Kitchen Team Leader

Heritage Pubs; Kemp Town Estate; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pub operator is seeking a Kitchen Team Leader in Kemp Town. As a leader, you will oversee the kitchen team, ensuring high-quality food preparation and a hygienic environment. Ideal candidates possess food safety knowledge, excellent coaching skills, and a passion for developing their team. This role comes with flexible working hours and various employee benefits including discounted food and drink.

Benefits

Flexible Working

25% off Food & Drink

Early access to earned wages

Award winning development programmes

Discounted Dental Insurance

Qualifications

• Ability to support, coach, and mentor the kitchen team.
• High standard of food knowledge and skill.
• Up-to-date COSHH and Food Safety legal knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Assist in food preparation and kitchen management.
• Oversee kitchen team in absence of manager.
• Ensure kitchen cleanliness and hygiene.

Skills

Kitchen supervision

Food preparation

Team mentoring

Food safety knowledge

Job description

Overview

Are you a Kitchen Team Leader or an experienced Kitchen Team Member who is ready to take the next step? As a Kitchen Team Leader you will play a pivotal role in our business success, with opportunities to develop your skills to enhance your career.

Responsibilities

• Assist in food preparation and collaborate with the Kitchen Manager
• Produce high-quality dishes consistently to specification for our guests
• Oversee and supervise the kitchen team in the absence of the Kitchen Manager
• Assist with stock management, ordering and management of supplies
• Ensure the kitchen is in an excellent, clean and hygienic condition at all times
• Offer suggestions and creative ideas that can improve the kitchen's performance
• Lead the team to achieve company targets

Requirements / Qualifications

• The ability to assist in supporting, coaching, and mentoring your team
• A high standard of food knowledge and skill
• An up-to-date COSHH, Food Safety, H&S, legal knowledge
• A willingness to develop on a personal level whilst also helping propel the brigade forward at Downs Hotel

About the employer

Stonegate Group is the UK's largest operator of pubs, bars, and late-night venues, including Slug & Lettuce, Be At One, and Popworld. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture that embraces individuality in all its forms, including neurodiversity. The Downs Hotel is a pub and hotel serving traditional and modern British dishes and a range of drinks in Woodingdean, Brighton.

What’s in it for you?

• Flexible Working
• VIP entry to our pubs and bars
• 25% off Food & Drink for you and ALL your friends in over 500 sites
• Early access to your earned wages
• Award winning development programmes
• Reward Card via the MiXR App - 25% off food and drink for you and ALL your friends across our Managed Estate
• Stonegate Xtra Rewards - Online benefits portal offering discounts across the High Street and other retailers
• Stonegate Hotel Discounts
• David Lloyd Corporate Discount Rates
• Discounted Dental Insurance
• Stream - Early access to your earned wages

If you have a disability as outlined by the Equality Act 2010 and require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please let us know in advance so that any support, aids or adaptations can be put in place to assist you. Please contact Downs Hotel directly.