Kitchen Manager / Head Chef (Indian Cuisine) - Longleat, Warminster

Responsibilities

• Effectively control, coordinate and plan the activities of your kitchen to outlined standards of procedure.
• Maintain high guest satisfaction levels through culinary leadership ensuring quality of service, quality of food & drink, value for money and that budgeted financial targets – including cost of sales are met and exceeded.
• Be responsible for the daily management of your kitchen and your team ensuring cleanliness and hygiene standards are achieved as per Company and legal requirements.
• Report directly to the Restaurant Manager and work together to ensure the continued growth and success of the business.
• You will support with facilitating and developing a culture that promotes and encourages the general wellbeing, motivation, and morale of your team, whilst ensuring effective performance management strategies are in place and your team are actively contributing towards this.

Working Hours

Working straight shifts, you will be contracted to work 160 hours per 4‑week period on a flexible basis. This means that your days and hours of work could vary each week, but you will always receive at least your contracted hours each period. As our village is open 365 days of the year, your working hours will include public / bank holidays and during Christmas and / or New Year on a rota basis.

Core Requirements

• Ability to lead a team in a busy kitchen environment
• Strong financial awareness – stocktaking / working schedules / wastage analysis and controls
• Previous experience in a large organisation with full management responsibility for the kitchen team
• Experience in training and developing a kitchen team
• Have a motivational approach towards colleagues and work
• Empathetic and supportive approach to leading a team
• Able to coach individuals to be accountable for their own performance

Desirable Requirements

• Experience of back of house systems for stock management and ordering

Benefits

• Management Bonus Scheme
• Pension Scheme with Life Assurance
• Colleague Recognition and Reward Scheme – offering a choice of Center Parcs and High Street vouchers
• Free use of our leisure facilities
• Discounted Center Parcs breaks
• 20% discount in our restaurant and retail outlets
• Access to Perks at Work Portal – offering a wide range of retail and leisure discounts
• An Employee Assistance Program – providing support on financial, health and legal matters
• Excellent opportunities for career development and progression with the opportunity to gain externally recognised qualifications