Kitchen Manager - Bird & Signet

SSP; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

SSP is seeking a Kitchen Manager for their Bird & Signet location in Glasgow. You'll lead a team to deliver exceptional customer service, ensure food safety compliance, and achieve budget targets, all while enjoying great benefits like discounts and ongoing development opportunities.

Benefits

Free Parking when on shift

Colleague discount 75% when on shift

Tax free shopping

Help@Hand - digital GP access 24/7

Wellbeing support through Retail Trust

Life assurance

Apprenticeships and ongoing development

Share incentive plan (SIP)

Qualifications

• Inspirational leader with experience in kitchen management.
• Strong knowledge of food safety and compliance regulations.
• Skilled in recruitment and training of staff.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and train kitchen staff, ensuring development of operational skills.
• Manage kitchen performance against budget and implement solutions.
• Ensure food quality and compliance with health and safety standards.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Customer Service

Food Safety Compliance

Job description

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Glasgow, United Kingdom

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Posted:

02.07.2025

Expiry Date:

16.08.2025

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About the Role

As Kitchen Manager, you'll be rewarded with a competitive salary of £35,000 p.a. and enjoy:

• Free Parking when on shift
• Colleague discount 75% when on shift
• Tax free shopping
• Colleague discount - up to 50%
• Help@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 an Inspirational Leader to join our kitchen team at Bird & Signet. 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 unit is always trading legally by coaching the team to use all security tools available to provide a safer place to work.

Please note that Glasgow Airport is a secure environment, if successful you will 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.

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