Kitchen Team Leader

British Garden Centres; Haxby; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meal discount

Staff discount

Career development

Job summary

British Garden Centre invites applications for a Kitchen Team Leader to join our restaurant team. This full-time role (30 hours per week including weekends) is based at Langlands, with a permanent contract and a focus on delivering high-quality dining experiences.

You will lead a small kitchen team, manage stock and rotas, ensure food safety standards, and uphold exceptional guest service. Training and development opportunities are available within our well-established family business.

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service and leadership experience.
• Strong back-of-house skills and knowledge of stock control.
• Proficiency with Word/Excel and basic IT skills.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain high guest service standards.
• Manage a small team of staff.
• Assist with stock taking and plan rotas.
• Deputise for Restaurant Manager when needed.
• Ensure hygiene and Health & Safety standards are met.

Skills

Customer service

BoH skills

Computer literacy

Barista

Communication

IT skills

Stock taking

Sales drive

Food safety

Leadership

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Word

Job description

Location: Langlands

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 –Tuesday 8th September 2026

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