Kitchen Manager Cool Branded Fresh Food Eatery
Location: Manchester
Salary: £30,000-35,000 (DOE) + £4,000 Bonus + Benefits
Full time: 45 Hours (Opening hours: 11am-9pm/10pm)

** To be considered for this role, you must have strong branded kitchen management experience and back of house skills **

Our client, a cool and hugely popular branded fresh food eatery, is looking for a highly experienced, hands-on and passionate Kitchen Manager from a branded background for their new fresh food counter service concept opening in Manchester.

We are looking for a hands-on, personable and Kitchen Manager with a strong passion for healthy fresh food and solid proven all-round management experience ideally from a fresh food counter service background. Although the operation will have seating for diners; the service style will be counter service and due to the size of the operation, you will be managing a small team and sometimes be expected to work on your own. The ideal manager will be full of personality, have a real passion for fresh food, healthy eating and will be able a strong advocate as the face of the business - a real all-rounder!

As Kitchen Manager, you will:

Confidently lead and inspire a team of passionate chef and assistants.
Support the General Manager in the running of the operation including the recruitment, induction and on boarding of any new Kitchen team members.
Demonstrate your leadership with a hands-on approach and effective communication, engaging and motivating your team through pre-shift briefs.
Be fully responsible for menu development and costings.
Budgeting - stock control, labour costs and food margins, cost of sales, .
Manage NSF, EHO, Food Safety, allergens and Health and Safety audits to a high standard.
Deliver to spec and brand standards.
Drive individual high performance through development and regular one to ones.
Have an eye for detail and thrive in a high volume fast paced environment.
Show passion for the brand, visible when ensuring your team are knowledgeable and confident.

The ideal candidate for this role will:

Strong experience as a Kitchen Manager/Head Chef or Senior/Sous Chef working for a structured branded operator.
Have solid kitchen management and strong leadership skills as an inspiring leader of all kitchen operation.
Have strong back of house and compliance skills ensuring standards are kept consistently high, EHO/Food Safety/Health & Safety regulations are met, audited and regularly documented.
Strong technical skills with experience of using and setting up systems
Be motivated and highly organised and preferably have previous experience within a similar role.
Have a passion for hospitality, quality service and an excellent food knowledge.
Be enthusiastic, have a desire to exceed guest expectations and want to impress and progress.
Understand the financial and commercial aspects of the business.
You must have full eligibility to work in the UK to be considered for this position.
A great communicator - excellent at developing relationships with the front of house team, senior management and others involved

Should you be successful, you will benefit from:

A fantastic salary of £30,000-35,000 + £4,000 Bonus + Benefits
Excellent training and development opportunities
Great company culture and exciting concept

This is a quality company with an excellent reputation and offers great scope for future development.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome all applicants regardless of identity, personal characteristics or background.

Please note: We are expecting a high number of applications for this role and will be in touch with successful candidates within 72 hours of your application. Should you not hear from us within this period, we regret that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.