Kitchen Manager - Live In Available

Vine; Waltham Cross; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a renowned family-run business as a Kitchen Manager at Vine in Waltham Cross. Enjoy a supportive environment, career development opportunities, and great perks, including bonuses and discounts. Ideal candidates will have significant kitchen management experience and a passion for quality and guest satisfaction.

Benefits

Achievable bonus scheme

Great live-in accommodation

Family-friendly policies

25% food discount

20% drink discount

Discounted meals when working

Training and career development through GROW Programme

Full chef uniform

Qualifications

• Experience as Head Chef / Kitchen Manager in a busy kitchen.
• Ability to cook and present dishes to specifications.
• Strong understanding of food health and safety.

Responsibilities

• Cook and present dishes in a busy environment.
• Deliver food GP% to budget.
• Recruit, train, and coach junior team members.

Skills

Cooking

Stock Management

Hygiene Standards

Team Training

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Posted:

29.06.2025

Expiry Date:

13.08.2025

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Job Description:

Vine

Waltham Cross• Up to £34,557 per annum plus bonus• Full time

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 specifications, 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.