Kitchen - Kitchen Manager

Whitbread Plc; Essex; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known hospitality company in Essex is seeking a Kitchen Manager to lead their team, ensuring high standards in restaurant operations. You will support recruitment, manage stock, and maintain health and safety compliance. The role offers a salary of up to £41,000, excellent training, and benefits including discounts and a bonus opportunity.

Benefits

25% off in Whitbread Restaurants

Up to 50% off Premier Inn hotels

High street and retail discounts

Excellent training and development

Qualifications

• Experience managing a kitchen team in a high volume environment.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to engage and motivate.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Support recruitment and onboarding of new team members.
• Manage stock control and maintain food margins.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety audits.

Skills

Leadership

Stock control

Health and Safety awareness

Effective communication

Job description

Reporting to the General Manager, our Kitchen Managers play a pivotal part in the daily success and running of the restaurant. It's all about creating a winning team and delivering the best service to our guests., It takes a great team to deliver a best in class restaurant experience, so you'll…

Responsibilities

• Support the General Manager in the recruitment, induction and on boarding of any new Kitchen team members.
• Demonstrate your leadership with a hands-on approach and effective communication, engaging and motivating your team through pre-shift briefs.
• Manage stock control and food margins.
• Manage NSF, EHO and Health and Safety audits to a high standard.
• Deliver to spec and brand standards.
• Drive individual high performance through development and regular one to one.
• Have an eye for detail and thrive in a high volume fast paced environment.
• Show passion for the brand, visible when ensuring your team are knowledgeable and confident.

Alongside working with a General Manager that has been back of house trained to support, you'll also benefit from…

Benefits

• Full induction and training.
• Seasonal menu changes with training and launch at one of our dedicated Kitchen Academy's.
• Working to a labour model that delivers correct management cover.
• Excellent access to training and development programmes.
• A big say in how you run your kitchen.
• Tools and systems to manage your KPI's.
• 25% off in Whitbread Restaurants and up to 50% off Premier Inn hotels.
• High street and retail discounts, including phone packages, cinema tickets and Gym membership.

We want you to be the best and will give you the tools to excel. It's up to you to show what you've got when it comes to serving up excellence.

Offering more than just a great career opportunity that starts with the very best induction training, there's a salary of up to £41,000, great discounts and benefits as well as the chance to earn a whopping bonus!