Kitchen Manager

Riggs D.C; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious lifestyle hotel in London seeks a passionate Kitchen Manager to join their leadership team. You will oversee kitchen operations across two locations, ensuring operational excellence and compliance with health standards while providing development opportunities for your team. Join a dynamic environment focused on delivering unforgettable guest experiences.

Benefits

6 complimentary nights a year at Lore Group hotels

50% Employee discount at partner hotels

Bespoke training programmes

Free meals on duty

Life Assurance

Qualifications

• Proven experience in kitchen management and operations.
• Strong knowledge of HACCP and food hygiene regulations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee kitchen scheduling and rota planning.
• Support stock control and inventory management.
• Ensure adherence to food safety and hygiene regulations.

Skills

Organisational skills

Team management

Food safety compliance

Stock control

Job description

time left to apply End Date: July 2, 2025 (7 days left to apply)

job requisition id JR204052

A lifestyle Hotel based on London’s eccentric South Bank. With 354 bedrooms, award-winning food and drink outlets and an electric energy, Sea Containers London is a destination where glamour meets brutalism – and it's your London anchor on the River Thames.

At Sea Containers London and One Hundred Shoreditch, we believe in bold hospitality, creative spaces, and unforgettable guest experiences.

From the vibrant riverside dining at Sea Containers Restaurant to the neighbourhood energy of One Hundred Shoreditch's buzzing outlets, we pride ourselves on delivering quality, innovation, and a dynamic atmosphere at every turn.

We are seeking an experienced, organised, and passionate Kitchen Manager to join our leadership team, supporting both locations in ensuring smooth kitchen operations, team development, and operational excellence.

Your Role:
As Kitchen Manager, you will oversee the day-to-day administration of the kitchens across both sites, working closely with the Executive Chefs and Head Chefs. Your role is crucial in supporting operational delivery, team management, food safety compliance, and financial efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

Manage kitchen scheduling, timekeeping, and rota planning.

Support stock control, ordering, supplier relationships, and inventory management.

Ensure strict adherence to food safety, hygiene, and health and safety regulations (HACCP).

Collaborate with senior chefs to maintain kitchen standards and operational procedures.

Assist with recruitment, onboarding, and training of kitchen staff.

Drive sustainability initiatives and cost-efficiency programs.

Act as a key point of contact between culinary, HR, and finance teams.

At Sea Containers London we are committed to giving our employees the skills and support required to deliver extraordinary experiences, and most importantly, to grow in their careers. On top of this we also like to offer our teams a wide range of benefits including:

Guest experience including dinner and drinks

6 complimentary nights a year at any Lore Group hotel

Lore Group Employee & Immediate Family Rates

Lore Group Friend and Family Rates

50% Employee discount and 25% Friends and Family discount at over 800 partner hotels via Lore Discovery

50% discount in Lore Group restaurants and bars

Discounts in our spa and cinema

Contribution towards Health - Cash Plan

2 days paid volunteering leave per year

Life Assurance

Length of service incentives (additional holiday)

Bespoke training programmes

Free meals on duty

Incentives such as Ride-to-Work and season ticket loan

Quarterly employee award ceremony and company staff parties

time left to apply End Date: July 12, 2025 (17 days left to apply)

Life at Lore Group

Our properties are widely celebrated for their thoughtful design, interesting use of space, engaging restaurants, award-winning bars and the passion of our people.

We are passionate about our people and are committed to training, developing, mentoring, and coaching a world-class team to deliver memorable experiences for our guests. As a small, independent group, we are able to offer a personalised career progression on a global stage, with many of our team members having been able to move to our European and American properties, and vice versa, expanding their roles, careers and experiences.

We prefer to promote and transfer within our group whenever possible, backed up by tailored training using internal and external resources. We firmly believe our future leaders are alongside us.

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