Kitchen Manager

SSP UK & Ireland; Southampton; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading food travel expert as a Kitchen Manager at Southampton Airport. In this role, you will lead a team to deliver exceptional food service while ensuring compliance with all regulations. You will enjoy a competitive salary and numerous perks to support your well-being and career growth.

Benefits

Discounted meal on shift

Colleague discount - up to 50%

Flexible working

Management bonus scheme

Help at Hand - access to digital GPs

Life assurance

Apprenticeships and ongoing development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a kitchen management role.
• Passion for food and customer service.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and train kitchen staff to achieve operational excellence.
• Manage kitchen budgets and drive profitable sales.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety standards.

Skills

Leadership

Team Management

Food Safety Compliance

Job description

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Kitchen Manager @ Southampton Airport

If you're passionate about food and travel, you've come to the right place. We are the Global food travel experts, and we have something delicious for everyone. Whether you're flying, taking a train, or just passing by, we have the best food and drink options for you.

About The Role

Kitchen Manager @ Southampton Airport

If you're passionate about food and travel, you've come to the right place. We are the Global food travel experts, and we have something delicious for everyone. Whether you're flying, taking a train, or just passing by, we have the best food and drink options for you.

We work with more than 500 brands, from our own creations like Juniper & Co, The Vinery and Camden Bar & Kitchen to well-known franchises The Breakfast Club, Leon & BrewDog.

You'll be rewarded with a competitive salary of up to £32,000p.a. and enjoy:

• Discounted meal on shift
• Colleague discount - up to 50%
• Friends & Family discount up to 20% (T&C apply)
• Flexible working
• Management bonus scheme
• Help at Hand - which includes access to digital GPs, 24/7 helpline for you & family
• Wellbeing support through Retail Trust and family friendly leave
• Variety of networks to support you, Neurodiversity, LGBTQ+ and many more
• Life assurance
• Apprenticeships and ongoing development opportunities
• Share incentive plan (SIP)
  
  

We're looking for a Passionate Leader to lead our kitchen team @ Southampton Airport, supporting our businesses including the Evergreen Bar & Kitchen and the Executive Lounge. You'll have the opportunity to make a difference every day, as you lead your team and business to deliver exceptional customer service and operational excellence.

As a Kitchen Manager, You Will

• Recruit and train the best people for your team, ensuring they have the capability to deliver above and beyond in their role by developing their operational and leadership skills.
• Coach your team to be passionate and knowledgeable about the products in your unit, building its brand and providing customers with the right range, quality, and service to ensure they keep coming back.
• Review the kitchen’s performance against budget/target and implement sensible solutions that help drive profitable sales
• Ensure compliance with the mandatory and brand specific training for all colleagues working in the kitchen
• Adherence to all food safety, health and safety and other relevant legislation
• Ensure the food served meets the company specifications
• You build strong stakeholder management and trusted relationships and with our clients and partners.
• The safety of your colleagues is your top priority, and you ensure your kitchen is always trading legally by coaching the team to use all security tools available to provide a safer place to work.
  
  

Please note that Southampton Airport is a secure environment, if successful you’ll have to provide references to cover the last 5 years and undergo a criminal record check to comply with airport regulations.

SSP are proud to be an equal opportunity employer who seek to recruit and retain the most talented individuals from a variety of backgrounds, skills and perspectives.

Start the best part of your journey with us!

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

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  Full-time

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  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Hospitality

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