Kitchen Manager -The Canon, Bath, BA1 - Bath

Kitchen Manager, head Chef or Head Honcho - whatever you like to be called we only have one rule at this site - You need to be awesome! Being a awesome Kitchen Manager, a truly great KM is the heart of the kitchen. From recruitment, inductions, training, team development, stocks, yields and audits but most of all doing what you love to do...cooking! The menu within Common Room is varied from street food inspired dishes & burgers to lunchtime snacks including wraps to veggie and vegan options for the more health and environmentally conscious guests. We have it all... Do you? You will ideally have a relevant NVQ or equivalent but more importantly you will have lots of kitchen experience at a similar level and proven leadership skills to control and improve all aspects of the kitchen. Main responsibilities as a Kitchen Manager include:Identify recruitment needs within the kitchen, advertise, interview, recruit and induct new team membersConduct appraisals and produce development plans for kitchen teamHold kitchen pre-session briefings and communicate menu and specification changes to teamOrganise kitchen team rotas in order to deliver business targets and effectively deploy team members at critical timesEnsure all kitchen team leaders/members training is delivered professionally and effectively within the agreed timescalesAttend and participate in management meetingsEnsure preparation and stock levels are maintained in line with the needs of the businessAssist the general manager in controlling the costs and expenditure in line with budget and targets delivering weekly GP%In return we can offer you an award winning development programme and access to apprenticeships. We offer a competitive salary and an uncapped bonus scheme, you will receive 25% discount on food and drink for you and your entire party in all our pubs and venues. We also have an employee benefits scheme which gives you discounts across hundreds of brands and services and a contributory pension scheme.