We are looking for a motivated Kitchen Manager with a passion and flare for food, to run a busy kitchen to provide a fast and efficient breakfast & lunch service. You will manage a team of 2 Chefs and a Kitchen Assistant, and work along side the General Manager and Front of House team.
Your key responsibilities as the Kitchen Manager will consist of:
Proactively managing and supporting a catering team
Recruiting, training, supporting and people development to deliver an efficient, high quality service to Elior UK, customer and client
Maintaining, ordering and controlling food stocks within budget
Ensuring ongoing team communications, including building internal and external relationships, management reporting and client liaison to enable operational excellence
Creating a platform for financial growth through cost control and culinary excellence
Accountable for COSHH, Food Safety, H&S, legal regulations, environmental policies and duty of care to customer and colleagues
Working Pattern: Monday – Friday
The experience and knowledge we are looking for from the future Kitchen Manager include:
2 to 3 years experience as head chef desirable and Sous Chef ready for next step
Genuine interest in customer service excellence
Proven leadership ability
Proactive and ‘hands on’ approach
Catering experience essential with chef skills
Contract catering is desirable
Benefits
We thank our colleagues for a job well done, that’s why we offer a wide range of benefits, including;
A salary of up to £30,000 per annum, 28 days holiday*, life assurance, a workplace pension & free lunches on site
The option to buy additional holidays – supporting your way of life
Free access to mental health first aiders & counselling sessions – supporting you through life’s ups and downs
Free access to the 24/7 GP service, nutritional & health experts, financial & legal support – the wellbeing of our teams is key
A vast amount of discounts & cashback for supermarkets & retail – reducing your shopping bills
A cycle-to-work scheme – keeping your wellbeing and our carbon footprint in mind
Discounts for cinemas, restaurants, hotels, holidays and family days out – we want our teams to enjoy life
A great variety of opportunities & award-winning development programmes to support your career ambitions – big enough for growth, small enough to feel connected
2 days paid leave for charity work – the community is at the heart of everything we do
*Pro rata, incl. bank holidays
Why it’s Great to Work for Us
We thank our colleagues for a job well done, that’s why we offer a wide range of benefits, including;
A salary of up to £30,000 per annum, 28 days holiday*, life assurance, a workplace pension & free lunches on site
The option to buy additional holidays – supporting your way of life
Free access to mental health first aiders & counselling sessions – supporting you through life’s ups and downs
Free access to the 24/7 GP service, nutritional & health experts, financial & legal support – the wellbeing of our teams is key
A vast amount of discounts & cashback for supermarkets & retail – reducing your shopping bills
A cycle-to-work scheme – keeping your wellbeing and our carbon footprint in mind
Discounts for cinemas, restaurants, hotels, holidays and family days out – we want our teams to enjoy life
A great variety of opportunities & award-winning development programmes to support your career ambitions – big enough for growth, small enough to feel connected
2 days paid leave for charity work – the community is at the heart of everything we do
*Pro rata, incl. bank holidays.
About Us
At Elior we’re enriching lives, everywhere, every day. Feeding children in schools, loved ones in hospitals and care homes, sports fans in stadiums, visitors in heritage sites and teams in the workplace.
We are a multi-award-winning global player in the hospitality sector, founded in 1991 with over 105,000 colleagues worldwide, serving over 4 million guests every day. In the UK, our dedicated team serve our customers across 1200 locations.
Because of our success and stability, we can offer you excellent career opportunities where you will be nurtured and supported to fulfil your potential. We are renowned for looking after our people, with 87% of our colleagues feeling proud to work with us, and we are committed to delivering delicious and healthy food, which is ethically sourced.
And we’re committed to looking after the planet, supporting the community, cutting food waste and supporting wellbeing. We’ve lots to shout about with our strong and united approach in tackling many important global sustainability issues.
This role sits within our Business & Industry division, catering for those within the workplace. Taking care of catering and dining services, we’re one of the industry’s largest and most innovative contract caterers. With menus available to pre-order and with in-app payment, Elior B&I have matched the tastes and dietary requirements of our four million daily customers with 21st-century tech.