Kitchen Manager

Away-Resorts; Fordingbridge; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Up to 50% Discounts on Away Resortshol

20% On-park discounts

Team Incentives

Holiday Hero Menu

Life Insurance

Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Pay

Holiday Buy Scheme

Help @ Hand Scheme

Career Development

Job summary

Away Resorts is seeking a head chef to lead and inspire the kitchen across our holiday parks. You will create freshly cooked dishes, develop menus with seasonal, local specials, and partner with Front of House to delight guests while maximising profits.

You will manage a busy F&B kitchen, ensure high standards, and drive cost controls with support from the Group executive Chef. Onsite accommodation is available where possible.

Qualifications

• At least Level Two Hygiene Certificate, ideally Level 3.
• Experience leading a head chef in a fast-paced F&B kitchen.
• Experience delivering financial KPIs within budget.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Real passion for food and customer service ethos.
• Resilience under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire the kitchen team to deliver fresh, from-scratch dishes.
• Manage day-to-day BOH operations and ensure consistent quality.
• Collaborate with Front of House to maximise guest satisfaction and profits.
• Oversee stock, margins, and cost controls to protect profitability.
• Uphold Health and Safety and Hygiene policies across the kitchen.
• Develop seasonal local specials with the Group executive Chef.

Skills

Level 2 Hygiene Certificate

Leadership

Financial KPIs

Communication

Resilience

Food Passion

Job description

Location: Cleethorpes Pearl Holiday Park

Location: Tattershall Lakes, Lincolnshire

Location: Tattershall Lakes, Lincolnshire

Role: Maintenance

Transport Provided: No

Accommodation: No

Closing Date: 03 August 2026

Salary:£34,000 per annum

Hours:Full Time - Permanent Contract

What we need in a nutshell

We love creating exciting dining concepts across our holiday parks and finding talented chefs to take them forward. This is a head chef role that, unusually for a high volume catering operation, has a lot of scope for you to use your talents for fresh, from-scratch cooking and menu creation.

Who are we?

We’re a dynamic and growing company, shaking up the Great British holiday at our award-winning UK resorts. At Sandy Balls, guests step away from the ordinary and into the extraordinary, where the natural beauty of the New Forest is the amazing backdrop to our famous brand of holiday fun. Want to find out more about our holidays? Check out our website:http://www.awayresorts.co.uk .

What you’ll be doing

You’ll be leading and inspiring the kitchen team, creating freshly cooked dishes and working in partnership with our Front of House team to deliver delight to guests and maximise profits in our busy restaurant. This includes:

• Overseeing all aspects of the Back of House (BOH) operation, ensuring guests receive an exceptional level of service and delicious meals, freshly cooked
• Leading key shifts and taking control of the day-to-day BOH operation, ensuring dishes comply to agreed specifications and the team are suitably deployed
• Supporting the F&B Manager in recruiting, managing and inspiring the kitchen team
• Controlling food margins through effective stock management
• Championing and implementing Health and Safety and Hygiene policies to ensure team and guest safety
• Consulting with, and learning from, the Group executive Chef to create your own seasonal, local specials where you source suppliers and products and put your mark on the menu

One more thing...holidays happen at holiday times, so you’ll need to work your magic on bank holidays and weekends too, but that’s made easier because we this role comes with onsite accommodation (subject to availability).

Skills, experience and qualities you’ll need

We are looking for motivated leader with excellent chef skills who can demonstrate the following:

• At least Level Two Hygiene Certificate, ideally Level 3
• Experience of leading a team as a head chef in a fast-paced and busy F&B kitchen environment
• Well-versed in managing and delivering financial KPIs within budget requirements
• Exceptional communication and organisational skills
• A real passion for food, and a customer service ethos
• Resilience

It’s the icing on the cake if you have worked in a similar role on a holiday park.

We have a can-do, people-centred ethos at Away Resorts, and we look for certain qualities in our team members. Have aread about it and see if you fit the bill.

What we can offer you

This is an exciting role as part of our F&B management team, and we look after you with a great range of benefits, including:

• Pension scheme– Plan for your future.
• Up to 50% Discounts on Away Resorts holidays– because you deserve amazing getaways too.
• 20% On-park discounts– Enjoy the best of what we offer.
• Team Incentives– Your hard work won’t go unnoticed.
• Holiday Hero Menu– Enjoy delicious meals with discounted food options on-park.
• Life Insurance– For peace of mind.
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Pay– After two years with us, we’ve got you covered.
• Holiday Buy Scheme– Flexibility to suit your lifestyle.
• Help @ Hand Scheme– Wellbeing support when you need it.
• Career Development– We believe in nurturing talent and promoting from within

Our promise to you

Holiday Heroes come with all sorts of different super-powers, and we welcome them all! After all, wouldn’t it be boring if we were all the same? We embrace diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities. We love that everyone comes from different backgrounds, allowing us to grow and inspire each other. We’ll never accept any form of discrimination and we’ll forever strive, not just for our product to be unique, but our people too. In short, we want you to bring your whole self to work!