Kitchen Team Leader – Growth Path to Head Chef

Whitbread; East Kilbride; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and career path

Apprenticeships

Whitbread Benefits card

Company pension

Discounts

Job summary

Whitbread is hiring a Kitchen Team Leader for Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride (Central). You’ll run the kitchen day to day, manage rotas, place food orders, lead the team through busy services and ensure audit readiness.

Reporting to the Hotel Manager, you’ll own the kitchen from food quality to hygiene, with a hands-on leadership style. This role offers a clear path to more senior kitchen responsibilities within Whitbread.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a kitchen team in a fast-paced setting.
• Ability to manage rotas and food orders.
• Strong focus on food quality, hygiene and safety.

Responsibilities

• Own food ordering, stock control and keep food costs on track for the hotel.
• Lead service, organise the team and manage workflow.
• Prepare, cook and serve menu items to spec across breakfast and pub classics.
• Ensure health, safety and hygiene standards are met and records kept up to date.
• Step up to run shifts and help new team members settle in.
• Groom knowledge of kitchen management for career progression.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Stock control

Food ordering

Job description

Whitbread is hiring a Kitchen Team Leader for Premier Inn Glasgow East Kilbride (Central). You’ll run the kitchen day to day, manage rotas, place food orders, lead the team through busy services and ensure audit readiness.

Reporting to the Hotel Manager, you’ll own the kitchen from food quality to hygiene, with a hands-on leadership style. This role offers a clear path to more senior kitchen responsibilities within Whitbread.