J D Wetherspoon
Kitchen shift manager
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Kitchen Shift Manager (Job Ref: 658060)
Location: The Jack Phillips, Godalming
Salary: £30,387 (location-specific pay-weighting available)
Closing Date: 06-07-2026
About the Role
A Kitchen Shift Manager supports the kitchen manager and pub manager, ensuring smooth kitchen operations through leadership, team motivation, and adherence to targets—focused on sales, profit, and compliance.
Key Responsibilities
As a Kitchen Shift Manager, you will:
- Run shifts independently, ensuring:
- Exceptional customer service
- On-time food delivery to industry standards
- Full compliance with Wetherspoon SOP and policies, maintaining a clean, safe, and legal working environment
- Support and lead kitchen & team performance
- Work proactively to hit financial and service targets
What We’re Looking For
We thrive on candidates with a “can-do” attitude, a passion for hard work, and a commitment to growth. You’ll benefit from Wetherspoon’s signature:
- Award-winning training programme
- Competitive salary and strong benefits package
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Pay & Benefits
- Starting salary: £30,387 (Plus extra pay weighting in certain areas of the M25 region)
- Workload: 40-hour week
Included perks:
- Complimentary meal & drink at work
- Bonus scheme (up to 25% of salary)
- 20% off Wetherspoon food, drinks & hotels (even when off-duty)
- 28 days’ paid holiday
- Company sick pay (following qualification)
- Free shares available after 18 months’ service
- Pension scheme
- Extra holidays after 5 years (loyalty reward)
- Future promotion prospects to pub management roles
Detailed Role Expectations
- Uphold high standards in:
- Cleanliness
- Product quality
- Customer service
- Maintenance & atmosphere
- Enforce compliance with operating procedures and laws
- Handle customer relations, shift-front of house tasks, as well as administration.
- Delegate effectively, manage time, and solve problems.
- Balance varied shifts, including:
- Kitchen operations
- Customer-facing roles (if required)
- Financial forecasting and profit control.
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Collaborative Goals:
- Work with the kitchen manager to:
- Accurate sales forecasting
- Profit optimisation (review and manage P&L)
- Sales growth strategy
Why Us?
Wetherspoon values inclusivity and personal growth in a welcoming culture, where diversity enriches our teams!
⚠ During peak application periods, vacancies may close early.
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