We have a position for a Kitchen Manager at the Castle Hotel in Kirby Muxloe, part of our Chef & Brewer Brand.
At Chef & Brewer, we pride ourselves on wonderfully fresh food combined with exceptionally high standards of service - all delivered in a really warm, welcoming and comfortable pub. As a place to work, there are constant opportunities to develop your skills. Whether in the Kitchen or Front of House, you'll quickly find that everyone in the team shares your passion for quality food, quality service and a quality guest experience.
One of the most important aspects of the Chef & Brewer brand is that we deliver the best guest experience in the industry and ensure every guest leaves with a smile!. If you're ambitious about building your career in hospitality, this is the perfect place to fulfil your potential.
Chef & Brewer is part of Spirit Pub Company. Spirit currently operates over 800 high quality branded pubs nationwide with over 17,000 dedicated employees, delivering exceptional guest experiences.We are also home to other market leading brands including Flaming Grill, Taylor Walker and Fayre & Square.
Our portfolio represents some of the UK's most profitable pubs in the UK eating out market. In the last two years, we have re-positioned the company and brand with a detailed focus on improving our operating disciplines to help us to recruit and retain the best people.

Kitchen Manager duties and responsibilities:
Full control and accountability to lead, develop and inspire the kitchen team.
Ensuring there is a seamless link between the kitchen and the front of house teams.
People management including recruitment, training & development, rota planning, performance management.
Department cost control including ensuring team correctly manage stock and wastage, costs, and monitoring other outgoings.
Department stock control including ordering, rotation and wastage.
Ensuring your department operates inside company standards for quality and service.
Proactively working with the GM working towards common goals to promote the business as needed to increase revenue streams.

What we look for in a Kitchen Manager:
We are looking for a manager who displays positive leadership by translating goals into clear objectives for their team. You should be extremely goal focused, have a high drive for achievement and the tenacity to achieve objectives and overcome challenges. You should have the ability to identify, understand and give priority to satisfying guest needs. Your concern for accuracy and quality shall reduce uncertainty by creating a well-ordered work environment.

Qualifications needed:
Successful candidates will have recent experience working for a branded company in a similar role such as Kitchen Manager, Head Chef or Sous Chef. You will have a proven track record of managing a high performing team in a high pressure and high volume environment.
We offer an exceptional flexible benefits package, award winning training and excellent career progression opportunities in a progressive and dynamic environment.
We're always on the lookout for more talent, so if you want to make your way to the top and work for a Sunday Times Best Company, we would love to hear from you.
Spirit Pub Company - 12 months ago