Kitchen Manager

Social Squirrel; Colchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Social Squirrel is looking for a skilled Kitchen Manager at The Centurion in Colchester. In this role, you will lead kitchen operations, ensuring high standards, developing your team, and maintaining food safety. With benefits like a 25% discount on food and drink for you and your friends, this is a great opportunity to join a dynamic environment focused on quality and guest experience.

Benefits

25% off food and drink

Stonegate Xtra Rewards discounts

VIP entry to pubs and bars

Hotel discounts

Flexible working

Discounted dental insurance

Wagestream - early access to wages

Referral scheme up to £1000

Qualifications

• High standard of food knowledge and skills.
• Up-to-date COSHH, Food Safety, H&S legal knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Hiring and onboarding new team members.
• Leading and developing kitchen team.
• Maintaining high standards of kitchen hygiene.
• Managing kitchen schedule and staffing.
• Conducting stock checks for cost management.
• Increasing sales through team coordination.

Skills

Food Safety

Team Leadership

Coaching

Cost Management

Job description

Kitchen Manager

The Centurion

Kitchen Manager

We're looking for a skilled Kitchen Manager or Kitchen Team Leader who is ready to take the next step in their career. In this leadership role, you'll play a key part in shaping our kitchen operations, maintaining high standards, supporting and developing the kitchen team at The Centurion.

As Kitchen Manager you will…

• The ability to support, coach, and mentor your team at The Centurion

• A high standard of food knowledge and skill

• An up-to-date COSHH, Food Safety, H&S, legal knowledge

Some of the things you’ll be doing as a Kitchen Manager

• Hiring and onboarding of new team members in an inclusive and welcoming manner.

• Leading, guiding, and developing your kitchen team, ensuring they have access to ongoing training and growth opportunities.

• Maintaining high standards of kitchen hygiene and food safety, creating a safe and organised workspace for all.

• Managing the kitchen schedule to ensure efficient staffing while meeting labour targets.

• Conducting regular stock checks to ensure cost management and meet performance goals.

• Taking a proactive approach to increasing sales and driving growth by fostering strong relationships between kitchen and front-of-house teams.

A little bit about us…

At Social Pub and Kitchen, we pride ourselves on being individually crafted and hero great experiences at any time of the day or night. We tailor to our diverse range of guests, and our teams create the perfect place to socialise with friends, whether that be for Bottomless Brunch, sport or to join us for a great night out. Each venue is different and has its own unique identity, and this is something we celebrate in our teams too. We need our team to engage confidently with our guests, have a passion for great beer, cocktails, and sport. If its live it’s on, and we are the place to watch it. The Centurion is the home of quality craft beer and cider, great cocktails, and perfect pizzas in Colchester. We have it all, from being THE place for sport in the city, our Thursday night Karaoke, to the best weekly quizzes. You'll find it all here mixed in with some of the greatest value food and drink offers all week long for our guests.

What's in it for you?

• Reward Card via the MiXR App – 25% off food and drink for you and ALL your friends across our Managed Estate

• Stonegate Xtra Rewards – Online benefits portal offering discounts across the High Street and other retailers

• VIP entry to our Pubs and Bars

• Stonegate Hotel Discounts

• Flexible working

• David Lloyd Corporate Discount Rates

• Discounted Dental Insurance

• Wagestream – Early access to your earned wages

• Referral scheme of up to £1000 per person

At Stonegate Group, we're proud to be the biggest operator of pubs, bars, and late-night venues in the United Kingdom. Our leading brands are diverse and well-known, including names like Slug & Lettuce, Be At One and Popworld. Find out more about a career with Stonegate Group at www.stonegatecareers.co.uk

If you have a disability as outlined by the Equality Act 2010 and require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please let us know in advance so that any support, aids or adaptations can be put in place to assist you. Please contact The Centurion directly.