Cafe Kitchen Manager

Tesco; Hexham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in the UK seeks a Kitchen Manager with hospitality experience. This role involves overseeing kitchen operations, managing food safety, and training staff to deliver excellent service. Ideal candidates will have strong people management skills and a commitment to creating an inclusive environment. The position offers a fantastic work-life balance alongside various benefits, including flexible working and discounts on purchases.

Benefits

Colleague Clubcard discounts

Flexible working options

Retirement savings plan

Life Assurance

Access to wellbeing services

Uniform provided

28 days holiday including Bank Holidays

Qualifications

• Background in hospitality at supervisory level or above.
• Ability to lead by example and coach in an inclusive manner.
• Confident in using initiative to optimize ways of working.

Responsibilities

• Manage food stocks and ensure compliance with safety regulations.
• Oversee kitchen operations and train team members.
• Ensure the highest levels of food quality and service.

Skills

Hospitality experience

People management

High-pressure productivity

Excellent customer service

Planning and organisation

Communication

Job description

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Kitchen Manager with hospitality experience to join one of our lively café kitchens. You’ll oversee the daily operations of your kitchen, as well as selecting, training and developing kitchen colleagues to deliver delicious food that keeps our customers happy, satisfied, and coming back for more. It’s all part of making every day a little better for them, and us.

As a Kitchen Manager, you’ll be responsible for stock levels, food storage and preparation, as well as the highest levels of food safety and hygiene. You’ll bring your experience of working in a similarly busy environment to Tesco, where you’ll become a café menu expert keen to share your knowledge with the team around you. From health and safety to limiting food waste, you’ll understand the importance of every detail and inspire your team to deliver outstanding food quality and speed of service - after all, no one tries harder for customers than us.

Tesco Cafés are a place to get on. We believe in creating a great environment for colleagues to work – and providing opportunities for everyone to be at their best. With your previous experience at supervisory level or above, you’ll demonstrate great leadership and people management skills as you build an inclusive place where people feel respected, safe and valued. In doing so, you’ll grow as a leader and develop your skills and experience as part of our friendly team.

Please note that you need to be 18 or over to apply for this role.

You will be responsible for

Whilst specific responsibilities will be dependent upon the changing needs of Tesco as a business, the following provides an overview of the role’s key responsibilities and measures:

• Managing food stocks, ordering, storage and preparation in line with food safety and hygiene regulations.
• Having overall responsibility of the kitchen, including routines, processes, change implementation and gross profit.
• Selecting, training and developing back of house colleagues to deliver timely, tasty food to customers.
• Identifying new and better ways of working to keep improving services for customers and colleagues.
• Ensuring that all training, health and safety and food safety requirements are met.
• Understanding the key drivers of our service plan and delivering to the standard required.
• Stepping up to oversee the full café operation in the absence of the Café Manager.

You will need

Whilst specific responsibilities will be dependent upon the changing needs of Tesco as a business, the following provides an overview of the role’s key responsibilities and measures:

• A background in hospitality, at supervisory level and above.
• People management skills that allow you to lead by example and coach in an inclusive manner.
• Experience of remaining productive in a high-pressure environment.
• A commitment to excellent customer service.
• A desire to create an inclusive work environment where colleagues feel respected, safe and valued.
• Personal
• Good planning and organisation skills.
• Confidence using your initiative to identify opportunities to improve our ways of working or adapt to different situations.
• Excellent communication skills to motivate and support a growing team and work closely with the Café Manager.

What’s in it for you

Alongside a fantastic work life balance, we offer excellent benefits that help make The Cafe a great place to work. These include but aren’t limited to::

• Colleague Clubcard after 3 months service - 10% increasing to 15% after every pay day for a four-day period, off most purchases at Tesco
• Request flexible working from day one
• Retirement savings plan
• Life Assurance
• Access to free wellbeing services with a range of resources to support your mind, body, and life
• An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for the home
• Uniform provided and policies to support you for all of life’s moments, big and small
• Holiday starting at 28 days (Including Bank Holidays)
• Access to our colleague networks providing a space for colleagues to come together from a range of backgrounds. For more information about our colleague networks please click here.

About us

Tesco has become a market leader by doing the little things that really matter for our customers and colleagues.

It’s part of what makes Tesco such a great place to work, and we’re proud to have been accredited as one of Britain’s Top Employers again this year.

We"re the UK's number one retailer and we pride ourselves on offering a great shopping experience. We are passionate about our food, merchandise and services and will always try to get things right for our customers.

But did you know we also offer great job opportunities? With stores, distribution centres and offices across the UK, and a vast variety of roles, we are always looking for people who have a hunger to work with customers and colleagues across our exciting business.

We believe in treating each other with respect and giving everyone an equal opportunity to get on. It\'s our people that make the difference every day - helping us make a difference for our customers

Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details before your agreed start date.

For more information about us please visit www.tescoplc.com

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