Kitchen Manager - Live In Available

TN United Kingdom; Hitchin; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a well-established family-run business as a Kitchen Manager, where quality and guest satisfaction are paramount. This role offers a unique opportunity to work in a busy pub environment, creating a warm atmosphere while delivering classic pub dishes. You will be respected and supported in your growth, with fantastic training and career development opportunities available. Enjoy great perks like discounted meals and live-in accommodation, all while being part of a progressive company that values its employees. If you're passionate about food and hospitality, this is the perfect role for you.

Benefits

Achievable bonus scheme

Contracted 45 hours a week

Great live-in accommodation

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Share of gratuities

60% discount on meals when working

25% discount on food and 20% off drinks on days off

Fantastic training and career development

Full chef uniform

Qualifications

• Experience as a Head Chef or Kitchen Manager in a busy kitchen.
• Strong understanding of food health and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Deliver food GP% to budget while maintaining quality.
• Recruit, train, and coach junior team members effectively.

Skills

Cooking and presenting dishes

Stocktaking and management

Food health and safety

Training and coaching team members

Job description

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Hitchin, United Kingdom

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Yes

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Posted:

05.05.2025

Expiry Date:

19.06.2025

Job Description:

If your ambition is to build a career in a long established, successful family run business, where guests come first and quality is paramount, come and join us as a Kitchen Manager. We’re independent, so believe in investing in the future and we love home-grown talent. We treat all our people like part of the family – you’ll be respected, trained, coached and encouraged to grow in confidence, to achieve more than you thought you were capable of.

So, if you’re as passionate as we are about great pubs and would enjoy helping to create a warm welcoming atmosphere in a busy pub offering classic pub dishes and local events then you could be our next Kitchen Manager at our Classic Pubs concept, an important part of the McMullen Family. We can offer you…

• An achievable bonus scheme
• Contracted 45 hours a week
• Great live-in accommodation - if required
• Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• A share of gratuities
• 60% discounted meals when you are working
• 25% discount on food and 20% off drinks for you and your friends on your day off
• Fantastic training and career development through McMullen’s GROW Programme if you wish to progress
• A step into a progressive Company who treat people as a name, not a number
• Full chef uniform

The ideal Kitchen Manager will have the following:

• The ability to cook and present dishes, in line with specification, in a busy environment.
• The capability to deliver food GP% to budget.
• Experience in stocktaking and management of stock control.
• Exemplary standards of personal hygiene and presentation.
• The ability to recruit, train and coach junior team members.
• A strong understanding of food health and safety.

Previous experience of working as a Head Chef / Kitchen Manager within a busy kitchen is essential. You must be keen to develop, willing to take on responsibility and remain calm under pressure.