Kitchen Leader

Benugo

Kingston upon Thames

On-site

GBP 21,000 - 26,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Meal on shift

Tea and coffee on shift

Pension scheme enrollment

28 days annual leave including Bank H"

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Discounts and portal access

Employee Assistance Programme

Uniform provided

Cycle to Work

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Benugo in the United Kingdom is seeking staff to maintain exceptional customer service and high food-safety standards across assigned areas. You will rotate areas as needed, handle deliveries, and support food cost targets while ensuring consistency with menu specifications.

The role includes leading daily briefings, staff training, and adherence to Health and Safety, COSHH, and other regulations. You will also manage tills and develop the team to improve labour efficiency, representing both WSH

Responsibilities

Ensuring the customer experience is maintained to the highest standard at all times.
To ensure food safety compliance including any allergen, temperature checks and administration is completed.
To be responsible for a specific area or food offering, with flexibility to rotate to a new area if needed.
To organise deliveries, checking delivery notes, and reporting any discrepancies.
To support the management in the delivery of weekly stock variance targets and food cost.
Ensure all dishes and menu items are produced consistently in line with the specifications.
To carry out daily team briefings and assist with any team queries.
To ensure all legislative and government guidelines are adhered to, such as Health and Safety, Food Safety and COSHH.
To work on tills, following the cash handling procedures, taking orders and serving food and drinks.
To assist with the development of the team, providing training where required, especially on the areas of the food and beverage service, supporting management in the delivery of labour effectiveness targets.
To attend all training and development course as requested.
To always represent WSH and John Lewis in a professional manner in your behaviour appearance and knowledge.
To carry out any other reasonable duties as required by management.

Job description

Ensuring the customer experience is maintained to the highest standard at all times.
To ensure food safety compliance including any allergen, temperature checks and administration is completed.
To be responsible for a specific area or food offering, with flexibility to rotate to a new area if needed.
To organise deliveries, checking delivery notes, and reporting any discrepancies.
To support the management in the delivery of weekly stock variance targets and food cost.
Ensure all dishes and menu items are produced consistently in line with the specifications.
To carry out daily team briefings and assist with any team queries.
To ensure all legislative and government guidelines are adhered to, such as Health and Safety, Food Safety and COSHH.
To work on tills, following the cash handling procedures, taking orders and serving food and drinks.
To assist with the development of the team, providing training where required, especially on the areas of the food and beverage service, supporting management in the delivery of labour effectiveness targets.
To attend all training and development course as requested.
To always represent WSH and John Lewis in a professional manner in your behaviour appearance and knowledge.
To carry out any other reasonable duties as required by management.

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