Kitchen Manager

Penny Cook Recruitment; Crawley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the hospitality sector is seeking a Kitchen Manager to oversee daily kitchen operations. The role offers a great work-life balance with daytime shifts only, focusing on fresh food preparation and team management. Ideal candidates will have experience in high-volume environments and strong leadership skills.

Benefits

Generous company discounts

Health cash plan and wellbeing support

Company pension

Retail discounts with other companies

Free on site parking

Qualifications

• Experience as a Kitchen Manager/Head Chef in high volume fresh food settings.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage all day to day aspects of the kitchen.
• Control labor, stock, and wastage.
• Recruit, train and develop your team.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Detail Orientation

Motivation

Job description

We are delighted to have been asked to recruit for this Kitchen Managers position for an established and successful company - a leader in their sector, that continues to trade well in the current climate. You will work alongside the general restaurant manager.

The Kitchen Manager we are looking for will have a high volume fresh food background with a mix of experience gained in production, and the branded and independant restaurant/cafe/pub/hotel sectors.

The offer is quick service in style with a morning breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea offer served in lovely relaxed surroundings. All delivered with attentive service putting the customer experience at the heart of everything they do.
It is a very busy operation so you absolutely need some volume experience.

A massive bonus is that it is a day time only operation, so you will have a great work life balance.

Benefits

• Working straight day time shifts only - no late evenings!
• Generous company discounts
• Health cash plan and wellbeing support
• Company pension
• Retail discounts with other companies
• Free on site parking

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage all day to day aspects of the kitchen
• Prepare and cook the all fresh company core menu
• Control labour, the GP, stock and wastage
• Recruit, train and develop your team
• Maintain high standards, compliance and company systems & procedures
• Work closely with the FOH restaurant team
• Work to company targets and KPIs'

KEY EXPERIENCE AND ATTRIBUTES

• Experience as a Kitchen Manager/Head Chef gained in high volume branded and independent fresh food restaurants, pubs, cafes or hotels
• Excellent people, communication and people management skills
• A hands-on lead from the front approach and a very keen eye for detail
• Passion for cooking with fresh produce and experience cooking core spec menus
• An intrinsic understanding of legislation & compliance
• The ability to motivate and enthuse people and teams to deliver results
• Strong leadership, coaching and motivational skills
• A positive and outgoing personality and outlook
• IT literate - working with systems & process

This is a great opportunity in the current climate to join a company that has and continues to trade well and offers a superb work life balance - no evenings and alternate weekends off!!

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Please note: You must be resident in the UK and eligible to work. We will respond to your application as soon as possible, and please bear with us because we are experiencing very high numbers of applications at the moment.
Penny Cook Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer, a recruitment agency dedicated to recruitment in the Hospitality Industry.