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Kitchen Team Leader
Kitchen Team Leader
As a Kitchen Team Leader, you’ll lead by example, ensuring the team has everything they need so service runs like clockwork. You’ll support your team by encouraging and helping them to work well together, ensuring every dish served meets the highest standards.
About Greene King
Join us at Greene King pubs, where we strive to be the beacon for communities. Our collection of community pubs are the heart and soul of local areas, managed by local heroes with teams always ready to welcome guests with their favourite drinks. Our pubs embody the true spirit of a local venue, serving as a central hub for locals to enjoy events, meals, and catch-ups over a drink.
Additional Information
We value and reward our team’s hard work through:
- Competitive salary
- Pension contribution
Plus, choose from:
- Training and development – fast-track your career across our well-known brands, as one of the industry’s top apprenticeship providers
- Staff discounts – 33% off for you and 15% for your loved ones on all of our brands (food & drink)
- Employee assistance programme – mental health, well-being, financial, and legal support
- Enhanced, family-friendly maternity and paternity policies
- Recognition as a Menopause Friendly Employer
- Greene King Inns & hotels discounts – 50% off for you and 25% for loved ones
- £1,500 referral bonus – share a role with a friend who gets placed for a chance to earn up to £1,500
- Wage advance access – via Wagestream to help with short-term finance needs
- Retail & partner discounts – up to 30% off at Superdrug and exclusive deals with Three Mobile & more
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As a Kitchen Team Leader, you will:
- Prepare, cook, and present food that meets customer expectations and specs
- Maintain strict hygiene standards and follow safety regulations to protect your team and guests
- Deputise for Kitchen Management – resolve issues when the team are absent
- Organise and coordinate the kitchen team during peak service hours to ensure seamless operations
Requirements
- Ability to thrive under pressure in a high-octane kitchen environment and lead effectively during busy service periods
- A passion for creating and delivering delicious, well-presented meals consistently
- Commitment to setting high standards – help your colleagues succeed while ensuring every customer receives their ideal dish
- Strong problem-solving mindset – adapt quickly to challenges as they arise
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