Kitchen Manager – Healthy Fast Food Operation
Location: Manchester
Salary: Up to £35,000 + Quarterly Bonus + Benefits
Full time: 45 Hours
Opening hours: 11am-11pm
Our client, a cool and hugely popular healthy fast food operator, is looking for a highly experienced, hands-on and passionate Kitchen Manager for their new healthy eating counter service concept opening in Manchester. A new opening for Summer 2025 - this operation will be a go-to hotspot for those who love to maintain a healthy lifestyle as well as diehard foodies!
We are looking for a hands-on, personable and Kitchen Manager with a strong passion for healthy fresh food and solid proven all-round management experience – ideally from a fresh food counter service background. Although the operation will have seating for diners; the service style will be counter service and due to the size of the operation, you will be managing a small team and sometimes be expected to work on your own. The ideal manager will be full of personality, have a real passion for fresh food, healthy eating and will be able a strong advocate as the face of the business - a real all-rounder!
As Kitchen Manager, you will:
- Support the General Manager in the recruitment, induction and on boarding of any new Kitchen team members.
- Demonstrate your leadership with a hands-on approach and effective communication, engaging and motivating your team through pre-shift briefs.
- Manage stock control and food margins.
- Manage NSF, EHO and Health and Safety audits to a high standard.
- Deliver to spec and brand standards.
- Drive individual high performance through development and regular one to ones.
- Have an eye for detail and thrive in a high volume fast paced environment.
- Show passion for the brand, visible when ensuring your team are knowledgeable and confident.
The ideal candidate for this role will:
- Have strong hands-on kitchen management experience and leadership skills.
- Be motivated and highly organised and preferably have previous experience within a similar role.
- Have a passion for hospitality, quality service and an excellent food knowledge.
- Be enthusiastic, have a desire to exceed guest expectations and want to impress and progress.
- Understand the financial and commercial aspects of the business.
- You must have full eligibility to work in the UK to be considered for this position.
- A great communicator - excellent at developing relationships with the front of house team, senior management and others involved
Should you be successful, you will benefit from:
- A fantastic salary of up to £35,000 + quarterly bonus + amazing benefits
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Great company culture and exciting concept
This is a fantastic employer with an excellent reputation and offers great scope for future development.