Kitchen Team Leader — Path to Head Chef | 30 hrs/wk

Premier-Inn; Leigh on Sea; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 19,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and support

Apprenticeships

Whitbread Benefits card

Pension and savings

Discounts

Job summary

Premier Inn Southend Airport is hiring a Kitchen Team Leader to run the kitchen day to day. You’ll manage rotas, orders, and lead the team through busy services, ensuring quality and audit readiness.

This hands-on leadership role helps you build towards Head Chef as you work with the Hotel Manager to own the kitchen. In this role you’ll oversee food ordering, stock control and costs, lead during service, prepare and serve the menu to spec, and maintain health and hygiene standards.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a kitchen team and managing rotas.
• Experience with food ordering and cost control.
• Strong focus on health and safety and hygiene standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead kitchen every shift, organize workflow and supervise service.
• Oversee ordering, stock control and food costs for the hotel.
• Prepare, cook, and serve menu items to spec.
• Maintain health, safety and hygiene standards and training records.
• Cover shifts and support new team members as needed.
• Develop kitchen management skills for future progression.

Skills

Team leadership

Food ordering

Stock control

Kitchen management

Health & safety

Job description

Premier Inn Southend Airport is hiring a Kitchen Team Leader to run the kitchen day to day. You’ll manage rotas, orders, and lead the team through busy services, ensuring quality and audit readiness.

This hands-on leadership role helps you build towards Head Chef as you work with the Hotel Manager to own the kitchen. In this role you’ll oversee food ordering, stock control and costs, lead during service, prepare and serve the menu to spec, and maintain health and hygiene standards.