About Tanvis
Tanvis Indian Cuisine is a well-established Indian restaurant in Wakefield, proudly rated 4.9 stars with 1,000+ Google reviews. As we expand into York, we are looking for a hands-on Operations Manager to help us build a strong, consistent and profitable operation across both locations.
The Role
This is a hands-on project-based role for someone with strong experience in centralised kitchen operations, food preparation and multi-site production.
You will work closely with the owners, chefs and restaurant management team to create a reliable production system that improves consistency, food quality, efficiency and profitability across our existing and future branches.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan and develop a centralised kitchen and production model capable of supporting multiple branches.
- Create efficient prep and production plans based on restaurant demand, sales forecasts and menu requirements.
- Establish standardised recipes, preparation methods, portion sizes and production specifications.
- Ensure consistency of taste, presentation and portion control across all locations.
- Identify which items can be prepared centrally and establish efficient production and distribution processes.
- Develop production schedules, batch sizes and par levels to reduce unnecessary preparation and stock holding.
- Monitor and improve food costs, gross profit and ingredient usage.
- Introduce effective waste reduction and waste monitoring procedures.
- Establish robust inventory, stock rotation and stock control systems.
- Monitor supplier deliveries, ingredient quality and purchasing requirements.
- Work with chefs to improve kitchen workflows, preparation efficiency and productivity.
- Create practical SOPs and production guidelines that can be easily followed by kitchen teams at new branches.
- Support the York branch opening by establishing its kitchen preparation, production and supply requirements.
- Train and mentor chefs and kitchen staff on standardised preparation and production methods.
- Identify operational inefficiencies and implement practical improvements.
- Maintain high standards of food hygiene, health & safety and HACCP compliance.
What We’re Looking For
- Proven experience as a Kitchen Manager, Production Chef, Head Chef or similar senior kitchen role.
- Strong practical experience in a centralised/production kitchen environment.
- Experience planning food preparation and production for multiple restaurants or sites.
- Strong understanding of food costing, portion control and GP management.
- Experience with stock management, inventory control and waste reduction.
- Strong knowledge of recipe standardisation and maintaining consistency across locations.
- Highly organised, commercially aware and process-driven.
- A hands-on leader who can work with chefs and kitchen teams at all levels.
- Experience supporting a new restaurant opening or kitchen setup would be highly desirable.
Contract
Duration: 2–3 months
Hours: 20 hours per week
Location: Wakefield, with support for the York expansion
Pay: £13–£15 per hour, depending on experience
The Opportunity
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building systems, improving kitchen efficiency and creating a production model that can scale. Your work will directly contribute to how Tanvis prepares for its new opening and future restaurant expansion.
Apply today to start your fantastic career as our Kitchen Manager ! To apply please email a copy of your CV to [email protected].
Pay: £13.00-£15.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Discounted or free food
- Free parking
Experience:
- Hospitality management: 3 years (preferred)
- Operations management: 3 years (preferred)
- managing multiple sites: 2 years (preferred)
- Profit & loss, Budgets: 3 years (preferred)
- Food production: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person
