Kitchen Manager

Kitchen Manager – High-Volume Restaurant Group 📍 Location: UK (Various Opportunities Available) 💰 Competitive Salary + Bonus + Benefits 🍔 Ready to lead a fast-paced, high-performing kitchen? We’re partnering with a well-established, high-volume hospitality group known for delivering fresh, high-quality food and exceptional guest experiences. This is an exciting opportunity for a Kitchen Manager / Head Chef to take full ownership of a busy kitchen, lead a passionate team, and drive standards across food quality, service, and performance. 🚀 The Role As Kitchen Manager, you’ll be at the heart of the operation - leading from the front during service, developing your team, and ensuring every dish meets the highest standards. You’ll take responsibility for: * Delivering consistently high-quality food in a fast-paced environment * Leading, coaching, and developing a high-performing kitchen team * Driving efficient service during peak trading periods * Managing stock, ordering, and minimising waste * Ensuring full compliance with food safety, hygiene, and health & safety standards * Collaborating with front-of-house to deliver a seamless guest experience 👥 Team Leadership You’ll play a key role in building and shaping your team by: * Recruiting and onboarding new team members * Coaching and developing talent to support internal progression * Driving engagement, performance, and retention * Managing rotas in line with business needs and labour targets * Handling performance and employee relations matters where required 📊 Commercial & Operational Focus This role goes beyond the kitchen—you’ll also: * Manage food costs, labour, and kitchen performance against targets * Analyse KPIs and implement improvements * Maintain excellent audit results and hygiene standards (targeting 5⭐ ratings) * Ensure effective stock control and availability ✅ What We’re Looking For * Proven experience as a Kitchen Manager, Head Chef * Background in high-volume, branded hospitality or QSR environments * Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and inspire teams * Excellent organisational skills and ability to perform under pressure * Solid understanding of food safety, compliance, and kitchen operations * Commercial awareness and confidence working with budgets and KPIs 🌟 What’s in it for you? * Competitive salary + performance-related bonus * Clear progression opportunities within a growing business * Structured training and development programmes * Supportive leadership and a people-focused culture * The chance to lead a fast-paced, dynamic kitchen environment 👇 Apply now If you’re a driven kitchen leader looking for your next challenge in a high-energy, growth-focused business, we’d love to hear from you