Kitchen Team Leader

Mitchells & Butlers PLC; Bursledon; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

28 days holiday

Staff discounts

Discounts across brands

Wagestream access

Opportunities for qualifications

Team socials

Free shares

Job summary

Mitchells & Butlers PLC operates Miller & Carter - Southampton, seeking a Kitchen Team Leader to support the Head Chef and build a kitchen to be proud of. You will be responsible for training chefs, managing orders and stock, and ensuring the branded menu is adhered to while keeping health and hygiene standards high.

You will join a team-focused environment with opportunities for progression and employee benefits.

Qualifications

• Lead and train Chefs and Kitchen Team to deliver quality food.
• Drive performance by smashing targets with the team.
• Assist with food ordering, preparation and stock management.
• Work with a branded menu and ensure consistency.
• Ensure compliance with health and hygiene regulations.

Responsibilities

• Train and inspire your Chefs and Kitchen Team to deliver food to be proud of.
• Be driven to smash targets with your team.
• Support with food ordering, food preparation and stock control.
• Have mastered the art of working with a branded menu.
• Oversee that your team conforms to health and hygiene regulations.

Skills

Leadership

Food safety

Stock control

Job description

Kitchen Team Leader

Company: Mitchells & Butlers PLC

Salary: Competitive Salary

Hours: Full-time

Location: Bursledon, SO31 8AT

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 20 Oct 2026

Closing date: 2 Nov 2026

As Kitchen Team Leader atMiller & Carter - Southampton, you will support the Head Chef in building a kitchen to be proud
of. You will be the master of the menu with a passion for serving great food and training great people. Does this sound like you?

Join us at Miller and Carter, the home of the Steak Geeks. We take the bull by the horns. Picture perfect steaks, butchered, aged and cooked to perfection. We add a special touch to every occasion. If you fancy yourself as a steak geek, we want to hear from you.

All management employees are enrolled onto our unique and industry leading 3 day Steak School, and we are proud as the ONLY restaurant chain to be awarded ‘The Masters of Steak' accreditation.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME?

• Flexible

  shifts to fit around you.

• A

  massive 33% discount across all our brands.Whether its date night at Miller & Carter or a family roast at Toby Carvery, we’ve got you covered.

• 20%

  discount off all of our brands for friends and family.

• Wagestream – afinancial toolkit that helps you manage your finances and allows you to access your earned pay when you need it.
• Opportunities

  to grow with paid for qualifications.

• Opportunity for progression; on average 200 Chefs are promoted to Head Chef every year.
• Discounts on gym memberships.
• Team Socials – work hard, play hard!
• On top of this, as part of Mitchells & Butlers you will receive a pension; 28 days paid holiday; high-street shopping discounts; and we even give you free shares! There's also a free employee helpline- to support you with whatever life throws at you.

WHAT WILL I BE DOING? AS KITCHEN TEAM LEADER YOU’LL…

• Train and inspire

  your Chefs and Kitchen Team to deliver food to be proud of.

• Be driven to smash

  targets with your team.

• Support with food

  ordering, food preparation and stock control.

• Have mastered the art of working with a branded menu.
• Oversee that your

  team conforms to health and hygiene regulations.

At M&B, we want people to be supported, valued, able to be themselves and work in a great team. Join us and help us make every guest feel truly welcome.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.