Kitchen Manager

BrewDog PLC; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned hospitality company is searching for a Kitchen Manager to lead the kitchen team at their Bournemouth location. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills and a passion for delivering high-quality service. Responsibilities include managing kitchen operations and ensuring compliance with safety standards. The role offers profitability sharing, a taxi home contribution, extensive staff discounts, and ongoing beer training, along with various other benefits including a sabbatical every five years. Join this team to elevate your culinary career!

Benefits

Profit share

Taxi home contribution

Staff discount

Customer service incentive scheme

4-week sabbatical every 5 years

Contracted hours

Qualifications

• Experience leading or managing a kitchen team, preferably as a Kitchen Manager or Head Chef.
• Strong commitment to quality, consistency, and teamwork.
• Knowledge of kitchen safety and financial performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate the kitchen team.
• Ensure menu items are delivered with quality and speed.
• Manage all kitchen operations effectively.

Skills

Leading kitchen teams

Knowledge of kitchen compliance

Ability to inspire others

Organizational skills

Calm demeanor under pressure

Job description

Kitchen Manager

We’re looking for a Kitchen Manager to join the team at BrewDog Bournemouth. As Kitchen Manager, you’ll take ownership of the kitchen and lead your team to deliver consistency, quality, and smooth service every day.

Responsibilities

• Leading, motivating, and developing the kitchen team
• Delivering our burger and wings menu to spec with quality and speed
• Managing all aspects of kitchen operations
• Creating a positive team culture built on respect and development
• Working closely with the management team to drive performance and standards
• Ensuring a safe, well‑organised, and compliant kitchen environment

Qualifications

• Experience leading or running a kitchen team, ideally as a Kitchen Manager or Head Chef
• A real passion for quality, consistency, and teamwork
• Strong knowledge of kitchen compliance, safety, and financial performance
• A hands‑on approach and the ability to inspire those around you
• A calm, organised mindset and the confidence to perform under pressure

Benefits

THE BREWDOG CHARTER IT’S ALL ABOUT BEER. NO COMPROMISE We make every BrewDog experience the best it can be. CREATIVITY IS OUR UNFAIR ADVANTAGE. NEW BEERS. NEW IDEAS. NEW STANDARDS. WE DO MORE IN A DAY THAN OTHERS DO IN A WEEK. You get more done when you do it together. WE LISTEN. WE LEARN. No egos, just honesty and transparency. WITHOUT US WE ARE NOTHING. We play to win, and we have fun while we’re doing it.

• PROFIT SHARE
• TAXI HOME CONTRIBUTION
• STAFF DISCOUNT
• CUSTOMER SERVICE INCENTIVE SCHEME
• 4‑WEEK SABBATICAL EVERY 5 YEARS
• CONTRACTED HOURS

PROFIT SHARE | Our BrewDog Bars now share 10 % of their profits with our fantastic crew. We're setting the bar high for the hospitality industry and giving you even more reasons to do an amazing job. SAFE RIDE HOME | We want to make sure you get home safe after a hard shift. That's why we contribute £5 to your pay‑check to help you get home safely after midnight. This is open to all our bar crew. BEER TRAINING | We love beer and we want you to love beer too, so we’ll support you through the internationally‑recognised Cicerone qualifications, so you can love it almost as much as we do. You also get to try loads of beer… tough job right. STAFF DISCOUNT | 50 % off BrewDog Beers/Ciders, Wonderland Cocktails, BrewDog Merchandise, and Soft Drinks, plus 25 % off all other menu items. Crew also get discount on takeaway beer - perfect for taking the bar home. CREW FOOD | Enjoy a full menu for just £4 when you're on shift - proper fuel for a proper shift. 4‑WEEK SABBATICAL | After every 5 years here you will receive an additional 4 weeks off to spend it doing whatever you want. AND A LOT MORE | Okay, deep breath… enhanced sick pay, life assurance, high street retail discounts, employee assistance programmes, enhanced family friendly policies around maternity and paternity leave, additional holiday days per year, paws‑ternity leave, DE+I and crew forum groups and beer samples on some shifts. We're focused on making sure that we, and future generations, have a planet to brew great beer on. Our industry leading techniques help us create and deliver unique beer whilst doing our bit (and others') for the environment.