Canteen Kitchen Lead: Menu & Team Champion

Soho House; Charlbury; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly Pay

Staff Discounts

Private Health and Dental Care

Life Assurance

Birthday leave

Employee dining benefits

Job summary

Soho House is seeking a Kitchen Manager to lead the staff canteen and prep kitchen. You will work closely with the Executive Chef to plan menus, control costs, and ensure high-quality, nutritious meals for employees.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, staff development and operational excellence across the site. You will manage daily food preparation, production schedules, stock, and budget adherence, while maintaining stringent food safety and HACCP standards in a high-volume environment.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Kitchen Manager or senior chef in a high-volume hospitality or catering environment.
• Experience managing staff canteens, employee dining operations or large-scale food production is advantageous.
• Strong culinary knowledge with ability to create varied, nutritious and cost-effective menus.
• Proven experience leading, training and developing kitchen teams.
• Good understanding of food costs, labour management, stock control and budgets.
• Excellent knowledge of food safety, HACCP and allergen management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations of the staff canteen and prep kitchen, ensuring efficient service and high standards.
• Plan and deliver fresh, nutritious and varied staff menus with dietary requirements in mind.
• Lead, motivate and develop the kitchen team, including recruitment, onboarding and performance management.
• Collaborate with the Executive Chef to develop menus and maintain culinary standards.
• Manage food preparation, production schedules and kitchen requirements for staff canteen and site needs.
• Take ownership of food costs, labour budgets, ordering, stock control and waste management to improve efficiency.
• Oversee deliveries, stock rotation, storage and safe ingredient handling.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, hygiene, allergen management and health regulations.

Skills

Leadership

Menu planning

Budget management

Food safety

Staff training

Culinary expertise

Job description

Soho House is seeking a Kitchen Manager to lead the staff canteen and prep kitchen. You will work closely with the Executive Chef to plan menus, control costs, and ensure high-quality, nutritious meals for employees.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, staff development and operational excellence across the site. You will manage daily food preparation, production schedules, stock, and budget adherence, while maintaining stringent food safety and HACCP standards in a high-volume environment.