Senior Kitchen Manager

JR United Kingdom; Bognor Regis; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Senior Kitchen Manager / Head Chef at Butlin’s in Bognor Regis. You will lead a dynamic kitchen team, ensuring high standards and compliance in a busy environment while delivering a memorable dining experience for guests. Bring your energy, enthusiasm, and leadership skills to one of the most exciting roles in hospitality!

Qualifications

• Experience in managing a large volume kitchen operation.
• Clear track record of developing team performance.
• Energetic, enthusiastic, and able to maintain high standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead a brigade of up to 30 staff in multiple kitchens.
• Maintain compliance with food safety and HACCP processes.
• Develop a high-performance culinary team delivering quality service.

Skills

Team Management

Food Safety Compliance

Cost Control

Communication

High Standard Delivery

Education

Level 3 Food Safety Qualification

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About The Role
We’re looking for a Senior Kitchen Manager / Head Chef to join the Butlin's Team based in Bognor Regis.
A Butlin’s resort is the home of getting stuck in and no trip to the seaside would be complete without great food and we offer this to every guest, every time in our restaurants.
We truly believe that variety is the spice of life and in this role you’ll have the opportunity to lead and develop the skills of our team in our fantastic food venues of the Buffets Department.
You will lead a brigade of up to 30 team across one main kitchen serving up to 2000 in four restaurants, then two smaller kitchens serving up to 500 guests for their daily breakfast and dinner. You will ensure the Junior Kitchen Managers are leading each shift, maintain compliance to all food safety and Health & Safety policies, place orders for all food items with our onsite warehouse and ensure compliance to all HACCP processes.
You will communicate with the Food Development Team in respect to operational challenges and establish and develop a highly motivated, pro-active culinary team with the highest ethical standards that deliver a cost effective and quality-oriented service product opportunities. You will enforce cost control procedures and monitor waste and breakage as well as have a collaborative approach with kitchen and front of house team to ensure a smooth and efficient operation.
About You
We are looking for individuals with previous experience in a similar level role managing a large scale volume-led kitchen operation, with experience of managing team performance and clear track record of developing people effectively in a commercial culinary environment.
You will need to be hard working and determined, a reliable person who likes to get things done and who will look for better ways for the team to consistently deliver our brand standards.
We are looking for candidates who are energetic and enthusiastic, high spirited and fun loving and who will understand their role and the value they can add to the guest experience by unleashing the potential of the team.
You should have also passed your Level 3 Food Safety qualification and be confident in leading a team to continually deliver high standards in a fast paced and busy kitchen environment.
We think our chefs at Butlin’s are something special and we know our guests love to keep returning to our restaurants as part of their holiday experience so the cherry on the top for the successful candidate is for them to be fun, keen to join in and work as part of a team, and is interested in ensuring our guests have a great time, every time.
Typical working hours: working 40 hours per week, five days over seven, covering 40 hours per week and are part of a bonus scheme. Shifts range between 10am - 8pm with the occasional breakfast shift.
About Butlin'sAt Butlin’s, we’re all about fun, excitement, and adventure by the bucketload! For over 80 years we’ve been delighting hundreds of thousands of guests each year, whether on a non-stop action family break or our epic Adult only Big Weekenders.
Ask any of our team, past and present, and one of the best things they’ll say about working at Butlin’s is our culture! We’re all about providing our guests with an Altogether More Entertaining and Fun Break, brought to life through our three mighty values.
So, if you want a role where you Create Smiles, where you aren’t afraid to Get Stuck In and where the team genuinely Cares For Each Other – this could be the perfect fit for you.
There has never been a more exciting time to join Butlin’s!