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An independent pub company with around 1,300 pubs across the UK, Punch Pubs is committed to empowering and working together with the very best Publicans and Management Partners to build and grow best-in-class community pubs.
The Role
We're looking for a fun, enthusiastic, passionate Kitchen Manager to join our hard-working team here at Punch Pubs.
As the Kitchen Manager you will be responsible for running the day-to-day kitchen operations. Your key focus is to drive the business forward, bringing to life our exceptional standards and values. With the potential for a live-in opportunity.
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Main Responsibilities:
- To ensure all food is served to the required standard.
- Ensure high standards of cleanliness are maintained in the kitchen operation.
- To strive and anticipate customer needs wherever possible, and to react to these to enhance customer satisfaction.
- Proactively managing and supporting a team.
- Recruiting, training, supporting and people development and team training.
- Maintaining, ordering and controlling food stocks within budget as well as meeting labour budgets all year round.
- Ensuring ongoing team communications through one-to-ones and on-the-job feedback.
- Creating a platform for financial growth through cost control.
- Accountable for COSHH, Food Safety, H&S, legal regulations, environmental policies and duty of care to customer and colleagues.
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The experience and knowledge we are looking for from the future Kitchen Manager includes:
- Experience as head chef / Kitchen lead desirable or Sous Chef ready for the next step.
- Proven leadership ability.
- Proactive and ‘hands on' approach.
If this is the job for you, then apply now, we’d love to hear from you.
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