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Kitchen Team Leader
Kitchen Team Leader
As a Kitchen Team Leader, you’ll lead by example, ensuring your team has everything they need to deliver seamless, high-quality service every shift.
About the Role
You’ll support your team by:
- Encouraging collaboration and cohesion
- Maintaining high standards across every dish served
- Guaranteeing every meal meets customer expectations with precision and flair
Company Culture: Farmhouse Inns
At Farmhouse Inns, excellence is the standard:
- Meats slow-roasted for 14 hours for depth of flavour
- Vegetables freshly prepared daily
- Handmade Yorkies, artisanal pasta, perfectly crispy roast potatoes, and hand-decorated cakes feature daily
Committed to quality over quantity, we reward ambition, skill, and loyalty.
Benefits & Perks
We recognise hard work with generous benefits:
- Competitive salary + pension contributions
- Career growth: Bespoke training and development across our iconic brands
- Recovery-style membership discounts: 33% for you, 15% for friends/family on Farmhouse Inns food & drink
- Wagestream: Flexible salary access for unexpected expenses
- Exclusive discounts: 50% off short breaks and stays at Greene King Inns & Hotels (25% for guests)
- Health & well-being: Fully funded Employee Assistance Programme (mental health, financial/legal advice)
- Retail perks: Up to 30% off at Superdrug, Three Mobile reductions, and more
- Family-friendly policies: Extensive maternity/paternity leave, menopause support, and referral rewards (up to £1,500 for successful referrals)
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Key Responsibilities
You’ll be responsible for:
- Food quality: Preparing, cooking, and presenting dishes that meet exact standards
- Hygiene & safety: Upholding the highest kitchen, food safety, and sanitary regulations
- Team leadership: Acting as first-line management, deputising for management during shifts, resolving operational or staffing challenges
- Servicing coordination: Organising crews during peak pressures to maintain efficiency and service tempo
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Essential Requirements
- Leadership skills: Ability to inspire, mentor, and manage a team in a fast-paced kitchen
- High standards mindset: Unwavering commitment to flavour, technique, and presentation
- Adaptability: Thriving under pressure with quick-thinking and problem-solving agility
- Commitment: Willingness to train and develop as a coach for junior team members
Perfect role? Join Farmhouse Inns, where ambition and authenticity matter.
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