Draughts
Kitchen Supervisor
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About Draughts
Draughts is a trailblazer in experiential hospitality, redefining board games for a modern audience. Our mission is to entertain our customers with amazing food and drink whilst providing a healthy balance between the analogue and digital world. We do this by creating welcoming spaces that encourage people to be present and connect with each other, playing any of the 1000 unique board games on our shelves.
Our venues are uniquely designed to provide the perfect intimate atmosphere to enjoy our great service, food and drinks and games experience.
Kitchen Supervisor
Organised and hands-on Kitchen Supervisor with a strong understanding of food safety, team leadership, and kitchen operations. Experienced in maintaining high standards, supporting kitchen management, and developing the team around them.
Purpose
As a Kitchen Supervisor at Draughts, you are a key part of ensuring the kitchen runs safely, consistently, and to standard every shift. You support the Kitchen Manager in maintaining compliance, upholding food quality, and developing the team. You lead from the floor, take ownership of the kitchen when needed, and set the standard through your approach to hygiene, processes, and people.
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What You Will Do
- Lead by example. Whether running through HACCP checks before service, coaching a team member on correct storage procedures, or stepping up to manage the kitchen in the Kitchen Manager's absence, you are a reliable and steady presence.
- Support the onboarding of new starters, give clear feedback in the moment, and build trust with the team by being consistent, fair, and approachable.
- Keep a close eye on the detail. That means ensuring food goes out to spec every time, cleaning schedules are followed without compromise, and allergen procedures are never cut short.
- Manage stock rotation, place orders in line with par levels, complete stocktakes on time, and investigate any variances with a clear plan to resolve them.
- Flag maintenance issues, log incidents, and escalate anything that could affect food safety or service.
- Take ownership of tasks and improvements set by the Kitchen Manager, and proactively identify where systems or processes could work better.
- Understand the pace of a kitchen environment and approach challenges with a practical, solutions-focused mindset.
- Stay calm under pressure, adapt to what the shift needs, and support the team in delivering a consistently high standard.
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What We Are Looking For
- Experience working in a professional kitchen.
- Someone the team looks to for direction and support.
- Calm, organised, and reliable on shift, no matter how busy it gets.
- Serious about food safety and compliance and understand that maintaining standards is not optional.
- Proactive, detail-oriented, and take pride in the quality and consistency of food leaving your kitchen.
- Motivated to develop, always looking for better ways to work, and bring a mindset of ownership and accountability to every shift.
What You Get
At Draughts, you are part of a team that values creativity, curiosity and connection. We are a growing brand with big ideas, and you will have the chance to shape how we evolve. You will be supported in your development, encouraged to bring ideas to the table, and surrounded by people who care about what they do. We work hard, we learn together and we have a lot of fun doing it. And yes, there are always games. Lots of games.
Pay: £16.00-17.50 OTE
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
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