Kitchen Manager

Reporting to: Food & Beverage Manager
Direct Line Staff: Kitchen Supervisors & Kitchen Staff
Place of work: Kingfisher Business Park, GL5 2BY

Proposed start date is from August 25th.

Job Function
To lead the kitchen team and together deliver unique, fresh and healthy food offer from the “Stroud Brewery Kitchen”

About the kitchen
The kitchen at Stroud Brewery is centred around the wood fired oven and the grill. We focus on using local and/or organic ingredients wherever possible. We have an all day menu with brunch, lunch and grill dishes, plus regular specials and pizzas being offered from Thursdays.
We also cater for a range of events and have a dedicated following of regulars.

Main responsibilities
Working well in a high paced environment under pressure, you will also lead the team to make sure that they deliver a high quality but personable service to all areas whilst minimising any waiting times:

● Ensure food hygiene regulations are met, including daily tasks, temperature records and an open and close checklist
● Preserve Health & Safety standards within the kitchen
● Control and direct food preparation and related activities
● Together with the Food & Beverage Manager, continually develop our menu, using local and/or organic ingredients wherever possible
● Develop wedding and seasonal buffet menus with the F&B Manager/Events Manager
● Ensure portion sizes are controlled to maintain required kitchen GP%
● Identify suppliers and ensure regular supply of stock
● Ensure monthly stocktake is completed to the deadline
● Ensure food purchases meet KPI, and JIT stock turnround
● Recruitment (in conjunction with Food & Beverage Manager) to ensure adequate staffing levels
● Liaise with the Food & Beverage Manager on a weekly basis to schedule kitchen staff to ensure required level of staffing is maintained for the kitchen to meet the KPI
● Approve holiday and absence requests and return to work interviews
● In conjunction with Food & Beverage Manager, complete 1:1 team appraisals
● Maintain high customer service

Person Specification
Essential
A passionate chef who has experience managing and leading a large team and can demonstrate the following capabilities:
● Experience in producing costed menus across a number of different areas
● Management experience of a large teamComputer competence (e-mail, spreadsheets including formulae)
● Ability to manage GP & wastage to attain the KPI
● Being presentable & professional
● Passion for organic, fresh local ingredients
● Experienced in maintaining kitchen hygiene, and health and safety within statutory guidelines
● A keen eye for detail
● Experienced in continuously improving service, prep, menus, ordering procedures and managing a large team
● Ability to oversee kitchen maintenance and source the relevent resources including trades people
● Competent when working with kitchen machinery
● Works well under pressure
● Strong team leader
● Flexible
● Reliable
● Conscientious
● Aptitude for learning
● Proactive decision maker

Desirable
● An interest in real ales and their production
● Interest in cooking with beer and brewery by-products
● Knowledge of sourdoughs
● Share Stroud Brewery ethos for sustainability

KPI’s
● Maintain staff vs revenue at 35% of turnover
● Operate ingredient costs at 30% food of turnover
● Health and safety meetings and update policies where required
● Maintain our 5* hygiene rating
● Achieve and maintain 60% organic and or/local ingredients

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