Kitchen Team Leader — Path to Head Chef, 30h/wk

Premier-Inn; Bodmin; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 23,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and career path

Apprenticeships available

Whitbread Benefits card (up to 60% off

Pension and saving schemes

Discounts on various services

Job summary

Premier Inn Bodmin is seeking a Kitchen Team Leader to run day-to-day kitchen operations, manage rotas and food orders, and lead the team through busy services. You will work closely with the Hotel Manager to own the kitchen from quality to hygiene, building skills toward a Head Chef role.

The role is hands-on with a clear path to senior kitchen leadership within Whitbread’s UK hospitality brand.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a kitchen team in a busy environment.
• Ability to create and manage rotas and orders.
• Strong focus on food quality, hygiene and cost control.

Responsibilities

• Own food ordering and stock control for the hotel kitchen.
• Lead during service, organise the team and manage workflow.
• Prepare, cook and serve menu items to specification.
• 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.
• Develop kitchen management skills for future career progression.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Food cost control

Health & safety

Job description

Premier Inn Bodmin is seeking a Kitchen Team Leader to run day-to-day kitchen operations, manage rotas and food orders, and lead the team through busy services. You will work closely with the Hotel Manager to own the kitchen from quality to hygiene, building skills toward a Head Chef role.

The role is hands-on with a clear path to senior kitchen leadership within Whitbread’s UK hospitality brand.