Are you a passionate kitchen leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment? Do you love developing teams, delivering exceptional food, and leading from the front? If so, we'd love to hear from you.

Our client is looking for an energetic and motivated Kitchen Manager to take the lead in a busy kitchen operation. This is a hands-on role where you'll inspire your team, maintain outstanding standards, and ensure every dish leaves the kitchen with quality, consistency, and care.

About the Role

As Kitchen Manager, you'll be at the heart of the operation, setting the standard every day. Working alongside your team, you'll drive performance, support development, and create a positive culture where people can flourish.

From managing rotas and budgets to ensuring food safety compliance and achieving service targets, you'll keep the kitchen running smoothly while delivering an exceptional dining experience for every customer.

What You'll Be Doing

Leading, motivating and inspiring a high-performing kitchen team
Preparing, cooking and presenting food to company standards
Driving excellent customer satisfaction through great food and service
Managing staffing, schedules and resources effectively
Coaching, mentoring and developing team members
Conducting performance reviews and providing regular feedback
Ensuring food delivery time targets are consistently achieved
Maintaining the highest standards of cleanliness through a clean-as-you-go approach
Ensuring all opening and closing procedures are completed correctly
Monitoring compliance with food safety, health & safety and company policies
Supporting promotions, events and new product launches
Resolving operational challenges quickly and effectively

What We're Looking For

You'll be a confident leader with a passion for hospitality and a proven ability to get the best from your team.

You'll have:

Previous experience in a Kitchen Manager or senior kitchen leadership role
Strong people management and coaching skills
Excellent organisational and problem-solving abilities
A hands-on approach and willingness to lead by example
Knowledge of food safety, health & safety and compliance standards
The ability to work flexibly across a 7-day operation
A positive, can-do attitude and commitment to high standards

This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of a key operation, shape a successful team and make a real impact every day. You'll work in an environment that values teamwork, development, inclusion and continuous improvement.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all backgrounds. We also actively support environmental sustainability, information security and a positive, collaborative working culture.

Salary: £33,000 per annum

Hours: 36 hours per week

Working Pattern: Flexible shifts across 5 days from 7

Operating Hours: 8:00am to 11:00pm

Ready to lead a kitchen where great food, great people and great standards come together? Apply today.