Kitchen Manager
2 months ago
£40000–£43000 yearly
Full-time
London
An exciting opportunity to join a growing independent cold-pressed juice bar with two sites based in World's End, Chelsea & Notting Hill.
Our business is driven by a wholehearted mission to provide fresh food & drink that makes a positive, long-lasting impact on our health & wellness. Our range of products includes cold-pressed juices, smoothies, açaí bowls, salads, hot foods & a range of desserts/snacks. We’re looking for a reliable Kitchen Manager to directly manage our central kitchen, supervising a team of 2-3 production chefs and producing our juicing, food and desserts/snacks. The Kitchen Manager should be a strong leader, well organised and extremely self-motivated and committed, ideally with an interest or passion for fresh foods. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to the success of an exciting and growing business as well as to play an integral role in its ongoing development. Key responsibilities of the Kitchen Manager / CPU Manager / Head Chef - Supervise juicing, food and pastry production to ensure the range is consistently produced to an excellent standard of quality and visual presentation and ensuring labelling and specs are followed. - Meeting production and delivery deadlines and working to labour, cogs and wastage targets. - Ensure smooth and timely delivery of products from CPU to retail stores and communicating any issues clearly to FOH teams. - Team management including recruitment, training, rotas and performance reviews. - Raise weekly and ad hoc orders. - Maintain relationships and liaising with existing and new suppliers to achieve best pricing. - Liaise with suppliers regarding any issues with regards to quality issues/stock/deliveries. - Adhering to health & safety requirements and maintaining excellent hygiene standards. - Assist with menu development or operational changes to improve efficiencies. Key requirements of the Kitchen Manager / CPU Manager / Head Chef - Proven experience in a kitchen management role of 1+ years or looking for a next step up. - Professional with an all-round, multitasking attitude. - Solid leadership and training qualities, enthusiastic and able to motivate a team to achieve excellent quality standards. - Highly organized, positive and calm under pressure. Able to adapt to the flow and quick moving pace of a commercial production kitchen. - Highly responsible, self-motivated and autonomous in work ethic. - Excellent communication and management skills. - Analytical, good eye for detail with excellent problem solving skills. - Experience in using database/reporting systems is a plus. - Level 2 food hygiene & safety certificate. - A passion for/ experience working with fresh food is a bonus. Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £40,000.00-£43,000.00 per year
Schedule:
Day shift
Supplemental pay types:
Bonus scheme
Performance bonus - Work Location: In person
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