Kitchen Manager

Wasabi Co.; Manchester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mystery Shopper Bonus

Pension scheme

Refer A Friend Scheme

Free meals on shift

50% discount in our Restaurants

Additional Leave after 2 years

Employee Assistance Programme

Perkbox discounts

Online GP service

Long Service Awards

Life Assurance

Skill development opportunities

Job summary

Wasabi Co. is seeking a Kitchen Manager to lead the branch kitchen, ensuring top standards of food quality, safety and cost control. You will train Kitchen Team Members and monitor performance in line with company policies and procedures.

You will drive productivity, motivate a team, manage stock levels, maintain food margins and coordinate communication between chefs and floor teams to deliver excellent service.

Qualifications

• Similar experience in previous role.
• Able to work flexibly according to the needs of the business.
• Remain impartial & make objective decisions.
• Have a ‘can do’ positive attitude.
• Excellent eye for detail.
• Approachable with excellent people skills.
• Able to inspire others with his or her passion for service & quality.
• Planning & organisational skills: able to manage time effectively.

Responsibilities

• Taking responsibility for the performance of the kitchen.
• Managing and motivating a team to increase sales and ensure efficiency.
• Ensuring that all kitchen staff are trained on the menu specification and how to achieve food margins.
• Ensuring queries and issues related to menus and suppliers are relayed to senior management.
• Ensuring high standards of food quality are met at all times for our customers.
• Managing stock levels and making key decisions about stock control.
• Controlling wastage and expenditures.
• Supervising portion and quality control.
• Taking responsibility to meet departmental and operational productivity and quality goals.
• Ensuring high standards of food quality are met at all times for our customers.
• Ensuring that all dishes are to Wasabi company specification
• Ensuring all company recipes and preparation requirements are met.
• Ensuring readiness for service and maintaining pace in line with food production timescales in all designated kitchens.
• Ensuring all food is presented for service in a timely manner and in the appropriate sequence.
• Ensuring that all employees adhere to the Wasabi's uniform standards
• Reviewing all products on a regular basis and reporting to senior management as necessary
• Ensuring all food safety procedures are completed and reporting any potential hazards immediately as well as taking any necessary action
• Complying with all health and safety regulations and company policies
• Enforcing practices for food handling and general cleanliness
• Enforcing maintenance of kitchen, unit and customer areas
• Ensuring branch security is maintained and taking necessary preventative measures, for example, ensuring that CCTV is working correctly
• Maintaining up-to-date and detailed knowledge of the company's products, services and procedures
• Taking responsibility for coordinating all communications between chefs, kitchen staff and the unit/floor team
• Conducting and ensuring that daily briefing are taking place within the branch
• Taking responsibility for staff scheduling to include: shifts, annual leave, and shift rotations where necessary
• Managing, motivating and monitoring staff performance in accordance with company policies and procedures
• Promoting a culture of development by acting as a role model and assisting in the coaching and development of the team to maximize the potential for all individuals
• Conducting appraisals and performance reviews
• Completing any relevant paperwork and keeping people management systems up to date, for example, Fourth Hospitality
• Scheduling, attending and conducting any relevant meetings
• Assisting Trainee / Junior Chefs to solve complex or out-of-policy operational issues
• Assisting/dealing with employee relations issues and seeking any guidance from the Human Resources Department as necessary, whilst updating them on any pending employee relations matters
• Ensuring the smooth transition and induction of new employees to the company
• Delegating tasks to employees and making sure they are carried out accordingly
• Attending any training and or meetings as required by the company
• Representing the company and yourself in a professional manner

Skills

Similar experience

Flexible work

Impartial decisions

Positive attitude

Attention to detail

People skills

Inspire others

Planning & organisation

Job description

About us

We're Wasabi. We are Passionate, we are Adaptable, we are Responsible and we are a Team! We're all about fresh and authentic, constantly working together to create a new, dynamic food experience. Our passion for food and art inspires us to continuously create new dishes to delight our customers. Join us and you'll have the opportunity to be a part of a fantastic team where you can learn new skills and develop an exciting career.

About you

We are looking for a Kitchen Manager to join our Restaurant. You will manage the operational activities within the branch and have full responsibility for food quality, safety and cost control. The Kitchen Manager will also provide training to Kitchen Team Members, whilst monitoring their performance and overseeing their work and operations in accordance with company policies and procedures.

This is the chance to be a part of something innovative, inspirational and exciting!

You're someone who is passionate about food. You thrive in a place where no two days are the same and want to work somewhere where you can feel like you're part of the family.

The Role:

The Kitchen Manager will manage the operational activities within the branch and have full responsibility for food quality, safety and cost control. The Kitchen Manager will also provide training to Kitchen Team Members, whilst monitoring their performance and overseeing their work and operations in accordance with company policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities:

• Taking responsibility for the performance of the kitchen
• Managing and motivating a team to increase sales and ensure efficiency
• Ensuring that all kitchen staff are trained on the menu specification and how to achieve food margins
• Ensuring queries and issues related to menus and suppliers are relayed to senior management
• Ensuring high standards of food quality are met at all times for our customers
• Managing stock levels and making key decisions about stock control
• Controlling wastage and expenditures
• Supervising portion and quality control
• Taking responsibility to meet departmental and operational productivity and quality goals
• Ensuring high standards of food quality are met at all times for our customers
• Ensuring that all dishes are to Wasabi company specification
• Ensuring all company recipes and preparation requirements are met
• Ensuring readiness for service and maintaining pace in line with food production timescales in all designated kitchens
• Ensuring all food is presented for service in a timely manner and in the appropriate sequence
• Ensuring that all employees adhere to the Wasabi's uniform standards
• Reviewing all products on a regular basis and reporting to senior management as necessary
• Ensuring all food safety procedures are completed and reporting any potential hazards immediately as well as taking any necessary action
• Complying with all health and safety regulations and company policies
• Enforcing practices for food handling and general cleanliness
• Enforcing maintenance of kitchen, unit and customer areas
• Ensuring branch security is maintained and taking necessary preventative measures, for example, ensuring that CCTV is working correctly
• Maintaining up-to-date and detailed knowledge of the company's products, services and procedures
• Taking responsibility for coordinating all communications between chefs, kitchen staff and the unit/floor team
• Conducting and ensuring that daily briefing are taking place within the branch
• Taking responsibility for staff scheduling to include: shifts, annual leave, and shift rotations where necessary
• Managing, motivating and monitoring staff performance in accordance with company policies and procedures
• Promoting a culture of development by acting as a role model and assisting in the coaching and development of the team to maximize the potential for all individuals
• Conducting appraisals and performance reviews
• Completing any relevant paperwork and keeping people management systems up to date, for example, Fourth Hospitality
• Scheduling, attending and conducting any relevant meetings
• Assisting Trainee / Junior Chefs to solve complex or out-of-policy operational issues
• Assisting/dealing with employee relations issues and seeking any guidance from the Human Resources Department as necessary, whilst updating them on any pending employee relations matters
• Ensuring the smooth transition and induction of new employees to the company
• Delegating tasks to employees and making sure they are carried out accordingly
• Attending any training and or meetings as required by the company
• Representing the company and yourself in a professional manner

Our requirements:

• Similar experience in previous role
• Able to work flexibly according to the needs of the business
• Remain impartial & make objective decisions
• Have a ‘can do’ positive attitude
• Excellent eye for detail
• Approachable with excellent people skills
• Able to inspire others with his or her passion for service & quality
• Planning & organisational skills: able to manage time effectively

In return we provide:

• A great working environment
• Mystery Shopper Bonus
• Pension scheme
• Refer A Friend Scheme
• Free meals on shift
• 50% discount in our Restaurants
• Additional Leave after 2 years
• Employee Assistant Programme
• Stream - a financial wellbeing benefit that lets you access your pay as you earn it in real time and manage savings
• A variety of discounts (shopping, food & drink, entertainment and health & fitness) through Perkbox
• Online GP service via Perkbox
• Long Service Awards
• Life Assurance and
• The opportunity to develop your skills within a growing company.

COME ROLL WITH US!