Kitchen Manager

The White Horse is a welcoming country pub situated in the heart of Balsall Common – Warwickshire, that reopened under the Wells & Co Managed Pub estate in 2022 after being refurbished and restored back to the community pub that everyone knew and loved.

Position:

• Maximising the productivity of the kitchen staff through effective management and delegation.
• Managing and communicating well with your kitchen team and the FOH team to ensure the highest standards continue throughout the kitchen, particularly in your absence during days off or holidays.
• Setting a very high bar through example for impeccable personal hygiene, high work and safety standards including food hygiene and due diligence procedures.
• Responsibly seizing control of situations or problems that may arise at any moment and calmly applying the relevant action to address any issue.
• Managing underperforming staff members as well as providing incentives for staff members to go above and beyond the expectations of their particular chef roles.
• Productively and pro-actively train and mentor junior chefs by drawing as much intrigue and passion from them as you can and pushing them to constantly improve.
• Outside of the kitchen, take responsibility for, or effectively delegate the kitchen due diligence procedures including; HACCP; COSHH; food wastage and staff rotas.

Requirements:

• Currently a Kitchen Manager looking for a new exciting challenge or Sous Chef ready to take the next step
• Consistency in driving the standards up by demanding exceptional results throughout the kitchen operation
• A creative individual who contributes to the overall operation of the business by offering ideas and ways to effectively improve areas of the kitchen
• Proven management capabilities and consistently kept meticulously high food and food hygiene standards, shown you can get the best out of the team
• Effectively trained junior team members and maintained high attention to due diligence procedures
• A committed and passionate attitude to the role, always looking to improve and have a positive response to feedback
• Shown consistently high working standards including attention to detail, organisation, reliability, team work and pro-activity

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Other information:

We will provide you with a great package including:

• Salary to £36,000 – £40,000
• 28 days holiday
• Company Pension scheme
• Retail and beer discounts
• Refer a friend Bonus
• Discounted meals on duty
• Cycle to work
• Employee Assistance programme
• Benefits portal
• Career development programme
• Fun culture and great work life balance
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