We're looking for an experienced, passionate, and motivated Kitchen Shift Leader to take ownership of our kitchen and help drive the next stage of its growth.
You'll oversee our established 7-day brunch service, alongside our Thursday to Saturday evening menu, ensuring consistently high standards of food quality, cleanliness, organisation, and customer experience.
This is more than just running a kitchen—we're looking for someone with creativity and ambition. You'll have the autonomy to develop and evolve our brunch menu, introduce seasonal specials, and create themed evenings, pop-ups, tasting events, or guest chef nights to keep our food offering fresh and exciting.
Working Pattern
- 5 days out of 7
- Weekend availability is essential
- Only three evening shifts per week (Thursday, Friday and Saturday)
- Regular Sundays off
- A genuine opportunity to enjoy a healthier work-life balance while still leading a successful kitchen.
Responsibilities
- Lead the day-to-day running of the kitchen.
- Deliver consistently high-quality brunch and evening menus.
- Maintain exceptional food hygiene and health & safety standards.
- Manage stock, ordering, GP, and minimise wastage.
- Keep the kitchen clean, organised, and efficient.
- Support and develop junior kitchen team members.
- Drive new ideas through seasonal dishes, themed events and pop-up menus.
What We're Looking For
- Experience working in a busy kitchen.
- Strong organisational and leadership skills.
- Passion for producing high-quality food.
- A proactive attitude and pride in your work.
- Someone who wants to take ownership and help grow the kitchen.
Who This Role Would Suit
This is the perfect opportunity for:
- An experienced chef looking to take life a little easier without compromising on quality, creativity or responsibility.
- An aspiring chef who's ready to take the next step into running their own kitchen, with the freedom and support to make it their own.
What We Offer
- Competitive pay based on experience.
- Real autonomy to shape and evolve the menu.
- The opportunity to create your own themed nights, pop-ups and seasonal specials.
- A supportive, independent business where your ideas are genuinely valued.
- The chance to make a real impact and grow alongside an expanding hospitality business.
If you're looking for a kitchen where you can lead, be creative, and enjoy a better work-life balance, we'd love to hear from you.
Job Types: Full-time, Zero hours contract
Pay: From £13.50 per hour
Work Location: In person
