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Form of workSafe. Efficient. Profitable.
Your key focus’ as Kitchen Manager. As well as ALL the food, obviously!
Through guiding, developing and motivating your team of Line Chefs, you’ll create a positive work culture that also represents what the brand and company are all about.
What you’ll be doing as Kitchen Manager
- Keeping things compliant, safe and adhering to Health & Safety regulations and audit requirements
- Support, motivate and develop any line chefs to support with continuing service excellence, safety and demonstration of company values and culture
- Ensuring that all food is prepared, cooked and presented, quickly and efficiently, meeting all expected standards and company guidelines
- Connecting with other functional leaders within the hotel to ensure smooth operation across departments, in order to enhance levels of gust service
- Frequently reviewing guest feedback and seeking new, innovative ways to improve the guest experience
- Keep up to date Kew Green promotional activities, initiatives and relevant projects
- Completing the admin that takes place in the kitchen – including 3rd party contractors
- Food-ordering and stocking levels, including all kitchen materials
- Ensuring correct staffing levels and taking an active role in the recruitment and onboarding of new Line Chefs
- Implement plans to improve sales and profitability and taking a proactive role in achieving financial targets set for your hotel
- Manage wastage through correct product measurement.
What’ll make you a great fit
- You’ll have experience as a Kitchen/Restaurant Manager or Head Chef
- Intermediate Food Hygiene Certificate
- Strong with numbers and budgets
- You’ll love people – and as a result, have great interpersonal, communication skills and leadership skills
- Details? You love them! You’ll be incredibly attentive with guests as a result
- Pragmatic, flexible and able to remain focused on results under pressure and to challenging deadlines
- Self-motivated and confident
- Results-focused with a desire to succeed
- Hard-working but FUN!
Our amazing benefits
- Do you enjoy travelling? A fun weekend away? We've got you covered with preferential rates
- Alternatively, if we do not have a hotel in that location, why not take advantage of our International IHG discounts?
- We also have shopping and discount opportunities in retail, restaurants, and events (because we know life isn't all about work).
- Are your family and friends envious of your deals? Why not give them a discount code for hotels throughout the Kew Green Hotels estate
- FREE membership to the Leisure Club
- Progression and room for growth, with opportunities in the UK and abroad - we have training, courses, and updates at your fingertips!
- KewFest, Employee Appreciation Week, and Awards evening are all annual events.
- Progression and room to grow, with opportunities across the UK and internationally
- Flexible attitude and working hours.
- Mental Health Support with our 24/7, 365 Employee Assistance Line
Who are Kew Green Hotels?
Whether we are passing on a sales lead, creating an on-trend specials dish or simply looking after guests and employees, here at Kew Green we focus on the details. We know that each and every member of our team love to pursue outstanding – and we respect our people and the incredible work they do to look after our guests. And in return? Not only do we offer a highly competitive benefits package, but through our internal career development opportunities and external apprenticeship provider, we also support you wholeheartedly in your own personal pursuit of outstanding.
With an ever-growing portfolio and a number of brands across leading hotel chains including IHG Hotels & Resorts, Marriott International, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts and Hilton, what unites us all is our values.
Irrespective of whether we are finding new ways to take care of our guests or supporting departments we’ve never worked in before – here at Kew Green Hotels, our obsession over the little details is who we are.
When you join the Kew Green family, you'll be part of a fast-growing company that is going global. If you've got ambition, we can match it with endless opportunities - both in the UK and much further afield.
