Kitchen Manager
1 month ago
Willesden
Kitchen Manager Join the family at London's most Instagrammable café, currently located across multiple countries around the globe. Be part of our growing journey as we continue to expand, one pink café at a time. Our Production Kitchen is at the heart of our bakery and pastry operations, producing premium cakes, pastries, desserts, and bakery products for our cafés. We are looking for two experienced, organized, and people-focused Kitchen Operations Managers to lead our production kitchen on a 4-day-on, 4-day-off rotating schedule, ensuring operational excellence, productivity, and the highest food safety standards. Benefits for a Kitchen Manager 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Program, as well as a GP helpline Health cash plan get money back to help cover the costs of healthcare appointments Lifestyle savings on 1000s of high street brands ASOS, H&M, Sainsburys and Apple to name just a few Discount in store when you are not working Training and development, as well as career progression with EL&N Birthday cake on us (we might even sing you the Happy Birthday song too!) DAMASK Kitchen Operations Managers should have: Full accountability for the day-to-day operation of the production kitchen during their shift. Experience organizing daily kitchen operations, production workflow, and team productivity. The ability to lead, coach, train, and motivate a high-performing kitchen team. Strong organizational and communication skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities. Experience managing traceability documentation and ensuring production records are accurately completed. Basic knowledge of Quality Assurance (QA), food safety, HACCP, and due diligence procedures to carry out daily compliance checks. The ability to monitor productivity, identify operational improvements, and maintain efficient kitchen workflows. Experience managing stock levels, inventory, and supporting ordering processes. The ability to work under pressure while maintaining the highest standards of quality, safety, and efficiency. Previous experience in a bakery, pastry, catering, food production, or central kitchen environment is preferred. Schedule for Kitchen Manager 4 days on, 4 days off rotating shift pattern 7:30 AM 6:00 PM Weekday and weekend shifts on a rotational basis Flexibility to meet business needs as required TPBN1_UKCT
