Kitchen Manager at Stroud Brewery – Thrupp, England

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Join our motley crew of innovators, enablers, artists, gastro creators and social groovers; it is their disruptive ideas and enthusiasm which makes Stroud Brewery the company we are today. We are a dedicated organic brewery and a B Corps business that balances purpose and profit. Stroud Brewery is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes candidates from all backgrounds to apply. If you want to work for a sustainable and ethical brewery, bar and kitchen, we want to hear from you!

Job Function: To lead the kitchen team and together deliver unique, fresh and healthy food offer from the Stroud Brewery Kitchen

Hours: 37.5 per week - 2 admin days and 3 service days

About the kitchen: The kitchen at Stroud Brewery is centred around the wood fired oven and the grill. We focus on using local and/or organic ingredients wherever possible. We have an all day menu with brunch, lunch and grill dishes, plus regular specials and pizzas being offered from Thursdays. We also cater for a range of events and have a dedicated following of regulars who ensure the kitchen is very busy!

Main responsibilities: Working well in a high paced environment under pressure, you will also lead the team to make sure that they deliver a high quality but personable service to all areas whilst minimising any waiting times:

• Ensure food hygiene regulations are met, including daily tasks, temperature records and an open and close checklist

• Control and direct food preparation and related activities

• Together with the kitchen team continually develop our menu, using local and organic ingredients wherever possible

• Cost all food items and maintain required kitchen GP%

• Identify suppliers and ensure regular supply of stock

• Oversee/ensure monthly stocktake

• Be fully responsible for hiring, managing and training kitchen staff

• Manage staffing rota and ensure optimum cover for all service times

• Authorise team holidays

• Approve timesheets

• Complete regular 1:1 appraisals

• Ensure great customer service

• Ensure health and safety in the kitchen

Person Specification:

Essential:

A passionate chef who has experience managing and leading a large team and can demonstrate the following capabilities:

• Experience in writing menus across a number of different areas

• Management experience - understanding team needs in a big kitchen

• Computer competence (e-mail, spreadsheets, word-processing)

• Entrepreneurial mind - can provide accurate and timely menu costings and share a commercial overview of the kitchen as a whole

• Ability to manage GP & wastage to an agreed level

• Being presentable & professional

• Maintain a safe working environment within all legal guidelines

• Passion for organic, fresh local ingredients

• Experienced in maintaining kitchen hygiene, and health and safety

• A keen eye for detail - suggestions for continuous improvement for service, prep, menus, ordering, managing the team

• Practical - oversee basic kitchen maintenance

• Competent when working with kitchen machinery

• Works well under pressure

• Ability to manage & work alongside all Stroud Brewery departments

• Able to work well in a team

• Flexible

• Reliable

• Conscientious

• Aptitude for learning

• Proactive

Desirable:

• An interest in real ales and their production

• Curious about cooking with beer and brewery by-products

• An interest in fermentation & baking

• Knowledge of sourdoughs

• Share Stroud Brewery ethos for sustainability

KPIs:

• Maintain staff vs revenue % at 35%

• Operate within a target margin

• Maintain health and safety policies

• Maintain a 5* hygiene rating

• Achieve and maintain 60% organic and or/local ingredients