Lead Kitchen Manager

2 days ago


Gillingham, Kent, United Kingdom Haven Holidays Full time
Kitchen Shift Leadership Role

Haven Holidays, a leading award-winning leisure company, is seeking an experienced Lead Kitchen Manager to join our team at our Kent Coast location.

As a Lead Kitchen Manager, you will be responsible for leading the day-to-day operations of our kitchen, ensuring a safe and secure environment for all staff members. You will also assist in delivering performance targets against budget, manage stock, margin, and cost control.

This is a hands-on role where you will lead from the front, cooking 85% of your time, while managing kitchen standards on health, safety, and hygiene. If you have experience leading large teams in a fast-paced kitchen environment, excellent communication and organisational skills, we want to hear from you

Job Details
  • Salary: £16.00 per hour (Permanent Contract, 40 Hours per week)
  • Benefits:
    • Free use of our Leisure Facilities, including swimming pool
    • Up to 50% Discount off food on Park and 20% discount in our shops
    • Opportunity to use our Corporate Box at the O2 Arena
    • Fantastic Discounts with many national Brands & Retailers
    • 20% Discount to you, your family & friends across Haven & Warner Leisure Hotels
    • Reward & Recognition Schemes
    • Training and development opportunities, including fully funded qualifications
    • Fantastic Health, Mind & Money Support Programme
Requirements
  • Experience leading large teams in a fast-paced kitchen or similar environment
  • Excellent communication, organisational, and leadership skills
  • Strong decision-making ability
About Us

We're part of an award-winning Bourne Leisure family, which includes Haven & Warner Hotels. We have 9,000 fantastic team members and 39 beautiful seaside locations. Our HQ is based in Hemel Hempstead. Working with us is defined by our exceptional people and teams, who take pride in our Breath of Fresh Air culture, valuing and supporting every team member.



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