Lead Kitchen Manager: Service Leader & Menu Innovator

Focus Hotels Management Limited; Northern Ireland; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Focus Hotels Management Limited in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced kitchen leader to join our busy kitchen. You should be comfortable taking a senior role during service and guiding the team to deliver quality dishes.

Ideal candidates have Senior Chef or Sous Chef experience, can supervise prep, maintain HACCP standards, manage stock and help with menu development while collaborating with front-of-house to ensure smooth service.

Qualifications

• Experience at Senior Chef, Sous Chef or similar level.
• Ability to lead a team during busy services.

Responsibilities

• Leading and supporting the kitchen team during service
• Maintaining high standards of food quality, presentation and consistency
• Helping with menu development and new dishes
• Managing prep, service and kitchen organisation
• Keeping food safety, hygiene and HACCP standards on point
• Monitoring stock, waste and portion control
• Helping train and develop junior chefs
• Taking ownership when the kitchen gets busy
• Working closely with the front-of-house team to keep service running smoothly
• Bringing ideas to the table and helping us continually improve

Job description

Focus Hotels Management Limited in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced kitchen leader to join our busy kitchen. You should be comfortable taking a senior role during service and guiding the team to deliver quality dishes.

Ideal candidates have Senior Chef or Sous Chef experience, can supervise prep, maintain HACCP standards, manage stock and help with menu development while collaborating with front-of-house to ensure smooth service.