Kitchen Hygiene & Warehouse Shift Manager

Butlin's; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A major resort operator in the UK is seeking a Shift Manager for their Buffets department. This role involves leading a team, managing stock levels, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. The ideal candidate will have experience in a food environment and possess strong leadership qualities. This position offers a flexible 40-hour workweek requiring adaptability to changing demands.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a team in a food environment.
• Ability to motivate and engage team members.
• Strong focus on quality and standards.

Responsibilities

• Ensure team fulfills daily duties and objectives.
• Support team in delivering excellent guest experiences.
• Liaise with suppliers and process orders.

Skills

Leadership

Team coaching

Stock management

Food safety compliance

Tools

In-house systems

Forklift operations

Job description

About the role

We are looking for a Shift Manager to join our Buffets department, responsible for our catering stores warehouse and team of kitchen porters. Reporting to the Back of House Manager, the Hygiene & Warehouse Shift Manager will be responsible for ensuring daily duties are fulfilled by ensuring that relevant tasks and objectives are being carried out by the team, and that team are in the right place at the right time to ensure we can manage food and equipment demands which fluctuate dependant on requirements whilst keeping standards high.

You will support and coach the team to ensure they deliver a great experience and are also driving any key targets such as delivery timescales, cleanliness standards, all food safety and Health & Safety policies. You will carry out weekly stocktakes and spend time liaising with external suppliers and our Finance team, processing orders and invoices on our in-house systems.

This is a supportive role within the Buffets department; however, at times you will spend time supporting the wider resort teams for moving items around the resort and when our resort hosts conference breaks. This role covers a 40 hour, 5-day working week over 7 days, so flexibility is very important. Shift times range between 6am - 9pm.

About You

We are looking for a leader with experience from within a food environment that can support the team to deliver fantastic service. Ultimately putting the guests first in everything you do, you will have experience in training and coaching the team in a fun-filled environment to deliver an excellent experience.

You should have previous experience in leading a team within a restaurant, kitchen or food warehouse environment, where a balance of accuracy and quality is important. You should be confident to direct and respond in any situation whilst delivering consistent brand standards.

The ability to lead, motivate and engage your team, even at periods of high demand is important, as well as being able to manage multiple priorities and adapt quickly to changing requirements.

With strong leadership skills, you should be confident in inspiring your team to deliver amazing results for our teams and guests every day. A valid forklift license would be advantageous.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.