Kitchen Leader
5 days ago
Discover a world of opportunities at Pret a Manger, Unit 8 Gate Level, Terminal 5, Heathrow Airport, Hounslow TW6 2GA GBR
Join the heart of our kitchen at Pret a Manger, where you'll play a vital role in supporting, training, and coaching our lovely team members to consistently create delicious food for our cherished customers.
Overview
As a Kitchen Leader, you are essential to the seamless operation of each shift. Taking ownership alongside our Managers, you become the eyes and ears for the back-of-house operations, ensuring the success of our stores. But that's not all – at Pret, we invest in your growth You'll gain valuable skills and knowledge through our Training Academy, opening doors to future management opportunities. Join us in shaping the culinary experience and making every bite delightful for our customers
Main Responsibilities
- Ensure the consistent creation of delicious food in alignment with Pret a Manger's exacting standards and operational needs.
- Lead and inspire the team by embodying and promoting the core values and qualities of Pret a Manger.
- Act as the guardian and custodian of Pret a Manger's quality standards.
- Adhere to all Pret a Manger health and safety policies to guarantee the safety of all products served to our customers.
- Conduct stock counts and administrative tasks meticulously and accurately to support smooth operations.
If you have previous supervisory experience and a passion for food and customer service, apply now
Explore Our Current Job Openings
- We have Full-time (35 Hours) Kitchen Team Leader-Night positions available – Shifts are spread over 5 days from Monday Night to Sunday Night and can start as 22:30 and finishing around 08:00 (travel times that aren't to tricky)
About The Pay
- £16.01 to £17.26 per hour (Inclusive of weekly mystery shopper bonus of £1.25 per hour)*
- If you work at least 3 hours between midnight to 5am, you are entitled to an enhance nightshift rate for each hour you work in that shift
What's More…
- Flexible Shifts
- Free meals while you're working
- Club Pret Membership, with 50% off food and 5 free drinks a day.
- Earn an extra £5 when you start to work between 3am and 5am **
- 28 days paid holiday (pro-rata if you're part-time)
- Your Pret Benefits – employee discount program (Retails, Food, restaurants, Gym, etc)
- Free shoes
- Rewards for being outstanding.
- Pension scheme
- Length of service reward.
- Pret Parties
- And more…
You want career Growth?
- Outstanding training and development (Over 85% of our managers have been internally promoted with many joining as a Team Member).
- Grow with us and earn professional qualifications: we offer Apprenticeships Level 3
- Use of our internal 'Opportunity Network' to see all of our available Pret jobs both within our shops and at our Support Centre, 75B.
About Us
Pret a Manger is a beloved international fast-casual restaurant chain known for its fresh, natural ingredients and commitment to providing outstanding customer experiences. With a focus on quality, sustainability, and innovation, we're dedicated to delighting our customers every day. our food is handmade in our shop kitchens throughout the day and anything we don't sell, goes to charity. Our coffee is 100% organic (and always will be) and our Coffee Fund is supporting the next generation of farmers. It's (partly) what we think makes Pret special.
If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, love working and having fun in a team, love an early morning and have a passion for serving delicious food and drinks, we want to hear from you
Role
As this role is based in an airport, all successful applicants will need to apply for an airport security pass (Pret A Manger will pay for this). As part of the process, you must be able to provide 5 years of references – these can be:
- Employment Reference
- Self-Employed Reference
- Unemployment Reference ( Job Centre or Benefits Offices)
- School/ Education Reference
- Agency Reference
- After initial training
- Terms and conditions apply
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