Kitchen Production Manager

This job is brought to you by Jobs/Redefined, the UK's leading over-50s age inclusive jobs board. IKEA Leeds store are looking to welcome a Kitchen Production Manager to join their hard working team.

WHAT WE OFFER

• The Start Date of employment will be 5th of April.
• The starting salary for this role is £31,939.74 per annum, based on competence and experience.
• 39 Hours working 5 days per week between the hours of 08:00am - 22:00pm including alternate weekends per month.
• We can discuss flexibility to match your life and our business needs during the interview.

WORKING WITH US HAS ITS REWARDS

Our co-workers bring unique ideas and talent to work every day, and we offer a variety of benefits that suit their and their family's everyday needs:

• 15% IKEA discount & discount portal helping you save £100's on High-street retailers.
• Life Assurance of 4 times your pay, enhanced statutory pension contributions & interest free loans.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO HAVE

An enthusiasm for food and leadership experience in a fast-paced environment with the ability to prioritise and organise your own and others workload. You have an advanced knowledge of food production and food safety with experience of working in a food service business. Business-minded and goal orientated with a customer focus, ability to make quick decisions and take personal initiatives and open to change. Leading others, you will have good communication skills that can assist to build relationships with co-workers and customers.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

• Ensuring the kitchen operates in accordance with IKEA Quality and Food Safety requirements and other relevant legislation to secure a safe environment for customers and co-workers.
• Secures the appropriate processes and procedures to secure quality of food, enhance operational efficiency, introduce vitality and to reduce waste.
• Lead and oversee the food supply chain for efficient ordering, production and inventory levels to maximise profitability.
• Ensure high quality standards of customer experience in the customer and co-worker restaurants.
• Secure a lean, diverse and hard working team through building IKEA Food competence by empowering co-workers to act on their own initiative.
• Ensuring that our customers are always in focus, having a daily dialogue with them and learning from and acting on their feedback.

WE CARE FOR THE PEOPLE

It takes the diversity of thought, background, and culture to make great ideas a reality. We welcome candidates from all walks of life, including those with disabilities, to join us, and feel valued in the workplace.

RECRUITMENT PROCESS INFORMATION

Let us know if you require any adjustments to be made during the interview process as soon as possible. Please attach an updated CV and cover letter with your application so we can get to know you better. Shortlisted candidates will be invited by email to attend a face-to-face interview. We understand not everyone will be successful, but we promise to keep you informed either way. Final offers of employment are contingent upon clear results in mandatory background checks. Background checks must be completed by all successful candidates.

For any advice or support, email recruiter and I will be happy to help!

Thanks to us, customers, co-workers and people at home can have a better everyday life through food that's good for both people and planet. Together we serve more than 660 million customers yearly at the IKEA restaurants worldwide, underlining our Scandinavian heritage by offering a modern taste of Sweden. We also offer a variety of foods in our bistros and in the "Swedish Food market". We are a diverse group of people who all live by the motto: Laughter is brightest in the place where the food is!