Kitchen Manager - Daytime Hours Only

HR-CL Limited; Staines-upon-Thames; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

30% staff discount

Discounted meals

Uniform provided

Free onsite parking

Free employee assistance programme

Job summary

HR-CL Limited is seeking a Daytime Hours Head Chef/ Kitchen Manager in Staines. The role offers 40 hours per week across 5 days, with daytime hours typically 8am–5pm and every other weekend off to support work-life balance.

You will lead kitchen operations, develop a team of chefs and kitchen assistants, report to the Restaurant Manager, and drive the business with a focus on exceptional standards, efficiency, and brand compliance.

Qualifications

• Leads and develops the kitchen team to deliver consistent standards.
• Manages stock levels and reduces wastage.
• Maintains food safety, hygiene and health & safety compliance.

Responsibilities

• Run day-to-day kitchen operations and manage a team of chefs and kitchen staff.
• Ensure cleanliness, food hygiene, health and safety across the kitchen.
• Collaborate with Restaurant Manager to deliver great food to brand specifications.

Skills

Team leadership

Stock control

Food hygiene

Health and safety

Education

Food hygiene qualification

Job description

Daytime Hours, 5pm Finish, every other weekend OFF.

Daytime Hours Head Chef/ Kitchen Manager job in Staines, Highlights:

• Salary around £32,000 based on experience (equivalent of £15.38 per hour)
• 40 hours per week, 5 days out of 7.
• Usually only required to work alternative/ every other weekend for an even better work life balance!
• Shift times usually between 8am - 5pm latest
• Company pension, 30% staff discount, discounted meals, uniform provided.
• Free onsite parking.
• Free and confidential employee assistance programme.

Daytime Hours Head Chef/ Kitchen Manager job in Staines, Job Overview:

You love food. And you're great at creating fresh food for customers to enjoy in a busy restaurant. What you probably don't enjoy is the working hours. As a Kitchen Manager/Head Chef working for this company, you'll balance your passion for food with the rest of your life. Here, you only work daytime hours.

You will be responsible for running the day-to-day kitchen operations and managing a team of chefs and kitchen assistants. Reporting to the Restaurant Manager, your key focus, is to assist to drive the business forward. Your role will be to lead and develop your team, ensuring the consistent delivery of exceptional standards within the kitchen, including cleanliness, food hygiene, health and safety and of course, working alongside your team to create great food on a daily basis to exacting brand specifications.

You will be passionate about excellent customer service, have commercial acumen, experience of ordering and managing stock levels and controlling wastage. Your knowledge of health and safety requirements within a commercial kitchen will be backed up by your food hygiene qualification.

Daytime Hours Head Chef/ Kitchen Manager job in Staines, Ideal Experience:

• If you have experience at Sous Chef, Kitchen Manager or Head Chef level, we would love to speak to you further!