen procedures, food safety regulations and company policies are consistently followed.
• Share best practice across the area and introduce new ways of working that help kitchen teams perform more effectively.
• Lead by example, creating a positive, supportive and inclusive working environment.
• Analyse stock performance across the area to identify cost and wastage saving as well as delivering new menu roll outs

What you’ll bring to the kitchen:

• Experience managing a busy, high‑volume kitchen as a Head Chef, Kitchen Manager or in a similar senior kitchen leadership position.
• A strong track record of training, coaching and developing kitchen teams.
• Confidence supporting multiple kitchen operations or working across different venues.
• Experience recruiting, onboarding and retaining kitchen colleagues.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise between your home pub and the wider needs of the area.
• The ability to build positive working relationships with General Managers, kitchen leaders and operational stakeholders.
• A keen eye for delivering tasty, consistent and well‑presented meals to customers.
• The ability to remain calm under pressure and help teams overcome operational challenges.
• Strong knowledge of food safety, allergens, kitchen compliance and health and safety regulations.
• Flexibility to travel between pubs within the area when required.
• Sufficient spoken and written English to perform the role safely, deliver training and understand allergen controls.

Additional Information

We’re all about rewarding our team’s hard work, that’s why…

You’ll receive a competitive salary, pension contribution as well as:

• The chance to further your career across our well‑known brands - as one of the industry’s top apprenticeship providers, we can provide training and development at each level of your career.
• Discount of 33% for you and 15% for your loved ones on all of our brands - so you enjoy your favourite food and drink at a discount.
• Free employee assistance program - mental health, well‑being, financial, and legal support because you matter!
• Enhanced, family‑friendly maternity and paternity policies
• Menopause Friendly Employer
• Discount of 50% for you and 25% for your loved ones at our Greene King Inns and hotels - so you can enjoy a weekend away without breaking the bank.
• Refer a friend - who do you know who could be interested in a new role? When they are placed, you could earn up to £1,500 for referring them!
• Wagestream - access your wage before payday for when life happens.
• Retail discounts - Receive up to 30% off at Superdrug, exclusive discounts with Three Mobile along with many more.

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