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Cairn Group; Washington; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-owned hospitality group is seeking a Kitchen Manager to oversee kitchen operations, manage staff, create menus, and ensure compliance with health regulations. The ideal candidate will have excellent cooking skills, a passion for food, and the ability to effectively manage a team. This role offers competitive perks such as discounted hotel stays and employee assistance programs.

Benefits

Access to Wagestream financial wellbeing platform

Discounted hotel stays

50% off food & beverage

Spa discounts

Retail, cinema & leisure discounts

Development opportunities

Monthly 'Star of the Month' awards

Long-service awards

'Recommend a Friend' incentive

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension scheme

Qualifications

• Passion for food and culinary arts.
• Ability to manage kitchen staff and delegate tasks.
• Understanding of profit margins and kitchen inventory.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of kitchen management.
• Manage staff, create menus, and ensure quality food production.
• Ensure compliance with sanitary and safety regulations.

Skills

Excellent cooking skills

Organisational skills

Ability to stay calm under pressure

Job description

Working with us provides great benefits, including:

• Access your pay as you earn it through our financial wellbeing platform ‘Wagestream,’ a tool that lets you track your earnings in real-time, access a percentage of your pay as you earn it, learn easy tips for managing your money and save straight from your pay into pots for the future.
• Discounted Hotel Stays across our UK sites, and if you work for a branded venue, around the World!
• 50% off Food & Beverage at all our Hotels & F&B Venues
• Spa Discounts at our venues with a Spa
• Retail, Cinema & Leisure Discounts
• Development Opportunities via our ‘Grow with us’ initiative, including Apprenticeship opportunities, our Development Programmes, and more!
• Monthly ‘Star of the Month’ Awards
• Long-service Awards, that start after 1 year of service
• ‘Recommend a Friend’ Incentive – Be rewarded for referring someone you know!
• Access to a confidential ‘Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)’ available 24/7, 365 days per year.
• Pension Scheme
• Other incentive programmes that run throughout the year

About the role…

You will oversee and work in all aspects of kitchen management. Manage and work closely with other chefs, create menu items and determine food inventory needs.

You'll be involved in the staffing of the kitchen, developing menu offerings, forecasting supply needs and estimating costs. It's also priority to ensure the restaurant meets all regulations, including sanitary and safety guidelines.

You will take part in the creation of recipes and the preparation of advanced items. A primary duty is the continued efficiency of the kitchen and production of consistent, quality food.

Within this position you will be comfortable working alone along with a team of other Chefs.

About you…

You will need a passion for food, excellent cooking skills and the ability to stay calm under pressure. You will be comfortable working alone, along with having the ability to delegate tasks to others, ensuring a high standard of delivery is met. You will also have good organisational skills and should have an understanding of profit margins and budgets.

About us…

At Cairn Group we're ambitious. With a varied and extensive UK portfolio of hotels, bars and restaurants in our portfolio, we're focused on continual growth and are in it for the long haul. We are a family owned business with family values at our core, with a growing team and sites UK wide.

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