Kitchen Team Leader

British Garden Centres; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

50% meal discount at BGC restaurants

20% store discount

Job summary

British Garden Centre is seeking a Kitchen Team Leader to manage a small restaurant team, ensuring high standards of service and food safety. The role is full time (30 hours per week, weekends included) with a focus on staff training, rostering, and maintaining hygiene according to Health & Safety rules.

You will drive customer satisfaction, lead a dynamic kitchen, and report to the Restaurant Manager. Benefits include year-round operation and staff discounts; salary is negotiable based on

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service skills.
• Strong BoH skills.
• Computer literate including Word and Excel.
• Barista experience.
• Good communication skills.
• Experience in leadership and a fast-paced food business essential.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain excellent standards of guest service.
• Manage small team of staff.
• Assist with stock taking.
• Plan staff rotas.
• Deputise in the Restaurant Manager’s absence.
• Adhere to company policies and ensure that these are fully communicated to all team members.
• To establish and maintain the highest standards of hygiene in accordance with Health & Safety.

Skills

Customer service

Barista experience

Leadership

Food safety knowledge

Stock taking

Communication skills

Problem solving

Team management

Sales skills

Complaint handling

Tools

Excel

Word

Job description

Location: Irton

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time

Hours per Week: 30 Hours per Week Including Weekends

British Garden Centre are pleased to announce that we have an exciting new opportunity to work in our Restaurant If you would like to be a part of this. we are seeking an experienced Kitchen Team Leader to join our team; in this role you will be asked to perform a variety of managerial functions.

This starts with providing our customers with consistently high-quality dining experience. To do this, you will need to motivate our staff and demonstrate superior customer serve skills.

As Team Leader, you will also help our team to meet its standards for quality. This will involve ensuring that all food health and safety requirements are met.

Your job may require you to hire new staff, train them and create schedules that the dynamic needs of the kitchen.

What we offer:

No evening work, split shifts or unsociable hours, year-round business.

Security of working in a well-established expanding family business & the associated benefits

Rate of pay negotiable, dependent upon skills and experience.

Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day & Easter Sunday

50% meal discount at any BGC restaurant & 20% discount at any BGC store, additionally discount rates available for Leisure Park.

Skills required:

Excellent customer service skills.

Strong BoH skills.

Computer literate including Word and Excel.

Barista experience.

Good problem solver.

Excellent communication skills.

Good IT skills including Microsoft Excel and Word.

Knowledge/experience of stock taking.

Ability to drive sales and manage labour.

Experience of food preparation and knowledge of food safety.

Confidence in dealing with customers and complaints.

Experience in leadership and a fast-paced food business essential.

Duties include:

Establish and maintain excellent standards of guest service.

Manage small team of staff.

Assist with stock taking.

Plan staff rotas.

Deputise in the Restaurant Manager’s absence.

Adhere to company policies and ensure that these are fully communicated to all team members.

To establish and maintain the highest standards of hygiene in accordance with Health & Safety.

Applications close –Monday 14th September 2026

Due to the high volume of applications, we will only contact you if your application has been successful.