BOH Operations Manager

JKS Restaurants; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dining discounts

Gym membership discount

Charity donations

Cycle to work scheme

Employee assistance program

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Wedding gift & newborn care package

Season Ticket Loan

Staff parties & long service awards

Job summary

JKS Restaurants in London is seeking a Back of House Operations Manager to oversee daily kitchen operations at Brigadiers and Ambassadors Clubhouse. You will ensure quality, hygiene, staffing, rotas and cost control across both venues, while staying hands-on with the kitchen teams.

The role requires experience as a Back of House Operations Manager or Executive Chef in a top restaurant, with strong cost management, trend awareness, and a creative, detail-oriented approach to culinary operations.

Qualifications

• Experience as Back of House Operations Manager or Executive Chef in a high quality Restaurant.
• Strong awareness of trends and seasonality of produce.
• Creative approach with excellent attention to detail.
• Proven ability to manage, train and motivate a Kitchen brigade.
• Experience in managing staff costs, scheduling and reviewing staff rotas.
• Strengths in finances, purchasing and menu costing.
• Working knowledge of health and safety, compliance and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Owns day-to-day kitchen operations across Brigadiers and Ambassadors Clubhouse—managing quality and consistency, food hygiene compliance, staffing and rotas, and cost control.
• Manage overall kitchen operations as well as day-to-day management of the kitchen team.

Skills

Leadership

Kitchen management

Cost control

Staff training

Menu costing

Health & safety

Job description

The Restaurant

Ambassadors Clubhouse is a Mayfair restaurant and bar celebrating the food, drink, music and culture of Punjab. It is part of JKS Restaurants, the group behind Gymkhana, Trishna and Brigadiers.

Named after the founders’ grandfather, a former Ambassador, the space draws inspiration from his residence in Northern India and the region’s abandoned party mansions. It reflects the warmth of Punjabi hospitality through the sharing of food and liquor.

The menus highlight the rich culinary heritage of North India’s Punjab, drawing on flavours from roadside stalls, family kitchens, and royal palaces. Rare recipes and traditional techniques are carefully preserved, allowing the cuisine to shine in its most authentic form.

Cocktails bring a sense of theatre and generosity, alongside large serves and a playful selection of shots, with an all-day drinks list that moves seamlessly from lunch into late-night celebrations.

After hours, AMBASSY comes to life on the lower ground floor, a dedicated music space hosting leading global artists throughout the year from the Punjabi music scene and beyond.

In 2026, Ambassadors Clubhouse was awarded one Michelin Star, becoming the first Punjabi restaurant in the UK to receive this honour.

Brigadiers is Inspired by the army mess bars of India, where military regiments go to eat, drink and socialise, Brigadiers accommodates 140 covers internally with a further 34 on an outdoor terrace. Encouraging socialising and camaraderie, live sport is shown on demand in selected rooms, whilst pool and classic card games is offered for those who wish to play while they eat and drink. The food offering focuses on different methods of Indian barbecue, utilising tandoors, charcoal grills, rotisseries, wood ovens and classic Indian smokers. The drinks offering marries together the food and social spirit of the restaurant with beer, whisky, cocktails on tap and large serves

The Position

The Back of House Operations Manager owns day-to-day kitchen operations across Brigadiers and Ambassadors Clubhouse — managing quality and consistency, food hygiene compliance, staffing and rotas, and cost control, while staying hands-on and visible across both kitchens

You will manage the overall kitchen operations as well as the day to day management of the kitchen team.

If you have the following, then we want to hear from you:

• Previous experience as an Back of House Operations Manager or Executive Chef in a high quality Restaurant;
• Strong awareness of trends and seasonality of produce;
• A highly creative approach to your work with excellent attention to detail;
• Proven ability to manage, train and motivate a Kitchen brigade;
• Experience in managing staff costs, scheduling and reviewing staff rotas;
• Strengths in finances, purchasing and menu costing;
• A working knowledge of health and safety, compliance and procedures;

This is a very exciting opportunity not to be missed for a talented Executive Chef eager to join a restaurant group with ambitious plans.

Benefits

Our team is the most important part of our business, translating our passion for genuine hospitality to our guests every day. We are proud to work with industry-leading talent and recognise the importance of offering our teams the tools, guidance and experience necessary to build confidence and grow.

We encourage you to bring your whole self to work and celebrate the skills and characteristics that make you unique. Your commitment to be kind and work hard comes with a range of benefits such as:

Treat Yourself

• Monthly JKS Dining Out Allowance
• Up to 50% off dining across JKS Restaurants
• Retail & Takeaway Discounts
• Code App Membership
• Company tech scheme

Look After Yourself

• Discounted Gym Membership
• Stream – stream your pay earlier
• Company Donations for your involvement with Charities
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Program
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Access to Financial Advice
• Wedding Gift & New-born Care Package - Celebrating your big occasions
• Season Ticket Loan

Progress Yourself

• Access to our fantastic L&D Calendar
• A personalised learning & development plan to develop your skills and knowledge
• Career progression with a fast-growing, critically acclaimed restaurant group.

Be Yourself

• Additional holiday for every year with us (rising to 30 days)
• Employee referral scheme - paying up to £600 per referral
• Staff parties & long service awards

The Group

JKS Restaurants was founded by siblings Jyotin, Karam, and Sunaina Sethi in November 2008. Since its inception, the group has received critical acclaim and industry recognition, including 8 Michelin stars, 6 Michelin Bib Gourmands, a restaurant ranked among the World’s 100 Best Restaurants, a spot in the Sunday Times Best 100 Places to Work 2025 and one of codes happiest places to work 2025

The JKS portfolio currently features Michelin-starred restaurants such as Trishna, Gymkhana, Ambassadors Clubhouse, Kitchen Table, Sabor, and Legado, along with cult favourites Hoppers, Brigadiers, Berenjak, Plaza Khao Gaeng, Speedboat Bar and Bibi,

JKS Restaurants offers a unique opportunity to pursue a career in fine dining or to develop within trend-focused casual cuisine, with opportunities across all disciplines for those looking to advance their careers within a people-focused, collaborative hospitality group.