Kitchen Manager

1 month ago

Shrewsbury, United Kingdom National Trust Full time

Summary

Are you looking to develop your career in food and drink? Did you know that the National Trust, Europe's largest conservation charity, is also renowned for its food and hospitality? We run 185 cafes all over England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and we'd love you to join us. 

We’re looking for a Kitchen Manager to join us at Attingham Park (internally your title will be 'Head Chef'). Because we are in a rural area, please think about how you’d be able to get here for work, before applying for the job.

Benefits: We want to help you look after the things that matter to you, such as saving for your future, getting a discount on your weekly shop, or encouraging you to find a work-life balance. Please read our package, below, to see what benefits we offer you.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (full time), regular weekend and Bank Holiday working is required , working 5 out of 7 days, earliest start is 8am and latest finish is around 6pm.

Salary: £30,000 per year.

Duration: Permanent contract.

Interview dates: 14th, 15th, 21st, 22nd, 27th August 2024.

Potential start date: ASAP.

What it's like to work here

Reporting to the Senior Food & Beverage Manager, you'll be based at Attingham Park (Atcham, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 4TP). Built in 1785 and owned by the same family for five generations, today it is around 4,000 acres in size, and at its heart is a mansion, parkland, walled garden, play space, deer park, five food and beverage outlets and retail outlets. The F&B outlets include the Carriage House café serving drinks, cakes, bakes and lunches, the Mansion Tea-room, Field of Play kiosk, an ice cream outlet and a small grab & go outlet. To find out more about what it’s like to work in a food and beverage team for the National Trust,

What you'll be doing

As Kitchen Manager, your main focus will be within the kitchen, but you’ll also work closely with the Food and Beverage management team to develop delicious menus using local produce, adapting to the seasons and working within the framework of our ‘National Trust Cookbook’.

You’ll look for new ways to increase income and meet financial targets through managing stock and waste. A large part of your role will involve administration tasks such as placing orders and managing invoices through an online ordering system.

You’ll be preparing food from scratch using fresh seasonal ingredients. You’ll be confident in baking cakes, brownies and sausage rolls as well as making soups, stews and more.

You’ll support and manage the team, guided by the Trust’s values, empowering them to give the best possible service to visitors and helping to build a great place to work.

We’ll give you an induction that fits the job, and training in allergens and food safety, plus any mentoring needed to help you in your role. You can sign up for further professional training and development if you wish.

Please also read the full role profile, attached to this advert.

Who we're looking for

We’d love to hear from you if you’re: Experienced as a professional Head Chef / Kitchen Manager, with a passion for food and a friendly and positive attitude. Confident about following recipes and batch-cooking, and willing to learn. Aware of health and safety compliance, with experience using food safety management systems. Experienced in leading a team, and able to set personal objectives and give feedback to help improve performance. Conscious of budgets and the need to increase income and control costs. Experienced with online ordering & stock takes.

The package

The National Trust has the motto ‘For everyone, for ever’ at its heart. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It’s important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we’re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.  Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary  Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18)  Rental deposit loan scheme  Season ticket loan  EV car lease scheme Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts  Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria.  Flexible working whenever possible  Employee assistance programme  Free parking at most Trust places 

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