Kitchen Person in Charge

Fazenda Rodizio Bar and Grill; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading rodizio restaurant in Manchester seeks a Kitchen Person in Charge to manage kitchen operations and ensure high-quality dish preparation. The ideal candidate will have management experience, a passion for creative cooking, and a strong understanding of food hygiene. This role offers a competitive hourly wage and a positive working environment focused on team collaboration.

Benefits

100% of service charges shared amongst team members

Free meals during shift breaks

50% discount when dining socially

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Experience managing kitchen staff and operations.
• Passion for preparing creative and attractively presented dishes.
• Strong understanding of food hygiene and cleanliness.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the running of the kitchen to ensure high guest satisfaction.
• Ensure all dishes are prepared to the highest standards.
• Act as a role model and mentor for kitchen team members.

Skills

Management experience in a kitchen environment

Strong communication skills

Team player

Creativity in dish preparation

High level of food hygiene knowledge

Job description

Benefits

• Christmas Day and New Year’s Day closures to guarantee you time with your loved ones.
• 100% of service charges are shared amongst you and your restaurant team members.
• Free meals during your shift breaks.
• 50% discount when dining socially.
• Sustenance budget for healthy snacks whilst working.
• Complimentary meal for two annually to celebrate your work anniversary with us and thank you for your dedication to our team.
• Employee assistance programme with Hospitality Action.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay up to 9 months full pay.

The total salary is made up of £13.00 per hour wage and approximately £7.60 per hour in tronc.

About The Role

We are looking for a personable and conscientious chef to join our team as our Kitchen Person in Charge. As a rodizio restaurant our back of house teams are split into two; the kitchen and the grill. Our meats are prepared and cooked in the grill section by the grill team, whilst the kitchen team take responsibility for creating our side dishes, desserts and vegetarian options to be delivered to our guests.

As the Person in Charge you will oversee the running of the kitchen, ensuring high levels of guest care at all times, our kitchen prepared dishes are cooked to the highest standards as well as acting as a role model for your team.

We believe that it is our people that make the difference and help us stand out as being the best. If you are passionate, warm and genuine, we want to hear from you. You will need to be a strong communicator, a team player, have the willingness to learn, show great initiative and share our values of providing the highest quality of service and products to all of our guests.

What we expect from our Person in Charge

The ideal Person in Charge will possess:

• Management experience in a kitchen environment
• A passion for preparing creative and attractively presented dishes
• A high level of product and food hygiene knowledge
• A clean-as-you-go approach and natural concern for cleanliness and hygiene
• A strong understanding of and belief in teamwork
• An understanding of the importance of stock control and wage budgets while ensuring the customer experience is never compromised
• A proactive leadership style and good people skills, adaptive to a diverse working environment
• Confidence and adaptability in communications with the team and with senior management, receiving instructions courteously and delegating appropriately and politely.

The successful person will need to demonstrate the following attributes:

• Inspiring - sharing your passion for the brand and experience with both our team and guests
• Resilience - operating in this sector is challenging. Therefore, you will need to stay positive with a glass half full mentality
• Compassion - a real people person. Someone who can build relationships with colleagues and candidates with ease
• Ownership - able to manage competing demands and deliver results
• Efficient - Able to work at pace while maintaining high standards

About Fazenda

At Fazenda, we are proud to offer an authentic Churrasco Experience, from the Pampas of Southern Brazil to the UK. Offering continuous table-side service of the finest grilled meats, our mission is to elevate rodizio dining to unparalleled heights.

A place where provenance, quality and tradition meets modern sophistication, we pride ourselves on excellence in delivery through exceptional service and a highly-knowledgeable team.

Founded in 2010 in Leeds, Yorkshire - we have established ourselves as one of the leading operators in South American cuisine, having expanding our award-winning brand across major cities in the UK.