Grass Hoppers Kitchen Supervisor

Love food, fun, and working with an amazing team? We\’re on the lookout for a Kitchen Supervisor to help lead our friendly Grass Hoppers kitchen Don\’t worry—you don\’t need to be a Michelin-star chef. Our kitchen creates simple, delicious dishes that are always a hit with kids and grown-ups alike.

What You\’ll Be Doing:

• Lead and inspire: Support your Manager and help your team deliver a consistent, high-quality kitchen experience.
• Coach the team: Show your colleagues the best ways to safely use and maintain kitchen equipment, prep food, and keep things running smoothly.
• Keep it tidy & safe: Ensure the kitchen is always clean, well-stocked, and meeting food hygiene and safety standards.
• Spot ways to improve: From reducing waste to improving processes, your ideas will make a real difference.
• Team support: Help with scheduling, training, and coaching so the right people are in the right roles, ready to shine.
• Communication matters: Run quick, motivating team huddles to keep everyone on the same page and the kitchen running like clockwork.

Hours & Schedule:

• Off-peak (term time): 22.75 hours per week
• Peak (school holidays): 26.5 hours per week
• Includes alternate weekends
• No late nights—the kitchen closes at 3:30pm, so your evenings are yours

Why Join Our GREAT Garden Centre Team?

A GREAT Place to Work – Friendly, supportive, and full of team spirit.

Work-Life Balance – All roles operate within daytime hours – so your evenings stay yours.

Up to 33% Staff Discount – On garden and home favourites (*varies by store).

Free On-Site Parking – Hassle-free parking every day.

GREAT Values & Recognition – We celebrate our team with monthly awards and shout-outs.

Monthly Engagement Events – From team updates to free food – we love getting together.

Enhanced Holiday Allowance – More time off that grows with your service.

Grow With Us – Company-funded development opportunities.

Well-being Support to Help You Thrive – EAP including 24/7 GP access, funeral concierge, and mental health support – we\’re here when you need us.

Pension Contributions – Helping you grow a secure future.

Supporting Causes That Matter to Our Team – Through our Kindness Pot, we donate to charities and local causes close to our team\’s hearts – planting seeds of kindness in the community.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: £13.01-£13.47 per hour

Expected hours: 22.75 – 26.5 per week

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Store discount

Application question(s):

• What motivated you to apply for this role?
• What does GREAT customer service look like to you in a catering / kitchen context?
• Tell us about any previous experience of managing or supervising others
• What do you think would be the most challenging aspect of the role?

Experience:

• Supervising: 1 year (required)
• Kitchen: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person