Kitchen Manager

Young's; Reading; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pub group is looking for an experienced Kitchen Manager at Market House in Reading. This role involves leading a dynamic kitchen team, designing innovative menus, and ensuring the highest standards of cleanliness and food quality. Join a creative and bustling environment focused on fresh, exciting cuisine with plenty of opportunities for growth and development.

Benefits

Creative control over menu design

Young's Apprenticeship Scheme

Culinary masterclasses

Food trips with suppliers

Free meals on shift

20% discount across all Young’s venues

Share Save Scheme

Enhanced Company Pension

28 days holiday per year

A cracking team environment

Qualifications

• Experience leading kitchen teams, regardless of size.
• Knowledge of FIFO and HACCP standards.
• Creative kitchen management skills, including menu design.

Responsibilities

• Lead kitchen crew to maintain high standards.
• Design menus and specials independently.
• Ensure cleanliness and food safety in the kitchen.

Skills

Leadership

Menu design

Food costing

Stock control

Rota planning

Cleanliness standards

Job description

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Are you a kitchen boss who knows their FIFO from their HACCP and isn't afraid to get a little dirty (in a good way)? Read on...

Market House is on the hunt for aKitchen Managerto lead our crew of culinary legends. We’re all aboutbig flavours, messy hands, and good times -think loaded burgers, dirty fries, cheesy goodness, BBQ feasts and banging buffets, all made fromfresh, high-quality ingredients.

We don’t do beige or boring. One night you might be cooking for a table of two, the next you’re smashing out a 200-cover party, and we want someone who thrives on that kind of chaos (the good kind).

You’ll be the kind of person who:

Has led kitchen teams before (we don’t mind if it was 3 people or 30 - leadership is leadership).

Knows their way aroundrota planning, food costings, GPs, stock control and menu design-but also knows how to make the team laugh during a busy Saturday night.

Lives and breathescleanliness and standards-if you don’t know what FIFO or HACCP stand for, this won’t be your jam.

Can lead by example, keep calm under pressure, and push the kitchen forward while having fun along the way.

About us:

Market House is aone-of-a-kind venue in the centre of Reading, 5 minutes from the train station. Housed in a former bank, we’ve got23 boutique hotel rooms, arooftop bar,private party spaces(includinga roof top bar & terrace),shuffleboards, ping pong, darts, akaraoke booth, and a constant buzz of energy from opening to late night.

We’re proudly part ofYoung’s Pubs, but we like to do things our own way - we work hard, play harder, and serve upserious vibes with seriously tasty food.

What we offer our Kitchen Managers:

Creative control –design your own menus and daily specials

Access toYoung’s Apprenticeship Schemeand Leadership Development Programmes

Culinary masterclasseswith topics like game, butchery, and shellfish

Food tripswith our suppliers and regularchef forums

Free mealson shift and a solid20% discountacross all Young’s pubs and hotels

Share Save Scheme & Enhanced Company Pension

28 days holidayper year

A cracking team and a venue where no two days are ever the same

What we look for:

Someone who inspires teams and keeps standards sky-high

A creative kitchen mind who can build and cost menus across a range of service types

Experience in stock-taking, rota-writing and keeping the kitchen tidy on paper as well as in person

A calm operator under pressure, always bringing good energy to the pass

Passion forfresh food, bold flavours, and building a team that loves what they do